Kim Engel, Nancy Long, 2024-2025

Juried Bessies Award Winner in Hudson, Albany & Troy

Barkha Patel demonstrates for 5th graders at Abram Lansing at workshop on 3-27-25. Photo by Kim Engel

Year: 2024-2025
DanceForce Member: Kim Engel
Partnering DanceForce Member: Nancy Long
Artist: Barkha Patel
Community Partners: Abram Lansing Elementary School; Hudson City Library; Hudson City School District; Elena Mosley; Russell Sage College
Audience: 701
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Missy Pfohl Smith, 2024-2025

Le Patin Libre – Montreal to Rochester

A group of skaters are moving, backlit on the ice. Photo by Nora Houguenade

Year: 2024-2025
DanceForce Member: Missy Pfohl Smith
Artists: Samory Ba; Alexandre Hamel; Pascale Jodoin; Le Patin Libre
Community Partners: Quebec Government Office of New York; Tim Horton’s Iceplex at Monroe Community College; University of Rochester
Audience: 268
County: Monroe

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D. Chase Angier, Margaret Kaiser, 2024-2025

Letter to the World

Elaine Gardner and James Levy.

Year: 2024-2025
DanceForce Member: D. Chase Angier
Partnering DanceForce Member: Margaret Kaiser
Artists: D. Chase Angier, Markรฉtaย  Fantovรก
Community Partners: Alfred University + Staff + Students; Buffalo Fillmore Neighborhood; Evelyne Leblanc Roberge; Kayleah Aldrich; Margaret Kaiser + Her Volunteers; Michael Cusack + Houghton Academy; Michael Mandalf; Monica Pellegrino Faix + Buffalo Central Terminal
Audience: 425
County: Erie Continue reading Letter to the World →

Margarita Espada, 2024-2025

Sol y Sombra

Sol y Sombra Workshop. Photo by Segundo Orellana

Year: 2024-2025
DanceForce Member: Margarita Espada
Artists: David Y Celia,ย  Maria Loreta Celitan, Edward, Rodriguez, Elisabet Torras
Community Partners: Brentwood Library, Brentwood School District, Islip Arts Council, JVC Broadcasting, Latina Teacher Association, Legislator Samuel Gonzalez, South Shore Mall
Audience: 3,000
County: Suffolk Continue reading Sol y Sombra →

Kim Engel, 2024-2025

Supporting Venue/College Collaborations in the Capital Region

Students at Academy of the Holy Names participate in a ribbon dance workshop with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company on 1-23-25. Photo by David Perritano courtesy of Academy of the Holy Names.

Year: 2024-2025
DanceForce Member: Kim Engel
Artists: A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham; Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Community Partners: Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady; Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs; Union College, Schenectady
Audience: 1,235
Counties: Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady

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