Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces 2026-27 Season

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, one of the nation’s leading contemporary dance ensembles, founded by Chinese-American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen and now led by Artistic Director Greta Campo and Executive Director Andy Chiang, announces their upcoming 2026-27 season. For more information, please visit https://www.nainichen.org/events.

The 2026/27 Season opens with a performance at Lake Superior State University Performing Arts Center on Friday, August 28, as well as a showcase at the Midwest Arts Expo (MAX) at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, WI on Wednesday, September 23. The tour will then continue across the Northeast and Midwest through June 2027.

Season Highlights

• September 23, 2026 – Midwest Arts Expo (MAX) Showcase, Milwaukee, WI

Back for their second year at MAX, showcasing Nai-Ni Chen’s blend of Chinese tradition and modern innovation at the Baird Center. 

• January 16-17, 2027 – AAPI Dance Festival, Associate of Performing Arts Professionals Conference, New York, NY

The company returns to the AAPI Dance Festival at Ailey CitiGroup Theatre, produced in collaboration with the Asian American Arts Alliance and a part of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals conference.

• January 31, February 6-7, 9-10, 2027 – Lunar New Year Performances
• January 31 – Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens, NY
• February 6-7 – New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Newark, NJ
• February 9-10 – Hostos Center for Arts and Culture, Bronx, NY
• May 7, 2027 – Alden Theater, McLean Community Center, McLean, VA