NJDTE 2019 INKUBATE® Garden Dance Festival

New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) and Reeves-Reed Arboretum will collaborate for the fifth consecutive summer to present the 2019 INKUBATE® Dance Festival, a site-specific series of three dance performances throughout the gardens of the Arboretum in Summit, NJ.

“We continue to realize our vision of establishing Summit as a serious destination for dance and culture in the region. It is important to see opportunities and think ‘out of the box’, which is what initiated the concept of INKUBATE® = DANCE + NATURE, a unique site-specific, outdoor dance festival,” says NJDTE Artistic Director Nancy Turano.

Since 2015, NJDTE has provided an Artist-in-Residency® program for contemporary dance artists and choreographers at their NJDTE studios in downtown Summit. These curated residencies culminate in INKUBATE® outdoor performances at nearby Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Turano invites contemporary choreographers and provides space for them investigate movement which enables them to grow their ideas into a body of work. These artists then can further that exploration in one of the INKUBATE® site-specific dance events.

In 2018, over 500 nature and arts enthusiasts immersed themselves in the INKUBATE® site-specific performance experience.

June 26, first of three INKUBATE® performances, will feature emerging choreographers including; Shannon Gillen, choreographer and Director of VIM/VIGOR Dance Co.; Tim Stickney, dancer with Complexions Contemporary Ballet; Patrick Coker, dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; and Amanda Killmer, 2019 graduate of Marymount Manhattan with a BFA in Choreography.

The 2019 INKUBATE® performances will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-8pm at Reeves-Reed Arboretum on June 26, July 10, July 31. Grounds open at 6pm for audience members to picnic. Tickets are free for Arboretum members, a $15 donation for non-members, and $5 for students.

ABOUT NJDTE

New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble provides artistic excellence in pre-professional dance education and performances, with forward-thinking programming that empowers dancers. In 2019 NJDTE celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season, and continues to be an innovative force in the NJ and NYC Metro area by engaging acclaimed artists, international choreographers, and providing performance opportunities. Led by award-winning Artistic Director Nancy Turano since 1994, NJDTE mentors and inspires dancers toward higher education and supports its alumni as professionals in the field.