The first annual, outdoor dance festival in Montclair “Dance on the Lawn” was held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (73 S. Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ) on September 9, 2014 and showcased a diverse group of artists from New York, state-wide from New Jersey, and some of Montclair’s own.
The 2018 "Dance on the Lawn: Montclair's Dance Festival's" - Fifth Annual Event is scheduled for
Saturday, September 8, 2018 @ 3:00pm- 5:00pm
WHO WE ARE:
“Dance on the Lawn” celebrates dance in New Jersey and aims to increase exposure to dance by bringing professional and emerging companies, plus students of dance from around New Jersey together in a community setting that is free and open to the public. Since our inception in 2014 we have presented New Jersey School Performing Groups, New Jersey Professional Companies including 10 Hairy Legs, Maurice Chestnut’s Dance Therapy, Freespace Dance and Carolyn Dorfman Dance, plus New York Professional Companies including Seán Curran Company, Janice Brenner and Dancers, works by Troy Powell (Artistic Director, Ailey II), Ballet Hispanico Dos, DanceGrandMoultrie, Keigwin & Company and Stephen Petronio Company. Additionally, each year we select and support an “Emerging Commissioned New Jersey Choreographer” with performance opportunities guided by a mentor. Robert Mark Burke was chosen in 2015, Kyle Marshall in 2016 and Lauren Connolly was the 2017 recipient. Charmaine Warren and Laura Marchese are the guiding force behind "Dance on the Lawn: Montclair's Dance Festival."
The 2017 line up included:
NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS: FutureSTEP Tap Company - (Livingston); Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts (Montclair); DanceWorks & Co. (Montclair); New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit)
Lauren Connolly - " DANCE ON THE LAWN'S 2017 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER (Hoboken)
NEW JERSEY COMPANIES: FreeSpace Dance (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair); Dance Therapy (Maurice Chestnut - Artistic
Director/Newark); 10 Hairy Legs (Randy James - Artistic Director/Highland Park); Robert Mark Dance (Robert Mark Burke - Artistic Director/Hoboken - DOTL's 2015 "Emerging NJ Choreographer" through the auspices of DOTL's ongoing mentorship program)
NEW YORK COMPANIES: Special choreography by Troy Powell (Artistic Director - Ailey II); PROJECT 44 DANCE (Gierre J. Godley/Director); & Stephen Petronio Company.
The 2016 line up included:
New Jersey Schools: Grooves Unlimited Dance Studio (Livingston); Kathy Costa's DanceWorks & Company (Montclair); Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts' Performance Workshop Ensemble (Montclair) & Nancy Turano's New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit)
Kyle Marshall - "DANCE ON THE LAWN'S 2016 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER" (Jersey City)
New Jersey Companies: FreeSpace Dance (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair); "Dance Therapy" (Maurice Chestnut - Artistic Director/Newark); 10 Hairy Legs (Randy James - Artistic Director/Highland Park) & Carolyn Dorfman (Carolyn Dorfman - Artistic Director/Union)
New York Companies: New Work by Troy Powell (Artistic Director - Ailey II); ZEST Collective (Gentry George - Artistic Director); &
Keigwin + Company (Larry Keigwin - Artistic Director)
The 2015 lineup included:
New Jersey Schools: Nancy Turano’s New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit), Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts’ Performance Workshop Ensemble (SMAPA/PWE- Montclair), Kathy Costa’s DanceWorks & Company (Montclair) and Andrea Kramer's Ballet Forte (Chester);
New Jersey Companies: Maurice Chestnut (Newark), Donna Scro’s Freespace Dance (Montclair) and Randy James’ 10 Hairy Legs (Highland Park)
New York Companies: Janis Brenner & Dancers, choreography by Troy Powell (Ailey II - Artistic Director), Darrell Moultrie's DanceGrandMoultrie, and BHdos: The Second Company of Ballet Hispanico;
"Dance on the Lawn's Emerging New Jersey Choreographer" - Robert Mark Burke
PLUS: Surprise Performances!
Montclair resident, Charmaine Warren is the producer/artistic director.
