Above: choreographer Nai-Ni Chen and dancer Noibis Licea
On Friday March 16th, photographer Norbert de la Cruz and I stopped in at the DANY studios to pay a visit to Nai-Ni Chen. Nai-Ni was expecting us and she had her wonderful troupe of dancers all warmed up and ready to go. They ran thru three works for us: Whirlwind (which is new), Quest (a solo for Noibis Licea) and Incense, a beautiful ensemble work.
I always love being in Nai-Ni Chen's studio; in rehearsal her dancers can shift smoothly into performance mode, giving not only the full expanse of the movement but the emotional nuances you only expect to see onstage. Beautiful personalities, always a pleasure to watch at close range.
Here are some of Norbert's images from this rehearsal:
Jungheum Jo and Jamison Goodnight
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Jungheum Jo and Ekaterina Chernikhova
Jungheum Jo and Jamison Goodnight
Riyo Mito
Jamison & Ekaterina
Noibis Licea in the solo Quest
Riyo Mito
Nai-Ni Chen, Jamison Goodnight, Guanglei Hui
Jamison Goodnight, Jungheum Jo
Guanglei Hui, Ekaterina Chernikhova
Jamison Goodnight
On March 24, 2012 Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will take part in the Jersey Moves! Festival, and in the coming weeks will be performing in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
All photos by Norbert de la Cruz.
