The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is hosting a 2-week residency with renowned Polish dance maker Jacek Luminski, who will work with the company's Director of New and Contemporary Works, Peiju Chien-Pott. On November 8, Jacek and his dancers will conduct an open workshop to introduce his contemporary dance styles to the New York dance community in downtown New York at Gibney Dance Studios. A pioneer in contemporary dance whose work has influenced generations of European choreographers, Mr. Luminski developed his unique voice in the Silesia region of Poland through his investigation into the roots of Polish and Jewish dance traditions in his native region. His recent project, Roots of Dance, brought together young choreographers from all continents to create new works based on their roots and identity.

Nai-Ni Chen met Jacek Luminski in 2005 when Luminski invited Nai-Ni to the Silesian International Dance Festival, they soon became mutual admirers, and Luminski had brought Nai-Ni Chen back to Poland three times since then, and Nai-Ni Chen invited Jacek to create a new dance, Ashes of a Dead Frog, for the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, which premiered in the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre of Bergen Community College in New Jersey and at New York City Center during APAP week in 2008. During this visit in November, Jacek will also work with the Artistic Director Greta Campo to revive Ashes of a Dead Frog for the Company's 2023-24 season in New Jersey and New York. The new work, to be developed with Peiju Chien-Pott, will be part of a cross-cultural collaborative program that will tour Europe in the coming season. A work-in-progress showcase is planned at City Center on Friday, November 11 at 4PM. For attendance, please email: info@nainichen.org.