Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

2015-16 Season: Dance

Featuring Step Afrika!, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, and Moscow Festival Ballet

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College is pleased to announce its 2015-16 World Dance series. Since the inception of the dance series in 1966, more than 175 regional, national and international companies have premiered new works as a part of this series. This year’s lineup includes Step Afrika! featuring stepping dancers led by the artistic director Mfoniso Akpan, Nai-Ni Chin Dance Company performing a Lunar New Year Celebration, and Moscow Festival Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet / Carmen Suite. These companies reflect the artistic excellence and cultural diversity to which Brooklyn Center is dedicated. Tickets to Brooklyn Center’s World Dance series range from $20-$45 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

Brooklyn Center will also present an annual presentation of Dance Theatre in Westchester’s family-friendly The Colonial Nutcracker.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ 2015-16 dance events include:

• Dance Theatre in Westchester’s The Colonial Nutcracker
• Step Afrika!
• Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s Lunar New Year Celebration: Year of the Monkey
• Moscow Festival Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet / Carmen Suite