ANIMA: Falling Sky, Patch of Turf, Dark Water
A breathtaking triptych exploring the psychological, biological, and spiritual impacts of environmental change.
Falling Sky (Run Time: 24 minutes, Number of Performers: 8) – Commissioned by the O’Donnell-Green Foundation
Patch of Turf (Run Time: 18 minutes, Number of Performers: 4)
With original music from Qasim Naqvi, Patch of Turf premiered in 2015 and Falling Sky in 2019. Dark Water, the third and final installment of a three-part series in collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony, will premiere in Spring 2025.
The New Tide
Dawn Marie Bazemore returns with the multi-media work The New Tide—drawing on the music of Sam Cooke and the photography of Gordon Parks, courtesy of the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Run Time: 23 minutes
Number of Performers: 9
Premiered in 2022. Supported in part by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Firebird
Samuel Pott’s new interpretation of Stravinsky’s Firebird, drawing on a contemporization of the myth of Icarus: the boy who flew too close to the sun.
Run Time: TBD
Number of Performers: 9-14
Premiering in Spring 2025. Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony and the NJPAC.
Spring
Samuel Pott’s adaptation of Copeland’s Appalachian Spring honoring the original work of Martha Graham.
Run Time: 25 minutes
Number of Performers: 6
Commissioned and premiered as part of New Jersey Symphony’s 100th Anniversary Season in 2022.
“energetic and often elegant… feeling of a summer festival…the NJPAC audience leapt to their feet in a standing ovation.”
– James C. Taylor, NJ.com
Insight/Incite
Choreographer by Roger C. Jeffrey, in collaboration with Tap Sensation Jason Samuels Smith and New Jersey Jazz Drums Legend Winard Harper.
Run Time: ~20 minutes
Number of Performers: 6 dancers, 1 musician
Premiered March 2024.
Revolutionary Tap Dancer Jason Samuels Smith is “an all-out sensation…intoxicating”
– Chicago Tribune
ABOUT NIMBUS DANCE: Nimbus Dance bridges the gap between world-class performances and community engagement by presenting work that challenges, speaks to, and elevates diverse audiences across the nation. Founded in 2005 by visionary Artistic Director Samuel Pott (former soloist with Martha Graham Dance Company) and based in Jersey City, Nimbus stands at the forefront of excellence in the arts, civic engagement, and equitable impact. With a highly physical and visually engaging aesthetic, Nimbus’ international company of dancers “split the difference between traditionalism and modernism… A Nimbus Dance piece can pivot from ballet to Broadway to Beyoncé in a few beats.” (Tris McCall, Jersey City Times). The company tours nationally and throughout the greater New Jersey/New York region, impacting over 16,000 people annually. Nimbus recently performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood and is humbled by support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.