NJDTE Receives SAPF Grant to Support INKUBATE® Dance Festival

SUMMIT, NJ – July 10, 2018 – New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) has received a grant from Summit Area Public Foundation (SAPF) to support INKUBATE® Dance Festival, in collaboration with neighboring Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, NJ.

NJDTE collaborates for the fourth consecutive summer with Reeves-Reed Arboretum to present a series of three performances of INKUBATE® Dance Festival, a site-specific dance series in the gardens of the Arboretum curated by NJDTE Artistic Director & NJSCA Fellow, Nancy Turano.

The second performance of INKUBATE® Dance Installation on July 11th will feature a work by Princess Grace award-winning choreographer, Loni Landon, in collaboration with sixteen dancers from Canada, Israel and U.S. from NJDTE's MIP2® contemporary dance program in NYC. Landon will transform the Reeves-Reed Arboretum gardens into a one large playground for structured, dance improvisation. The audience is welcome to move throughout the dance installation and gardens to see dance up close while enjoying the magical landscape of the arboretum. “It is our goal to make Summit a dance destination in New Jersey,” says Turano.

Since 2015, NJDTE has provided Artist-in-Residency® choreographic residencies for contemporary dance artists at their NJDTE studios in downtown Summit. Turano invites contemporary choreographers and provides space for them, with AiR® Residencies, which enables artists to grow their ideas into a body of work. These curated residencies culminate in further exploration through INKUBATE® outdoor performances at the nearby Reeves-Reed Arboretum.

The 2018 INKUBATE® performances will be on July 11th & August 1st at 7pm-8pm at Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Grounds open at 6pm for concert goers to picnic. Tickets are free for Arboretum members, $15 donation for non-members, and $5 for students. 2018 INKUBATE® is supported by generous grants from the Summit Area Public Foundation and Investors Foundation, with additional support by Nick & Tracy McKee.

New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble celebrates 49 years of excellence as a pre-professional training school and performing company under the Artistic Direction of Nancy Turano in Summit, NJ. NJDTE provides excellence in dance training ages 3-23 and access to master artists and choreographers as role models, providing a network and mentorship for its dancers to succeed as performing artists in higher education and as successful professionals in the field. NJDTE’s advanced programs MIP® & MIP2® for dancers ages 15-23 in NYC, were named Top 10 International contemporary programs in 2017 & 2018. The Ensemble presents new works and space to innovative artists-in-residence with its AiR® Program, and produces INKUBATE®, site specific performance festival now in its 4th year.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.njdte.org. FaceBook: @njdtedance. Instagram: @njdtedance

PHOTO CREDIT: Colleen Brady, Anthony Johnson and Isobel Chang courtesy of NJDTE

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

WHAT: 2018 INKUBATE® Dance Festival

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

WHEN: Wednesdays, July 11 and August 1, 2018 at 7pm. Arboretum grounds open at 6pm for garden picnics.

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

To request an interview with NJDTE Artistic Director, Nancy Turano or one of this season’s choreographers, please contact Isobel Chang at marketing@njdte.org | 908-273-5500.