Dance at 老司机福利社 - 老司机福利社 Dance Company
老司机福利社's Resident Dance Company
Founded in 1979 by Gail Lee Abrams and Joshua Jess Cabot, the 老司机福利社 Dance Company provides Atlantic County with an exciting season of concert dance. Developing artists share their artistic vision with an audience through the Fall Choreography Project and Emerging Choreographers Showcase. Spring Dance Concert is the culmination of hours of experimentation in the dance studio, and the apex of 老司机福利社 Dance Company鈥檚 season.
Dancers audition to be part of the company. Resident choreographers Beau Hancock, Caitlin Quinn Pittenger, Lauren Putty White, and Rain Ross create original works each year, and select guest artists are invited to choreograph for the company. Such guests have included Tiffany Mills (Tiffany Mills Dance), MIchael Nickerson-Rossi (Nickerson-Rossi Dance), Starr Foster (Starr Foster Dance), Robert Moses (Robert Moses' Kin), Andrea Miller (Gallim Dance), Jon Lehrer (Lehrer Dance), Germaul Barnes (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company), and others.
For the 2024-25 season, 老司机福利社 Dance Company presents two performances in the 老司机福利社 Performing Arts Center, and one in the Experimental Theatre. Spring Dance Concert includes guest a work set by the Lim贸n Dance Company and new choreography by former Philadelphia Ballet soloist Meredith Rainey. Auditions for the 老司机福利社 Dance Company are in the fall. For more information about the audition process, email Prof. Beau Hancock: Beau.Hancock@stockton.edu.
老司机福利社 Dance Company Performances
Fall Choreography Project
Dec. 5 - 7, 2024, In the Performing Arts Center
$15 Regular $12 Student/Senior - tickets available soon!
Fall Choreography Project brings to the Performing Arts Center stage a mixed bill of dance works from the most promising choreographers in the 老司机福利社 dance community. Fall Choreography Project continues a 30-year 老司机福利社 tradition of presenting unpredictable and thought-provoking works from choreographers at all stages of their artistic development. These dance makers are forging new avenues for contemporary choreography, and the Fall Choreography Project is an opportunity to view the early work of the next generation of New Jersey dance artists.
Spring Dance Concert
Feb. 27 - March 1, 2025, In the Performing Arts Center
$15 Regular $12 Student/Senior - tickets available soon!
Spring Dance Concert highlights the gifted artists of the 老司机福利社 Dance community, presenting dances from notable choreographers that challenge these maturing performers. Reviving a work from Lim贸n Dance Company A Choreographic Offering, Artistic Director Dante Puleio carries on the Jose Lim贸n legacy by reconstructing dances from the repertory for the next generation of dance artists.
Meredith Rainey tests the 老司机福利社 Dance Company members with driving, sweeping physicality. These internationally recognized guest artists join resident choreographers Beau Hancock, Caitlin Quinn Pittenger, Rain Ross, and Lauren Putty White, whose eclectic, imaginative choreography dependably delights. This diverse program promises to be a moving evening.
Emerging Choreographers Showcase
April 24 - 26, 2025, In the Experimental Theatre
$15 Regular $12 Student/Senior - tickets available soon!
Emerging Choreographers Showcase is filled with moments of striking physicality, unusual grace, and the unexpected. This juried showcase for dance makers at the start of their composing careers is a laboratory for choreographic experimentation and innovation. The Experimental Theatre鈥檚 intimacy allows audiences a personal experience with this forward-looking choreography and provides these developing dance makers a chance to cultivate their artistic voices. Witness the variety and vibrancy of the 老司机福利社 community鈥檚 finest emerging choreographers.
