(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents moe-tion dance theater for a one-night only performance on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Under the direction of Artistic Director Maureen Glennon Clayton, the evening will feature a deeply personal and evocative program, including the premiere of a new work examining the lived experiences of aging and menopause. Through a collaborative process, with guest choreographers and dancers, Glennon Clayton has created a series of compelling vignettes that honor the changes, wisdom, and beauty that come with growing older.
The concert will also feature young talent from the In Motion Dance Company, adding a lively intergenerational dimension and demonstrating how the love of dance unites generations while supporting the earliest stages of artistic expression.
"This concert should speak to everyone," said Glennon Clayton. "It is a look at how life changes constantly and how the ties we find mold us into who we are. It's a celebration of how strong, creative, and important it is to connect with others and how we come to accept things throughout our lives."
Tickets for this performance are $20.00 - $25.00 and are available for purchase online or through the Centenary Stage Company box office. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the box office at (908) 979-0900.
Established in 2007, moe-tion dance theater is a contemporary modern dance theater company based in New Jersey and directed by Maureen Glennon Clayton, a Flemington-based dancer, choreographer, and educator. She holds a BFA in Dance from Montclair State University, an AS in Recreation & Leisure/Dance from County College of Morris, and an MA in Dance Education from the University of Northern Colorado (2022). In 2023, she completed a 200-hour Yoga, Wellness, and Social & Emotional Learning certification through Breathe for Change. Maureen currently teaches in the Gifted & Talented Honors Dance Program at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School.
Committed to expanding access to dance, Maureen co-founded Outside the Lines with Lea Antolini-Lid, a site-specific performance series that premiered outdoors at Centenary University in 2020. In 2024, she launched Intermix: A Choreography Showcase at the Sitnik Theatre, bringing together emerging and established tri-state artists to foster connection within the dance community.
Moe-tion dance theater has performed widely throughout the tri-state area, with appearances at the DUMBO Dance Festival, WAXworks at Triskelion Arts, Dixon Place, the Outlet Dance Project at Grounds for Sculpture, Dance New Jersey's Show Up & Dance, Rutgers University, Centenary University, and the Merce Cunningham Studio in NYC. The company has also been presented by Montclair State University, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, County College of Morris, Raritan Valley Community College, and Centenary University, and offers lectures, demonstrations, and residencies at schools and arts institutions across New Jersey.
The company is dedicated to developing original and collaborative work that encourages personal interpretation and meaningful audience engagement.
"Her approach to theater is her own, one in which she lets us participate in her life through a collection of dance pieces—each one unique and delicious." — Ruth Grauert, Journal of Art and Idea
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00pm–5:00pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.
The 2025-26 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, Explore Warren, Hackettstown Rotary Club and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.
