Newark Dances

05/09/2023

Hi everyone! I’m super excited to announce that we will be a part of the North 2 Shore Festival .We have been awarded a grant to support the Newark Dances Project happening June 24th at the Newark Public Library. It’s a free performance, click the link in our bio to register for free tickets and help us to spread the word!
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Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark NJ 07102

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newark-dances-a-choreography-festival-tickets-624856270927?fbclid=PAAaZXLC4LjU0qnAHF-KOSpwxuTjlwYG4TgTX6fhpSIV16Ot7qJqZm6CRdAB4

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
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Come and see performances by:



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04/27/2023

Register for free tickets!
Link in our bio. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/624856270927

We’re back! Come join us for a thrilling afternoon of dance at Newark Dances, a choreography dance festival featuring some of the most talented local choreographers and dance artists in the area.

Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark NJ 07102

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!

Featured Dance Artists and Choreographers:
Zoey Crenshaw, Ray Ruiz, Susan Ramirez, Cole Collective, Travis Love, Company of Collaborative Artists (CoCA), Andrea Ward,
Evelyn Tejeda and Cecilia Mitchell.

This event is sponsored in part by grant funding from The City of Newark Creative Catalyst Fund in partnership with Newark Arts and the Newark Artist Accelerator.
For more information contact: [email protected]

Join us for an afternoon of dance works by local choreographers and dance artists on Sat, June 24th at 1:30pm at the Newark Public Library.

04/15/2023

🩰The big news is out! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming release of our new coffee table book, The Color of Dance. This beautiful book features stunning images and inspiring quotes from ballerinas we've met on our journey. The project is the culmination of our founder TaKiyah Wallace's 10-year journey shooting the Brown Girls Do Ballet photo project.

The Color of Dance redefines what ballet has looked like for centuries and will inspire dancers—and all of us—to pursue our dreams no matter what barriers are put in front of us. Head to the link below for presale or grab your copy this September wherever books are sold. Don't miss out on this incredible celebration of diversity and talent in the world of dance!

04/13/2023

Congratulations to and . They are the dancers who have been chosen for Project Reflection.

Project Reflection will be part of the line up for Newark Dances performance on Saturday, June 24th at the Newark Public Library.

The June 24th performance will also feature works by:


and and Travis Love.

Stay tuned for more information.

03/08/2023

Save the date! Saturday, June 24th Newark dances will have its first choreography showcase at the Newark Public Library (5 Washington St) . It will be free and open to all. Save the date and set those reminders on your phone too!

01/12/2023

Seeking: 2 Professional Dancers

(NJ based collaborative project)

Fee: $800 per dancer

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAzS2aNrNEOba55UFI3BxU1ni5RMLApJw2hcbFD74BS03yww/viewform

🌟Must have solid training and performance experience in two or more for the following styles: traditional African dance, contemporary/modern, classical ballet, hip hop/break/street styles, contact improvisation, vogue.

🌟Must have the ability to work in a collaborative setting.

🌟Must work, live, study, have been born in or have some important connection to the state of New Jersey.

🌟Rehearsals will take place in Newark and its surrounding neighborhoods in NJ.

🌟Rehearsal commitment: March - June. Rehearsal schedule will be based on the availability of the overall group and will also include filming outdoors or in other indoor locations in NJ.

🌟All ages 21 and above are encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

🌟Fill out and submit this google form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAzS2aNrNEOba55UFI3BxU1ni5RMLApJw2hcbFD74BS03yww/viewform

🌟You will be asked tell us about your professional dance experience and provide us with a 3 minute video of you dancing.

🌟The video link should be Vimeo or Youtube only. Please be sure to provide us with a password if your video is password protected. Please make sure the video is well lit clearly shows you dancing. This is a perfect time for you to record yourself in a rehearsal studio. We want to see variety in your movements.

🌟Deadline for submissions is: February 12, 2023 at 11:59pm

🌟If selected, you will be invited to a live audition. All applicants will be notified of their status by or before February 19th.

🌟For more information please contact [email protected]

🌟About the project:

Newark Dances seeks to create a multidisciplinary/collaborative performance art project based on a local mural titled “The Reflective Black Body” by Layqua Nuna Yawa. The mural will be used as a starting point for inspiration. This project will reflect the choreographic vision of two New Jersey based dancers/choreographers, and the directorial vision of videographer Ryan Arnez Monroe, and the musical talent of violinist Najee Williams, combined with the overall production leadership from visual artist, former contemporary dancer and Newark Dances director, Monifa Kincaid.

