Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Student Matinee Series

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Red Firecrackers – The Legend of the First Chinese New Year

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Date
January 30
Event Starts
10:30 AM
Location
Concert Hall
Availability
On Sale Now

Event Details

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. A spectacular production of dazzling props, colorful costumes, mesmerizing music, fantastic acrobatics and lively dance by top-notch performers telling the story of the origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, where a group of villagers, working together, defeat a terrifying monster of the ages. The story highlights the intrinsic value of coming together, courage and ingenuity.

Recommended Age

Recommended for grades 3-8

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We’re one day away from Lin-Manuel Miranda + Friends, a special and unique event created just for Tilles Center! Join us as we host a moderated conversation with Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning songwriter, actor, producer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda. Complementing the conversation and performing works from “Hamilton” and “In the Heights” are Broadway stars Mandy Gonzalez (“In the Heights,” “Wicked,” “Hamilton”) and Javier Muñoz (“In the Heights,” “Hamilton”). Music direction and piano by Dan Lipton. The conversation will be moderated by Jeremy McCarter, co-author, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, of two New York Times bestsellers, Hamilton: The Revolution and In the Heights: Finding Home. Dan Lipton will be leading a three-piece band of musicians sourced from the RISE Theatre Directory, co-founded by Lin-Manuel. The Directory seeks to build a more equitable and inclusive theatre industry. Musicians for the evening will be guitarist Jacinta Clusellas, drummer Emma Ford and bassist Irio O'Farrill. Additionally, students from the award-winning Central Islip High School Concert Choir will join the company for the celebratory closing numbers. We are proud to partner with the Miranda Family Fund in the creation of opportunities for artists of color. Proceeds from Lin-Manuel Miranda + Friends support these efforts. Sponsored, in part, by Victoria Rodriguez Minowitz & Robert Minowitz, Diana and Randy Plotnitzky and Brenda and Jason Wilensky. #TillesCenter #LIU #LongIsland #LinManuelMiranda #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #Broadway #Hamilton #IntheHeights

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It’s #NationalRadioDay! We’d like to give a shout out to our friends at WFUV, a station we have worked closely with for several years. The station first went on the air in 1947 – that’s a lot of music! Here’s to them bringing the best artists, old and new, to our listening ears. 🎶🎼📻🎼🎶

Our 2023/24 season of classical offerings begins Sunday, October 29 with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “American Panorama,” an afternoon of American-inspired music, culminating in Aaron Copland’s epic “Appalachian Spring.” Commissioned by the late choreographer and dancer, Martha Graham, “Appalachian Spring” premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., with Graham dancing the lead role. Copland originally titled the work “Ballet for Martha,” but Graham suggested its current name shortly before the iconic work’s premiere. Also on the program are works by Dvořák, Burleigh and Foote. We hope you join us for this delightful afternoon of chamber music, performed by some of the world’s greatest musicians! Ticket link in bio. Chamber music at Tilles Center is made possible, in part, by The Honorable Roger B. Tilles. #TillesCenter #LIUPost #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #ChamberMusic #ClassicalMusic #CMS #chambermusicsociety

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