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1. 1. Nai-Ni Chen Biography

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   Published on: 4/25/2008   Last Visited: 4/25/2008

   Nai-Ni Chen Choreographer/Artistic Director comes from a rich dance tradition. She was a renowned traditional dancer in the Republic of China and served on several ambassadorial culture missions to nineteen countries. An early member of the Cloud Gate Dance Theater in Taiwan,
   
   Ms. Chen graduated from the Chinese Cultural University in 1982 and then came to America to seek her own voice in the world of contemporary dance. Since the inception of her Company in 1988, Ms. Chen has created a wide-ranging repertory that includes both dances that originated thousands of years ago and highly abstract, modern creations. Her works are often inspired by the poetic motion of the Chinese painting brush, by folk rituals and ceremonies, and by phenomena of nature.
   
   Winning critical acclaim worldwide, Ms. Chen has received a highly unusual and distinctive dual-year Choreographer's Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her work has been commissioned by the Joyce Theater Foundation, the Lincoln Center Institute, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Dancing in the Streets, and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
   
   She has taught master classes at colleges and universities throughout the United States, Poland, Taiwan, and China and has recently completed a four-week residency at Towson University in Maryland. In New York, she has taught at the Mary Anthony Dance Studio and Peridance, and at New York University, where she received her MA in Dance and Dance Education. Ms. Chen received an Arts Achievement Award from the International Institute of New Jersey in 2001. She also has earned numerous awards from the Chinese American community, including a recent one from the Organization of Chinese Americans for her achievement in arts and education and for her substantial contribution to the community. She has been a principal affiliate artist of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center since its inception.

2. 2. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

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   Published on: 1/25/2008   Last Visited: 4/25/2008

   The dances of Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art. The Company's productions take the audience beyond cultural boundaries to where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline.
   
   Choreographer/Dancer Nai-Ni Chen is an artist whose work defies categorization, as she is continually working on new ideas from influences around the world. Her mesmerizing and dramatic contemporary choreography has gained increasing recognition among domestic and international presenters and festivals. Recently, the Company was honored by a distinctive grant award from both the President's Committee on Arts and Humanities and the Department of State to represent the United States in a seven-city tour arranged by the Tamaulipas International Arts Festival in Mexico.
   
   Presented by some of the most prestigious concert halls in the United States, from the Joyce Theater in New York to the Ordway Center in Minnesota and the Cerritos Center in California, the Company has mounted twenty national tours and seven tours abroad. Ms. Chen's work has been presented by such acclaimed international festivals as the Silesian International Contemporary Dance Festival and the Konfrontations International Dance Festival, both in Poland, the Chang Mu International Arts Festival in Korea and the China International Dance Festival.
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3. 3. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

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   Published on: 1/25/2008   Last Visited: 4/25/2008

   The dances of Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art. The Company's productions take the audience beyond cultural boundaries to where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline.
   
   Choreographer/Dancer Nai-Ni Chen is an artist whose work defies categorization, as she is continually working on new ideas from influences around the world. Her mesmerizing and dramatic contemporary choreography has gained increasing recognition among domestic and international presenters and festivals. Recently, the Company was honored by a distinctive grant award from both the President's Committee on Arts and Humanities and the Department of State to represent the United States in a seven-city tour arranged by the Tamaulipas International Arts Festival in Mexico .
   
   Presented by some of the most prestigious concert halls in the United States , from the Joyce Theater in New York to the Ordway Center in Minnesota and the Cerritos Center in California , the Company has mounted twenty national tours and seven tours abroad. Ms. Chen's work has been presented by such acclaimed international festivals as the Silesian International Contemporary Dance Festival and the Konfrontations International Dance Festival, both in Poland , the Chang Mu International Arts Festival in Korea and the China International Dance Festival.
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