NJDTE INKUBATE® Garden Dance Festival at Reeves-Reed Arboretum

INKUBATE® is a site-specific Dance Installation Series in Summit, NJ founded by New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) Artistic Director, Nancy Turano in collaboration with Reeves-Reed Arboretum Executive Director Frank Juliano.

In this second of three INKUBATE® installation series, Turano will bring 17 dancers from her MIP2® program at New York Live Arts in NYC to the Reeves-Reed Gardens. The dancers will perform a site specific installation work directly related to the gardens curated by celebrated MIP2® Artists.

“INKUBATE® is a phenomenal opportunity to bridge our forward-thinking programs. MIP2® focuses on Contemporary and Improvisation skills for advanced dancers. They will be able to step out of the NYC studio and into 360 degrees of pure nature, infiltrating the gardens with directed and structured improvisational tools that create a unique, spontaneous moment related to a natural environment,” says NJDTE Artistic Director Nancy Turano.

DANCE + NATURE = INKUBATE®: The sculptural three-dimension energy of a dancer plus the beauty and energetic flow of nature is a cross-pollination of two Summit-based organizations. In 2018, over 500 nature and arts enthusiasts immersed themselves in the INKUBATE® site-specific performance experience.

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

Please visit our Facebook Page, www.njdte.org, or www.reeves-reedarboretum.org for more information.

WHO: New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble and Reeves-Reed Arboretum

WHAT: 2019 INKUBATE® Dance Festival

WHERE: Reeves-Reed Arboretum | 165 Hobart Avenue | Summit, NJ 07901

WHEN: Wednesdays, July 1 and July 31, 2019 at 7pm.

Arboretum grounds open at 6pm for garden picnics.

TICKETS: Free for Arboretum members; $15 donation non-members; $5 students.

To request an interview with Artistic Director Nancy Turano or one of our guest artists, please contact Kaitlyn Esposito at marketing@njdte.org | 908-273-5500.

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.

On-Site Parking: On-Site parking is available upon arrival to the Arboretum near the performance space.