FESTIVAL CONCERTS
'Stampede...Ohm' choreographed by Francisco Gella, performed by 2019 NCDP Festival participants, captured by Dave Brewer.
THE 2025 CONCERT SCHEDULE
August 1 & 2, 2025 in Santa Fe
Our festival concerts will bring together world premieres by Santa Fe’s electrifying contemporary company, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre,, as well as captivating work from our three guest choreographers from across North America who have been selected as the Festival Choreographic Fellows. Watch here for details on this summer’s concerts which will be coming soon!
Did you miss the 2024 New Century Dance Project Festival Concerts?
See the Zeitgeist World Premiere Concert HERE. And see the New Voices Concert with work from our choreography competition Finalists, HERE.
the 2024 FINALISTS
The following choreographers were featured during the 2024 New Century Dance Project New Voices Concert.
New Voices Concert
Saturday, August 3, 2024 | 2PM at NDI New Mexico
2024 Emerging Professional Finalists
Seda Aybay (She/Her)
Inglewood, CA
UCLA, Ailey Program
2024 Emerging Professional Division Critics Choice Award Winner!
Grace Gallagher (She/Her)
Fort Collins, CO
Arizona State University, MFA and BFA
Amanda Lewis (She/Her)
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Ballet
2024 Emerging Professional Division Peoples’ Choice Award Winner!
Fernando Ramos Cintrón (He/Him)
Santa Fe, NM
Middle Tennessee State University
2024 Undergraduate Finalists
Hailey Fleming (She/Her)
Boston, MA and Purchase, NY
Boston Conservatory, BFA and SUNY Purchase, BFA
Keira Fleming (They/Them)
Boston, MA and Purchase, NY
Boston Conservatory, BFA and SUNY Purchase, BFA
Maile Johnson (She/Her)
Lehi, UT
Brigham Young University, BFA
Sadie Grace Shelburne (She/Her)
Raleigh, NC
University of Southern California, BFA
2024 Undergraduate Division Critics Choice Award Winner!
Courtney Spero (She/Her)
Brookfield, CT
Vassar College
2024 Undergraduate Division Peoples’ Choice Award Winner!
Aubrie Stoehr (She/Her)
Temecula, CA
Chapman University, BFA
HIGH SCHOOL FINALISTS
Amelle Amirouche (She/Her)
Los Angeles, CA/Glendale, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
2024 High School Division Peoples’ Choice Award Winner!
Carrington Mason (She/Her)
Los Angeles, CA/Glendale, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
2024 High School Division Peoples’ Choice Award Winner!
Natalina Chen (She/Her)
San Marino, CA/Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Sadie Ferguson (She/Her)
San Marino, CA/Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Abigail Pearson (She/Her)
San Diego, CA
Coronado School of the Arts
Helena Merlino (She/Her)
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico School of the Arts and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
2024 High School Division Critics Choice Award Winner!
Chloe Smith (She/Her)
Kathleen, GA
Studio Powers
AN EVENING OF WORLD PREMIERES WITH ZEITGEIST DANCE THEATRE & THE NCDP CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS CEREMONY
Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3, 2024 | 7PM at NDI New Mexico
Did you miss the 2024 Zeitgeist World Premiere Concert? Watch the entire show HERE.
Presenting Choreographers:
Zak Ryan Schegel
Prado, NM / Los Angeles, CA
Independent Choreographer / Artist, Shei Wei Dance Arts
Francisco Gella
Santa Fe, NM
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
Yusha-Marie Sorzano
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Artistic Director, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre
New Voices Concert
Thursday, August 4
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
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
THE 2024 MERIT HONOREES
Emerging Professional Honorees
Keli Adams (She/Her)
Tarzana, CA
Chelsea Ainsworth (She/Her)
Kerhonkson, NY and Ridgewood, NY
Juilliard School, BFA and Suny Purchase, BFA
Jessica Smith (She/They)
Kerhonkson, NY and Ridgewood, NY
Juilliard School, BFA and Suny Purchase, BFA
Tsiamwbom Akuchu (He/Him)
Los Angeles, CA
Georgia Southern University, BA
University of Montana, BA
Angelina Diaz
North Miami, FL
Imana Gaudin-County
Metairie, LA
SUNY Purchase, BFA
Frankie Henderson (She/Her)
San Clemente, CA
University of California Irvine
Sonoma State University
Xiao Liang (She/Her)
Irvine, CA
New York University, Shanghai
University of California Irvine, MFA candidate
Jermaine Turnbow (He/HIm)
Van Nuys, CA
The University of the Arts, BFA
Yinqi Wang
Irvine, CA
New York University, Shanghai
University of California Irvine, MFA candidate
Undergraduate Honorees
Channing Dayton
Charlotte, NC
East Carolina University
Georgia Ehrlich
Los Angeles, CA
Barnard College, Columbia University
Olivia “Liv” Floyd (She/Her)
Gainesville, FL
The University of Florida
Tamar Gabelev
Los Angeles, CA
The University of Southern California, BFA
Nicholas LaMaina
New York City, NY
The Juilliard School, BFA
Mateo Tirres
Sunnyvale, CA
The Juilliard School, BFA
High School Honorees
Lorena Daily
Winter Park, FL
Skyra Studios
Sadie Ferguson
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Mudiwa Hargrove
Capital Heights, MD
The Viva School
Casey Hart
Washington D.C. and Silver Spring, MD
The Viva School
Salaam Williams
Washington D.C. and Silver Spring, MD
The Viva School
Cydnee Hart
Washington, D.C.
The Viva School
‘Ohm’, choreographed by Francisco Gella for the 2019 New Century Dance Project participants. Music: Stampede by Mikael Karlsson
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