Centenary Stage Company Welcomes Accomplished
Guest Artist Nai-Ni Chen For Our Summer Dance Intensive

Registration Deadline:	June 30, 2013		NAI-NI CHEN, Courtesy of NAI-NI CHEN
Program Dates/Times:	July 8 -11, 2013 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day
Ages:	For ages 11 to adult
Location:	Dance Studio in the David & Carol Lackland Center
Cost:	General:    Centenary Student: YPW Student:	4 Days $175    1 Day $60 4 Days $50 4 Days $95
2013 SDI Brochure / Registration Form (pdf) (includes daily schedule)   [Free download of Adobe Reader]

Na Ni Chen Class

“The dance intensive is designed to introduce new and experienced dancers to professionals who are currently working as choreographers, dancers and educators in the world of dance and theatre,” states assistant professor of theater at Centenary College Lea Antolini-Lid. The Dance intensive runs July 8th -11th from 9-4:30pm each day. During the first part of the day the students will engage in various disciplines of dance and movement such as modern, jazz, ballet, and musical theater. In the afternoons the students will participate in a three hour workshop that will be led by NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY.

Featured Guest Artist
NAI-NI CHEN 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 around the world. She came to America in 1982 and started her company in 1988, creating a wide-ranging repertory, from dances that originated thousands of years ago to highly abstract, modern works. The inspiration for her dances often comes from the poetic motion of the Chinese painting brush, from folk rituals and ceremonies, and from the phenomena of nature. Winning critical acclaim worldwide, she has taught master classes at colleges and universities throughout the United States and at dance festivals in Russia, Poland, Taiwan, and China.

Besides creating dances for her own Company, she has been a principal affiliate artist of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center since its inception and has collaborated with several other dances companies in the New Jersey area. In New York, she has taught at Mary Anthony Dance Studio, Peridance, and New York University, where she received her MA in Dance and Dance Education. On television, Ms. Chen is an often-featured artist on PBS/NJN’s “State of the Arts.” For her contribution to the community, she has won rewards from New Jersey International Institute, NJ Organization of Chinese Americans. She received the “Culture Ambassador” award from NJ Chinese American Chamber of Commerce in 2011.

Schedule

Faculty
Other instructors in the dance intensive include local professionals, Trista Redavid Defillipps (former member of the Nicolais /Louis Dance Company), Christine Mase (adjunct professor of Dance Centenary College), Stephanie Nerbak-McLaughlin (Adjunct professor of Dance Centenary College), and Lea Antolini-Lid (Assistant professor of Theatre/Dance Centenary College- Certified Yoga Instructor.

Trista Redavid Defillipps Trista Redavid received her BFA in dance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and her MA in dance from New York University. In 1992 she was awarded a scholarship from the American Dance Festival to study at Nikolais/Louis Dance Lab in New York City. In 1994 she was invited to join the Nikolais/Louis Dance Company. She traveled nationally and internationally with the company and was featured in many works of both Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. Currently Trista is a member of the Nikolais Legacy Committee which is responsible for preserving Nik’s artistic visions and his artistry in the modern dance world. In addition to her work with the company, Trista started her own dance company, R-2 Dance, with colleague Sarah Geroulo-Rutledge. Trista is the head of dance at the Hudson County School of Technology in North Bergen, NJ where she is Head of the Dance Department.
Christine Mase Ballet and Jazz (Adjunct Professor Centenary College) Christine Mase received her BFA from the University of the Arts, dance training with New Jersey Ballet and Joffrey Ballet, NYC. Recent choreography and directing credits include Nunsense, Fame, Love Letter’s (Shawnee Playhouse), The Nutcraker and Junie B Jones (The Growing Stage Theatre). Christine’s performance credits include the 2010 Centenary Stage Company holiday musical Oliver!, as well as numerous productions at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. Christine is a full- time photography instructor at Sparta High School.	Instructor Christine Mase (Sparta, NJ) with    Summer Intensive Student, on the    campus of Centenary College.
Stephanie Nerbak-McLaughlin Modern (Adjunct Professor Centenary College) Stephanie Nerbak-McLaughlin has danced with notable Southern California based companies, Donna Sternberg and Dancers, and Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre. She also toured for 6 years with the West Virginia Dance Company; an award winning professional modern dance company based in Southern West Virgina. Stephanie has also had the pleasure of working with a variety of choreographers such as Naomi Goldberg (NYC), Tomme Cousin (Pittsburgh), and Carli Mareneck (Lewisburg, WV). She has choreographed for dance companies, regional theatres as well as her own solo projects. She currently teaches for the North Jersey School of Dance Arts and Centenary College. Stephanie attended the American Dance Festival in 1997, and she holds a BA in Dance Performance from Point Park University.	Photo coming soon

Program Director / Faculty

Lea Antolini
Lea Antolini received her BMA in classical voice from the University of the Arts and her MFA in acting from Brandeis University. Some of her credits include Cathy in The Last Five Years (Women’s Theater of NJ) Floyd Collins and the States of Independence (directed by Tina Landau), Cecily in The Importance of Being Ernest (The New Repertory Theater), Amnesia in Nunsense! (Society Hill Playhouse), Laura in The Ledgend of Tom Dooley (North Shore Music Theater), Sunday in the Park with George and Jaques Brel (The Arden Theater Co.), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Suessical, and A Year with Frog and Toad (The Growing Stage Theater), Nancy in Oliver!, Christmas at Small’s Empire Music Hall, and The Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol The Musical (Centenary Stage Company). She has received numerous awards including –Best Featured Actress in a Musical 2006 (NJ Star Ledger) and Best Comedian in a Show (Daily Record NJ). Lea is a full-time theater/dance professor at Centenary College where she has received awards from the KCACFT Foundation for outstanding direction and choreography in a Musical(Cabaret, Centenary College 2008) and outstanding direction for TAPE in 2009 which was chosen to attend regionals.

For More Information
For more information please contact the Centenary Stage Company Box Office at 908-979-0900.

The Summer Dance Intensive is part of the educational arm of the Centenary Stage Company, a professional Equity theatre in residence at Centenary College under the leadership of Producing Director, Carl Wallnau.

Education at Centenary Stage Company
From its acting and master's classes for adults and young adults to the Young Performer's Workshop, a performance-based, musical theatre program for children aged 8 to 18 that has been lauded by the Star-Ledger as "the most professional kids troupe around", CPAG is committed to providing quality performing arts education to the Skylands region. For more information about the program, which is offered year-round, or other programs at the Centenary Performing Arts Guild, see one of the following Web pages or contact our administrative offices at 908 979-0900 / Online Feedback Form.

Young Performers Workshop    (ages 8-18)
Tyro Theatre Program    (ages 6-8 and Tyro II ages 9-11)
Summer Dance Intensive       (ages 13 and up)
Summer Internship Program
Four year Theatre Degree Program offered by Centenary College
Adult Acting Classes
Acting Instructors  
Intro To Comedy - 8-week Comedy Workshop for the public

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