NJDTE and Reeves-Reed Arboretum Present 4th Consecutive INKUBATE

SUMMIT, NJ – April 18, 2018 – New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) and Reeves-Reed Arboretum will collaborate for the fourth consecutive summer to present the 2018 INKUBATE® Dance Festival, a site-specific series of three dance performances throughout the gardens of the Arboretum in Summit, NJ.

NJDTE is thrilled to produce a fourth summer of this successful dance festival. “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 Artist-in-Residency® choreographic residencies for contemporary dance artists 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.

INKUBATE® past artists have included master choreographer and legendary Alvin Ailey dancer Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish and Shannon Gillen, Artistic Director of V/M V/GOR dance company and Adam Barruch of Anatomiae Occultii in NYC. In 2017, over 600 nature and arts enthusiasts immersed themselves in the INKUBATE® site-specific performance experience.

The 2018 INKUBATE® master artist will include; Juilliard graduate and Princess Grace Award Winner Loni Landon, NJDTE alumni and artist with Big Muddy Dance in St. Louis, Missouri, Samuel Asher Kunzman, and NJDTE Artistic Director, Nancy Turano, 2017 NJSCA Choreographic Fellow Recipient.

The 2018 INKUBATE® performances will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7pm-8pm at Reeves-Reed Arboretum on June 27, July 11, and August 1. Grounds open at 6pm for concertgoers to picnic. Tickets are free for Arboretum members, $15 donation for non-members, and $5 for students.

New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble celebrates 49 years of excellence as a pre-professional training school and performing company. NJDTE provides 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. An esteemed advisory panel of the country’s most inspired dance artists supports NJDTE. NJDTE’s advanced improvisational programs MIP® & MIP2® for dancers ages 15-23 in NYC, was named Top 10 International contemporary programs in 2017. The Ensemble presents new works by innovative artists-in-residence with its AiR® Program, and produces INKUBATE®, site specific performance festival now in its 4th year. For more information, visit www.njdte.org.

Photos/Video: INKUBATE® (3 photos)

Credit: Collen Brady, courtesy of NJDTE

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

WHAT: 2018 INKUBATE® Dance Festival

WHERE: Reeves-Reed Arboretum | 65 Hobart Avenue | Summit, NJ 07901

WHEN: Wednesdays, June 27, July 11, 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 Artistic Director Nancy Turano or one of this season’s choreographers, please contact Isobel Chang at marketing@njdte.org | 908-273-5500.

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