AUGUST 2-7, 2022
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
NEW CENTURY DANCE PROJECT
NEW MEXICO'S FESTIVAL OF Performance & Choreography
''Collage” performed by The Dance Studio of Fresno, choreographed by Francisco Gella, captured by Dave Brewer.
Join us in Santa Fe, NM, August 2-7, 2022
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Our mission is to advance excellence in dance training and performance by nurturing pre-professional dancers and their companies.
The Mission of New Century Dance Project
Nurturing Performance Artists And Choreographers Who Are Fearless And Unapologetically Authentic
Credit: Leila Williams dancing her own award-winning choreography at the 2019 New Century Dance Project.
Leila won first place in the high school student division. She is now studying for her BFA at New York University’s Tisch School.
Supporting Team
FESTIVAL LEADERSHIP
Francisco Gella
Founding Artistic Director
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
Francisco Gella’s distinguished career as a professional dancer, choreographer, artistic director and dance educator in the genres of ballet, modern and contemporary dance, spans more than twenty years since he took his first ballet class at the University of Washington during his freshman year. As an educator, Francisco believes that the key to excellence in dance arts moving forward is inspiring dance makers and performing artists to see what is possible through honoring historical foundations of technique and artistry, appreciating the diversity of style and genre in contemporary dance, realizing the body-mind-spirit connection in creating powerful movement, and experiencing transformative opportunities to be mentored by professional dancers who model what it takes to be successful in finding their own voice and to acquire the essential tools for success.
Festival Managing Director: Jeffrey Hoffman
Festival Operations Coordinator: Tara Debevec
Resident Dance Company: Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
New Century Dance Project taught me the importance of sharing my integrity as a mover and emerging choreographer. Working on my craft and holding on to my ideas is much more valuable than presenting works based on what is trending or cool.
Bianca Calderon
2019 NCDP Award Winning Student Choreographer
Point Park University, Class of 2023
THE 2022 FESTIVAL
DISTINGUISHED MASTER ARTISTS
Each year, the New Century Dance Project Artistic Director selects venerable, award-winning artists to share their extensive knowledge, experience and wisdom with festival intensive participants. You can find out more about them and our resident artists by visiting our teaching faculty page.
Jim Vincent
Dance & Creative Consultant
Penny Saunders
Choreographer
Pablo Piantino
Assistant Professor
FESTIVAL CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION
NCDP offers outstanding opportunities for Professional, Emerging, Undergraduate, and High School Choreographers to showcase their work on a professional stage at the festival.
About the Choreography Competition
Three culminating concerts of the festival weekend bring together a diverse group of professional, emerging, and student choreographers from across North America who have been selected from a talented pool who submitted their work for consideration. These artists represent some of the best of our collective dance future. The work of all choreographers is adjudicated and winning work awarded cash prizes. As a primary objective of New Century Dance Project is to nurture artistic talent, all choreographers receive critique from an expert panel of experienced dance makers.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
MAY 23, 2022
FESTIVAL CONCERT DATES:
August 4, 5, and 6, 2022
FESTIVAL CONCERT AWARDS:
- $2,500 to 1st Place Awardee in the Professional/Emerging Category
- $1,500 to 1st Place Awardee in the Undergraduate College Student Category
- $1,000 to 1st Place Awardee in the High School Student Category
All choreographers whose work is selected to be presented at the festival will receive a video of their performance.
Credit: 'Navigating' choreographed by Matt Luck, performed by Utah Dance Artists, captured by Dave Brewer.