The 2014 lineup included:
New Jersey Schools: Nancy Turano’s New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit), Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts’ Performance Workshop Ensemble (SMAPA/PWE- Montclair) and Kathy Costa’s DanceWorks & Company (Montclair);
New Jersey Companies: Maurice Chestnut (Newark), Donna Scro’s Freespace Dance (Montclair) and Randy James’ 10 Hairy Legs (Highland Park)
New York Companies: Seán Curran Company & Brice Mousset’s Oui Danse
The 2018 "Dance on the Lawn: Montclair's Dance Festival's" - Fifth Annual Event is scheduled for
Saturday, September 8, 2018 @ 3:00pm- 5:00pm
WHO WE ARE:
“Dance on the Lawn” celebrates dance in New Jersey and aims to increase exposure to dance by bringing professional and emerging companies, plus students of dance from around New Jersey together in a community setting that is free and open to the public. Since our inception in 2014 we have presented New Jersey School Performing Groups, New Jersey Professional Companies including 10 Hairy Legs, Maurice Chestnut’s Dance Therapy, Freespace Dance and Carolyn Dorfman Dance, plus New York Professional Companies including Seán Curran Company, Janice Brenner and Dancers, works by Troy Powell (Artistic Director, Ailey II), Ballet Hispanico Dos, DanceGrandMoultrie, Keigwin & Company and Stephen Petronio Company. Additionally, each year we select and support an “Emerging Commissioned New Jersey Choreographer” with performance opportunities guided by a mentor. Robert Mark Burke was chosen in 2015, Kyle Marshall in 2016 and Lauren Connolly was the 2017 recipient. Charmaine Warren and Laura Marchese are the guiding force behind "Dance on the Lawn: Montclair's Dance Festival."
The 2017 line up included:
NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS: FutureSTEP Tap Company - (Livingston); Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts (Montclair); DanceWorks & Co. (Montclair); New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit)
Lauren Connolly - " DANCE ON THE LAWN'S 2017 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER (Hoboken)
NEW JERSEY COMPANIES: FreeSpace Dance (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair); Dance Therapy (Maurice Chestnut - Artistic
Director/Newark); 10 Hairy Legs (Randy James - Artistic Director/Highland Park); Robert Mark Dance (Robert Mark Burke - Artistic Director/Hoboken - DOTL's 2015 "Emerging NJ Choreographer" through the auspices of DOTL's ongoing mentorship program)
NEW YORK COMPANIES: Special choreography by Troy Powell (Artistic Director - Ailey II); PROJECT 44 DANCE (Gierre J. Godley/Director); & Stephen Petronio Company.
The 2016 line up included:
New Jersey Schools: Grooves Unlimited Dance Studio (Livingston); Kathy Costa's DanceWorks & Company (Montclair); Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts' Performance Workshop Ensemble (Montclair) & Nancy Turano's New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit)
Kyle Marshall - "DANCE ON THE LAWN'S 2016 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER" (Jersey City)
New Jersey Companies: FreeSpace Dance (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair); "Dance Therapy" (Maurice Chestnut - Artistic Director/Newark); 10 Hairy Legs (Randy James - Artistic Director/Highland Park) & Carolyn Dorfman (Carolyn Dorfman - Artistic Director/Union)
New York Companies: New Work by Troy Powell (Artistic Director - Ailey II); ZEST Collective (Gentry George - Artistic Director); &
Keigwin + Company (Larry Keigwin - Artistic Director)
The 2015 lineup included:
New Jersey Schools: Nancy Turano’s New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit), Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts’ Performance Workshop Ensemble (SMAPA/PWE- Montclair), Kathy Costa’s DanceWorks & Company (Montclair) and Andrea Kramer's Ballet Forte (Chester);
New Jersey Companies: Maurice Chestnut (Newark), Donna Scro’s Freespace Dance (Montclair) and Randy James’ 10 Hairy Legs (Highland Park)
New York Companies: Janis Brenner & Dancers, choreography by Troy Powell (Ailey II - Artistic Director), Darrell Moultrie's DanceGrandMoultrie, and BHdos: The Second Company of Ballet Hispanico;
"Dance on the Lawn's Emerging New Jersey Choreographer" - Robert Mark Burke
PLUS: Surprise Performances!
Montclair resident, Charmaine Warren is the producer/artistic director.
The 2014 lineup included:
New Jersey Schools: Nancy Turano’s New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (Summit), Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts’ Performance Workshop Ensemble (SMAPA/PWE- Montclair) and Kathy Costa’s DanceWorks & Company (Montclair);
New Jersey Companies: Maurice Chestnut (Newark), Donna Scro’s Freespace Dance (Montclair) and Randy James’ 10 Hairy Legs (Highland Park)
New York Companies: Seán Curran Company & Brice Mousset’s Oui Danse
