Basketball, contemporary dance, and social justice are all on the curriculum at Franklin Middle School in Somerset, NJ. We visit the ...
Jersey (New) Moves!
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T16:14:05-04:00State of the Arts goes on location with up-and-coming young choreographer, and Newark native, Nijawwon Matthews as he works with ...
Pride & Prejudice
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T14:44:08-04:00Go behind-the-scenes as choreographer Douglas Martin and the American Repertory Ballet (ARB), based in Princeton, NJ, create the first-ever full-length ...
Alvin Ailey
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:42:12-04:00See why NJPAC, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, is Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's home across the "river." Every ...
Savion Glover at NJPAC
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T15:20:45-04:00Tap phenomenon Savion Glover, born and raised in Newark, NJ, directs a show at NJPAC with some extraordinary Jersey kids. ...
Imagine Ellis Island
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:46:54-04:00Choreographer and dancer Nai-Ni Chen immigrated to the US from Taiwan over thirty years ago. Now her dance company is ...
Dancing The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T13:11:21-04:00At a studio in Manhattan, a witch and her army of monsters are dancing with a lion and a little ...
Deborah’s Dream
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T11:51:53-04:00Deborah Mitchell had a full-fledged creative block while choreographing a dance for her NJ Tap Ensemble and the New Jersey ...
Pradhanica in America
Steven Wolock2020-08-13T12:30:33-04:00The traditional tabla music and Kathak dance of northern India are evolving with Pradhanica, a multi-ethnic ensemble based in Edison, ...
10 Hairy Legs
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T15:32:57-04:0010 Hairy Legs is a repertory modern dance company - meaning it performs dances by many different choreographers. This story ...
I Heart New Jersey
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T14:48:35-04:00Roxey Ballet presented a full length workshop production of I Heart New Jersey in honor of the state's 350th anniversary ...
Composing RIVERS
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T15:12:11-04:00Go behind-the-scenes with composer Joshua Stamper as he rehearses his latest work, RIVERS, inspired by the Delaware and Schuykill Rivers ...
Nimbus Dance Works
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T16:07:33-04:00The revitalization of Jersey City is noticeable in a cleaned up downtown, refurbished PATH train stations, and the shiny new ...
Yass Hakoshima
Steven Wolock2020-07-23T09:49:35-04:00Yass Hakoshima reflects upon 50 years as a mime. Hakoshima began his career as a dancer in Japan, before studying ...
The Nutcracker
Steven Wolock2020-07-23T11:25:36-04:00Every year, New Jersey Ballet takes its production of The Nutcracker on the road - travelling from Cape May to ...
A White Christmas at the Shore
Steven Wolock2020-07-23T11:18:23-04:00Surflight Theatre's production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas was the featured holiday production of 2013. State of the Arts NJ went to ...
Gallim Dance
Steven Wolock2020-07-23T10:47:54-04:00At 31, Andrea Miller is already a 7-year veteran artistic director of the internationally acclaimed company, Gallim Dance. State of ...
ARB’s “Rite of Spring”
Steven Wolock2020-07-23T11:32:39-04:00The American Repertory Ballet, ARB, is seen in rehearsal for their new "Rite of Spring," choreographed by Douglas Martin. The ...
American Rep: Class Visit
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T18:14:22-04:00State of the Arts visits American Repertory Ballet (ARB) on a Thursday, the day every week when advanced students and ...
Lustig Dance Theatre
Steven Wolock2020-07-23T15:33:15-04:00State of the Arts visits LustigDanceTheatre in a dress rehearsal for "Dialogues," a work choreographed by artistic director Graham Lustig ...