2022 Choreographer Finalists
New Voices Concert
Thursday, August 4th
The Presenting Undergraduate Choreographers
Meredith Brown
Asheville, NC
Fordham University and
The Ailey School
Grace Coleman
Centennial, CO
New York University
Marissa Furfaro
Pittsburgh, PA
Purchase College State University of New York -
Conservatory of Dance
Ekko Greenbaum
West Palm Beach, FL
The Boston Conservatory
Tulia Marshall
New Paltz, NY
Purchase College State University of New York -
Conservatory of Dance
Anastasia Miller
The Woodlands, TX
University of Arizona
The Woodlands, TX
University of Arizona
Alicia Pak
San Jose, CA
California Institute of the Arts
Binyamin Salzano
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University
The Presenting High School Choreographers
Zoe Baber
Agoura Hills, CA
Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center
Sophie Biderman
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico School for the Arts and
National Dance Institute New Mexico
Lorena Daily
Winter Park, FL
Skyra Studios
Bijou Douglas
Torrance, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Avery Gay
Scottsdale, AZ
Club Dance
Addison Rey Hill
Valencia, CA
Los Angeles High School for the Arts and Shooting Stars Dance Studio
Lucia Rosen
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico School for the Arts and
National Dance Institute New Mexico
Avery Trammell
Aurora, CO
Mpact Dance Project
Joey Vice
Westerville, OH
Generations Performing Arts Center
Shana Winer
Miami, FL
Miami Dance Collective
New Voices Concert
Thursday, August 4th
The Presenting Undergraduate Choreographers
Meredith Brown
Asheville, NC
Fordham University and
The Ailey School
Grace Coleman
Centennial, CO
New York University
Marissa Furfaro
Pittsburgh, PA
Purchase College State University of New York -
Conservatory of Dance
Ekko Greenbaum
West Palm Beach, FL
The Boston Conservatory
Tulia Marshall
New Paltz, NY
Purchase College State University of New York -
Conservatory of Dance
Anastasia Miller
The Woodlands, TX
University of Arizona
The Woodlands, TX
University of Arizona
Alicia Pak
San Jose, CA
California Institute of the Arts
Binyamin Salzano
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University
The Presenting High School Choreographers
Zoe Baber
Agoura Hills, CA
Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center
Sophie Biderman
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico School for the Arts and
National Dance Institute New Mexico
Lorena Daily
Winter Park, FL
Skyra Studios
Bijou Douglas
Torrance, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Avery Gay
Scottsdale, AZ
Club Dance
Addison Rey Hill
Valencia, CA
Los Angeles High School for the Arts and Shooting Stars Dance Studio
Lucia Rosen
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico School for the Arts and
National Dance Institute New Mexico
Avery Trammell
Aurora, CO
Mpact Dance Project
Joey Vice
Westerville, OH
Generations Performing Arts Center
Shana Winer
Miami, FL
Miami Dance Collective
The Amplified Concert
Friday, August 5
The Presenting Emerging / Professional Choreographers
Arturo Garcia
El Paso, TX
NGL by J2k Dance Studio
Claude “CJ” Johnson
Brooklyn, NY
AIM by Kyle Abraham
Glen R. Lewis
Portsmouth, VA
Iswel Dance Theater
Sophia Oddi
Los Angeles, CA
Independent
Zak Ryan Schlegel
El Prado, NM
Shen Wei Dance Arts
The Amplified Concert
Friday, August 5
The Presenting Emerging / Professional Choreographers
Arturo Garcia
El Paso, TX
NGL by J2k Dance Studio
Claude “CJ” Johnson
Brooklyn, NY
AIM by Kyle Abraham
Glen R. Lewis
Portsmouth, VA
Iswel Dance Theater
Sophia Oddi
Los Angeles, CA
Independent
Zak Ryan Schlegel
El Prado, NM
Shen Wei Dance Arts
An Evening of World Premieres w/ Zeitgeist Dance Theatre and the NCDP Choreography Awards Ceremony
Saturday, August 6
Presenting Choreographers:
Lauren Edson
Boise, ID
Artistic Director, LED Boise
Francisco Gella
Santa Fe, NM
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
Yusha-Marie Sorzano
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
An Evening of World Premieres w/ Zeitgeist Dance Theatre and the NCDP Choreography Awards Ceremony
Saturday, August 6
Presenting Choreographers:
Lauren Edson
Boise, ID
Artistic Director, LED Boise
Francisco Gella
Santa Fe, NM
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
Yusha-Marie Sorzano
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
A Reputation for Educational Excellence
NCDP INTENSIVE REGISTRATION
The Festival Intensive is for preprofessional dancers ages 13-24 and features master classes, workshops, choreography, and concerts for the six-day event. You can either start by learning about the schedule, workshops, and more or, if you are ready to register for NCDP 2022, you can go ahead and enroll today. Registration for the Intensive means that you will receive access to all of the festival concerts too!
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