The idea is to create a choreographed dance work that is inspired by the mural “The Reflective Black Body” by Layqua Nuna Yawar as a thematic starting point; concurrently, videographer Ryan Arnez Monroe will create a short film focused on the intimate perspective between the dancers, the flow of movement and music, all the while weaving in a visual narrative of the overall theme of a reflective black body. The music by violinist Najee Williams will be created as a reaction to this dynamic flow of movement as it develops during the choreographic process.

12/22/2022

I’m so honored and happy to announce
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Project for Empty Space is pleased to announce the 2022 Newark Artist Accelerator grant recipients which include: Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Bikier Hayes, Cazorla + Saleme, David Orrell, Eirini Linardaki & Melanie Levick-Parkin, Kim Hill, Kwesi Kwarteng, and Monifa Kincaid.
The 2022 Newark Artist Accelerator is a project grant for Newark-based, multidisciplinary visual artists. This year’s grants were awarded up to $7,500. Projects are artist-led and could include collaborative ventures, pop-up exhibitions, events, and interventions of an ephemeral nature that are radically accessible to public audiences.
This year’s fund is made possible by the generous support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program and The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund.

Grant/aGrantee IG Handles

Project for Empty Space |
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts |

Antoinette Ellis-Williams |
Bikier Hayes |
Cazorla + Saleme |
David Orrell |
In collaboration with Jasmin Larmond , Ashley Allen , Zunyda Watson , Simone Thompson and Brianna Sealey .designs.
Eirini Linardaki & Melanie Levick-Parkin |
Kim Hill |
Kwesi Kwarteng |
Monifa Kincaid |

12/18/2022

Thank you , Emma, , Dancer: and everyone who came and participated in Move. Sketch. Make. and Andrea! Thank you for sharing your light, energy and being open to this experience!!

12/16/2022

This Saturday! 🌟🌟🌟

Join me at Free Event: Move. Sketch. Make. at Gallery Aferro!

Free Registration 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
https://meetu.ps/e/LGmz4/1nZcY/i

MOVE. SKETCH. MAKE.
December 17, 2-4PM
Gallery Aferro
73 Market Street, Newark, NJ

Have you ever watched a professional dancer and just felt yourself taken away by their flow and ability to move within space with such grace and ease? As you watch them, you find yourself swaying through their highs, lows and dynamic responses to the rhythm and tempo. What if you could find a way to capture the raw essence of flow/movement energy on paper with just as much freedom and ease? What would it look like; how would you even capture this?🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Join facilitator and visual artist Monifa Kincaid and dancer Zoey Crenshaw for a dance/movement energetic sketch and collaborative collage workshop. Dancer Zoey will feed us with a free flowing and improvisatory dance experience. We will then capture her movements as well as the vibrations of the music via energetic line drawings. and the inspiration of the dance/music group experience to collaboratively create a large scale collage.

09/20/2022

Join us Friday, Sept 30th at 1pm as we chat with Kofago Dance on Instagram Live.

Founded in 2015, Kofago Dance Ensemble began as a social justice project, highlighting police brutality against African American men. The first iteration of the company operated as an all male company providing dance training in traditional West African dance technique from Senegal and Mali.

Since 2018, Kofago Dance Ensemble has created innovative works that draw from West African dance traditions and West Indian influences. The ensemble prepares their performances with a deep traditional foundation. Their repertory includes traditional dances from West Africa, Caribbean dance forms as well as modern pieces based on West African and Caribbean principles of movement and space.
Website: http://kofagodance.com/

09/20/2022

Join us tomorrow (Instagram Live ) at 5:15pm as we chat with the Nicole Ohr, choreographer of the rhythm tap dance company Cole Collective.

Nicole Ohr is a professional tap dancer/choreographer/teacher based in NYC. She was the Tap Dance Captain of Undertoe Dance Project, was a member of Germaine Salsberg’s Les Femmes and performed for choreographers such as Felipe Galganni, and Max Pollak. Currently Nicole is Artistic Director of Cole Collective and has presented her choreography in various dance festivals in NYC. She is also the co-producer of Dance Astoria, a dance festival held annually in Astoria, Queens. As a teacher, Nicole is a NYS Certified K-12 Dance Educator, and an ATDF Certified Tap Teacher and is currently teaching throughout the tristate area, at studios and organizations such as the American Tap Dance Foundation, Ballet Hispanico, Broadway Dance Center, and Steps On Broadway, on top of being a K-8 dance teacher, and 6-8 grade tap dance teacher at The School at Columbia University.
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Nicole Ohr/ Cole Collective

Friday, Sept. 30th at 1:00pm
Kofago Dance Ensemble

Save The Date
Newark Dances
Free Outdoor Performance
Date: Saturday, October 1st
Location: Weequahic Park, Newark, NJ
Park entrance: Empire Street and Meeker Ave.
This event is free and appropriate for all ages! Click the like in our bio for free registration.