saturday, september 8, 2018
st. luke's episcopal church - 73 s. fullerton ave, montclair, nj
Highlights from “Dance on the Lawn” 2018 - Photos: TonyTurnerPhotos
Host: Nasha Thomas
The 2018 LINEUP! (CLICK PHOTOS TO GO DIRECTLY TO COMPANY WEBSITES)
ROW 1 - NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS: LISA BACHELOR'S UNIQUE PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER (West Orange); 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)
ROW 2 - NEW JERSEY COMPANIES: FREESPACE DANCE (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair) & MEENMOVES (Sameena Mitta/Artistic Director/Jersey City)
ROW 3 - 5th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF DOTL'S "EMERGING COMMISSIONED NEW JERSEY CHOREOGRAPHERS": Robert Mark Burke (2015/Hoboken); Kyle Marshall (2016/Jersey City) & Lauren Connolly (2017/Jersey City)
ROW 4 - NEW JERSEY TAP CELEBRATION: Maurice Chestnut (Newark) & Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards (Teaneck)
ROW 5 - NEW YORK COMPANIES: Barkha Dance Company (Barkha Patel/Artistic Director) & Ayodele Casel
ROW 1 - NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS: LISA BACHELOR'S UNIQUE PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER (West Orange); 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)
ROW 2 - NEW JERSEY COMPANIES: FREESPACE DANCE (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair) & MEENMOVES (Sameena Mitta/Artistic Director/Jersey City)
ROW 3 - 5th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF DOTL'S "EMERGING COMMISSIONED NEW JERSEY CHOREOGRAPHERS": Robert Mark Burke (2015/Hoboken); Kyle Marshall (2016/Jersey City) & Lauren Connolly (2017/Jersey City)
ROW 4 - NEW JERSEY TAP CELEBRATION: Maurice Chestnut (Newark) & Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards (Teaneck)
ROW 5 - NEW YORK COMPANIES: Barkha Dance Company (Barkha Patel/Artistic Director) & Ayodele Casel
Our 2018 "Emerging Commissioned New Jersey Choreographer" - Javier Padilla
Javier Padiella's The Movement Playground
Photo: Christopher Duggan
Javier Padilla is a movement artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Starting his training at School for the Performing Arts under Waldo Gonzalez and Olaya Muentes in Puerto Rico and continuing his studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts. During his time at Mason Gross, Javier had the opportunity of working with artists such as Jessica Lang, Keith Thompson, Netta Yerushalmy, Joe Goode Performance Group, Randy James, Meghan Frederick, OcampoWang Dance and Bereishit Dance Company.
Javier Padilla/The Movement Playground
His choreographic work has been presented at venues such as Dixon Place, Open Source Gallery, The Secret Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Triskelion Arts, The Salvatore Capezio Theater, The Ailey Studios, Judson Memorial Church and the Inside/Out Stage at Jacob's Pillow. Javier is currently a Polestar Pilates Teacher in Training under Kim Gibilisco and will be a PMA®-CPT (Pilates Method Alliance-Certified Pilates Teacher) this September.
Javier Padilla/The Movement Playground
His choreographic work has been presented at venues such as Dixon Place, Open Source Gallery, The Secret Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Triskelion Arts, The Salvatore Capezio Theater, The Ailey Studios, Judson Memorial Church and the Inside/Out Stage at Jacob's Pillow. Javier is currently a Polestar Pilates Teacher in Training under Kim Gibilisco and will be a PMA®-CPT (Pilates Method Alliance-Certified Pilates Teacher) this September.
