Photo: Steven Pisano

Join us on Saturday evening, November 8th for Culture Revealed - our seventh anniversary gala to raise funds for our educational and concert dance initiatives empowering youth and audiences through access, equity, and the transformative power of the arts.

This year, we celebrate the centrality of culture in our lives. Culture is not a single story - it is a symphony of various lived experiences. At Accent Dance NYC, we are committed to celebrating through dance the diversity of cultural experiences, perspectives, and expressions. We believe that through this celebration of varied cultures, we reveal the most profound aspects of being human - different yet connected. Culture Revealed.

The festive evening features cocktails, dinner, live performances, a fun, interactive segment with our professional artists, and an accessible dance workshop.

The centerpiece of this evening will be a live performance of our latest work, Echoes Between Us, by choreographer Miaotian Sun through NEXT, our emerging choreographer commissioning program. Echoes Between Us blends ballet, contemporary dance, and Chinese folklore to create a powerful narrative about identity, culture and preserving tradition that resonates through our collective experience, and is especially relevant today.

Miaotian's work also will be the inspiration for new educational programming unleashing students' creativity and giving them first-hand perspective on how a story is crafted through dance using culture, history, and a variety of dance styles as the foundation for inspiration, collaboration, and expression. Working closely with the choreographer and an Accent Dance NYC teaching artist/professional dancer, students will learn segments of Miaotian's original work ,and create a new student-led dance collaboration to be rehearsed and performed before an audience of family, friends, teachers, and peers.

Help us reach our fundraising goal of $100,000 so we can bring our dance residencies and multicultural educational performances to our partner schools as well as showcase engaging new works from the NEXT generation of choreographers.

If you cannot make the event, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support Accent Dance NYC's important work!

Accent Dance NYC's mission is to:

• Expand access to, and appreciation of, dance;
• Enhance youth engagement, creativity, confidence, and joy through inclusive and culturally-responsive dance education programs;
• Showcase a dance company performing works that amplify diverse cultures, perspectives, and identities while highlighting important social issues;
• Identify, develop, and support the next generation of dancemakers; and
• Empower communities through outreach and engagement.