THE 2024 FESTIVAL
CONCERTS
'Stampede...Ohm' choreographed by Francisco Gella, performed by 2019 NCDP Festival participants, captured by Dave Brewer.
the 2024 Concert Schedule
Our two festival concerts will bring together world premieres by the Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Second Company, and captivating work from a diverse group of emerging professional, emerging, and student choreographers from across North America who have been selected from a talented pool who submitted their work for consideration.
The artists who are selected represent some of the best of our collective dance future. The work of all choreographers – with the exception of those noted – will be adjudicated and selected artists will be awarded choreographic commissions. As a primary objective of New Century Dance Project is to nurture artistic talent, all choreographers will receive critique from an expert panel of experienced dance makers.
All concerts will take place at NDI New Mexico in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The concert dates and line-up will be listed after the choreographers have been selected in April.
the 2023 FINALISTS
The following choreographers were featured during the 2023 New Century Dance Project Festival Concerts.
New Voices Concert
Presented on Friday, August 4, 2023
The High School Finalists
Yuniel Betancourt
Hialeah, FL
New World School of the Arts
*Grand Prize Recipient
Sophie Biderman
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico School for the Arts and NDI New Mexico
Lillian Smith
Tyler, TX
Dance Town
Alexis Stus
Dallas, TX
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
*People's Choice Award Winner
Helena Merlino and Audry Gonzalez-Rutt
Santa Fe, NM
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet School, New Mexico School for the Arts and National Dance Institute of New Mexico
Orlando Paz
Los Angeles , CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Jordan Plange
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
The Undergraduate Finalists
Bianca Calderone
Pittsburgh, PA
Point Park University, BFA in Dance
Brenan Gonzalez
Los Angeles, CA
USC Kauffman, BFA in Dance
*Grand Prize Recipient
Amber Lew
and Lucia Taylor
Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee, BFA in Dance
Anastasia Miller
Spring, TX
University of Arizona, BFA in Dance,
*People's Choice Award Winner
Katie Tuchi
Phoenix, AZ
Loyola Marymount University, BA in Dance
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
THE EMERGING PROFESSIONAL FINALISTS
Deanna Stanton
Little Rock, AR
University of Cincinnati, BFA in Ballet
Beth Twigs
Seattle, WA
Colorado State University Global Campus, BS Marketing, University of Washington, MFA Candidate
Rebecca Wright
Los Angeles, CA
University of the Arts, BFA
*People's Choice Award Winner
Lu Wang
Long Island City, NY
California State University Long Beach, BFA
New York University, MFA
*Grand Prize Recipient
AN EVENING OF WORLD PREMIERES W/ ZEITGEIST DANCE THEATRE
Presented on Saturday, August 5, 2023
Presenting Choreographers:
Barak Marshall
Los Angeles, CA
Artistic Director, Barak Marshall Dance Theatre
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
‘Ohm’, choreographed by Francisco Gella for the 2019 New Century Dance Project participants. Music: Stampede by Mikael Karlsson
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