Gin Dance Company Presents 'NEXT'

Washington, DC (January 24, 2019) - Gin Dance Company (GDC), a Metropolitan DC/Northern Virginia based performing arts modern dance company has been selected to present its production 'NEXT' at the 2019 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival. GDC will appear on the Lang Theater at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in the District of Columbia at 2:00 p.m. on February 23, 2019. This unique all-arts festival brings together many outstanding groups between February 21 and March 3, 2019. Festival genres include music, theatre, dance, film, opera and spoken word where they intersect to capture a kaleidoscope of perspectives on our ever-evolving community and world. “We are thrilled to be participating in this special event” says GDC Executive Director, Gary Cuff. GDC will present a full production entitled ‘NEXT’ featuring the world premiere of Artistic Director Shu-Chen Cuff’s newest work ‘Infinity'. Artistic Director, Shu-Chen Cuff commented "Infinity is a piece in which we express through movement that we are all spiritual beings having a physical experience and that our journey to learn, grow, and love continue well beyond our limited time on this earthly plane.” Also featured in the production is ‘We, The Moon, The Sun’ - an Asian culturally influenced work combining Eastern philosophy and Chinese Opera movements blended with modern dance in which Shu-Chen explores the idea that we are One… Our energy flows together constantly just as the earth, the moon, and the sun all depend on each other. GDC will also be performing critically acclaimed and audience favorite signature pieces ‘L.E.O.' an elegant and delightful contemporary ballet and a story telling piece entitled ‘200 Feet’ - inspired by the teachings of the author of 'Chicken Soup for the Soul', Jack Canfield. “We're very excited about this production. Each piece tells it's own story... It's our hope that this production will touch the audience in different ways and expand their imagination.” says Executive Director, Gary Cuff. www.gindance.org

The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary. All five of Atlas performance spaces will be alive with world premieres and innovative collaborations among artists of all ages, races, cultures, communities, and art forms. For ticket information, go to https://www.atlasarts.org/events/next/

About Gin Dance Company

Gin Dance Company (GDC) is a Metropolitan DC/Northern VA based performing arts modern dance company. GDC was founded both to provide a professional environment for artists to learn, grow, and express themselves and to bring refreshing and vitalizing works of Artistic Director Shu-Chen Cuff to the community. Each of her works uniquely reflects her rich Asian Dance heritage and Eastern philosophy blended with Western fluidity of movement and culture. GDC’s works have been recognized and named finalists at the Dance Metro DC Awards in the categories of Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Individual Performer. GDC has appeared at the Kennedy Center, The 30th Annual DC Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Lincoln Theatre, the Sidney Harman Hall, the Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, the Atlas Performing Arts Center, and collaborated with two-time Grammy nominee, David Taylor at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, among others. www.gindance.org