(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Nikki Manx Dance Projects presents GAIA on March 30-31 at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center. Choreographers Nikki Manx and Allison Pagano (Embodied Dance) will premiere dances of air, water, earth, fire, and waste to reconnect us to the Earth and awaken our human potential in this split program. These two all-female companies heighten the importance of ecological and environmental necessity and responsibility by awakening our consciousness to the Earth goddess, GAIA.
Share in the infinite capacity of dance to awaken human potential and to reconnect us back to ourselves as part of and with the Earth and experience the premiere of Consumed, exploring the company's personal relationship with the amount of waste we create and Of Which We Breathe with LIVE harp by Pamela Bruce and the renowned accompaniment of tabla and a percussive soundscape by Seth Moutal.
NMDP Dancers include: Jenna Familletti, Alyson Monaco, Lauren Raffaelli (Company Debut), Laura Van Dyke (Original Company Member), Nikki Manx. Embodied Dancers include: Barrie Austin, Rachel Berman, Diane Carozza, Val Koutmina, Allison Pagano, Kelly Tappendan, Alyssa Padial, Jen Spero, and Beth Wish. Musicians include: Pamela Bruce, harp; Lindsay Carter, vocals; Seth Moutal, tabla and live soundscape; Pete Teresi, bass.
Performances of GAIA will take place Saturday, March 30th at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 31st at 3:00pm. The Hackensack Performing Arts Center is located at 102 State Street in Hackensack, New Jersey. Tickets range from $15-$25 and are available for purchase online.
There will be a youth-based Dance Jam in the art gallery at 7:00pm pre-show Saturday. Enjoy complimentary parking on Sunday and a post-show Q&A with Company Directors Nikki Manx & Allison Pagano for a look into the choreography. Both shows will include a performance by the Art of Motion Junior Performance Ensemble, a nonprofit cultural and educational performing arts studio founded by Lynn Needle and directed by Nikki Manx and Laura Van Dyke.
This program has been made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
About the company: Artistic Director Nikki Manx, Nicole Mahncke, presents cause-driven multimedia experiences surrounding social and environmental issues to an audience of all ages and backgrounds. Bringing a unique gestural vocabulary driven by social justice creates an invigorating experience enriched with this deep meaning. The company strives to inspire progressive solutions to the questions that her work suggests. For more information visit nikkimanxdanceproject.org
