On December 17th, after the 3:00pm performance, Nimbus presents a holiday singalong for all ages led by teaching artist Nacia Kruger and vocal students from the School of Nimbus. Attendees ring in the season with songs from many holiday traditions, and hot cocoa courtesy of Lackawanna coffee.
Following sold-out performances in 2022, Nimbus has extended the number of opportunities to see Jersey City Nutcracker this year with 3 weekends of 5 shows each. Field Trip matinee performances are also available for schools, seniors and other groups. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Photos by Megan Maloy
Nimbus Dance is an award-winning contemporary dance company at the forefront of excellence in the arts, civic engagement, and equitable impact, interweaving Company, School, and Presentations. Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Samuel Pott and based in Jersey City, Nimbus performs on tour nationally and throughout the greater New Jersey/New York region, impacting 16,000 people annually. Community engagement initiatives serve over 7,000 children annually through in-school, movement-based programs. Nimbus presents and produces the annual Acadia Dance Festival at the Criterion Theater in Bar Harbor, Maine. In September 2020, Nimbus opened the Nimbus Arts Center, a 14,900 square foot center with theater, gallery, and studio spaces that is the largest dance-based arts center in the State of New Jersey. Aligning with Nimbus’ mission to wield the arts as a medium for broad impact to our diverse community, the new Center provides a home base for Nimbus Dance as it expands its national profile and impact.
Nimbus’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognized by entities such as the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, DanceNYC/Ford Foundation’s Dance Advancement Fund and Cultural Access Network, is reflected throughout the organization: in educational/outreach programming, artistic content, and the makeup of Nimbus’ staff, company dancers, teachers, and board of directors. Indeed, Nimbus’ staff, dance company and board are comprised of a majority of individuals who self-identify as People of Color. Jersey City has been named the most diverse municipality in the United States in terms of language, nationality, and religious, cultural and racial background; Nimbus is both proud of their track record of service to their diverse community, and also deeply humble and cognizant of the need for cultural consciousness and fluency, and inclusivity and equity.
