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

Jun 2023

On sale now! Experience the world of chamber music at Tilles Center with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Join us for these special programs in the Krasnoff Theatre beginning this fall: 🎻 American Panorama on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2 p.m. | Thirteen musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center perform a program of American-inspired music, that culminates with Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite. 🎻 An Evening with David Finckel and Wu Han on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 7 p.m. | Chamber Music Society’s Co-Artistic Directors, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, are joined by violinist Richard Lin and violist Timothy Ridout, in an evening of works by Debussy, Adolphe and Dvořák. 🎻 String Magic on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3 p.m. | Spanning from 1797 Vienna to 1933 Paris, this all-string program takes audiences on a journey through the astounding breadth of chamber music repertoire in four works of Beethoven, Jean Francaix, Frank Bridge and Mendelssohn. Learn more and get tickets at tillescenter.org. Chamber music at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is made possible, in part, by The Honorable Roger B. Tilles. . . . . #ChamberMusic #LincolnCenter #TillesCenter #AaronCopland #AppalachianSpring #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicConcert #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #StringMusic

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Start your long weekend here at Tilles Center! Bring the family for games, bubbles, face-painting, and crafts starting at 12:30 PM on Saturday, May 27 on the lawn. Stay to see Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes and Haitian-American jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes perform their signature “all-ages social music,” a mix of songs both old and new from near and far. This highly interactive concert will have you dancing and singing along as the duo performs artful, joyful music for all. Dan + Claudia have been making music together since the day they met int he fall of 2016. That very afternoon they decided to keep inclusivity at the forefront of their performances, committing to working with presenters to make all of their concerts sensory friendly moving forward. And that’s what we’ll be enjoying on Saturday! This will be a relaxed, non-shushing performance open to all audiences. It will include modified sound levels and quiet spaces for people who wish to move around. Learn more and purchase your ticket at tillescenter.org/events. . . . . #TillesCenter #TillesCenterForThePerformingArts #LIUPost #LIU #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #DanAndClaudia #DanAndClaudiaZanes #DanZanes #ClaudiaZanes #SensoryFriendly #RelaxedPerformance

ON SALE NOW! We’re thrilled John Legend will take the stage at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts for our annual gala on Saturday, November 11 at 8:30 pm. The multi-platinum, 12-time GRAMMY winner’s solo performance will feature songs and stories from his life and career, and selections from his most recent release, LEGEND. Proceeds from this special gala performance will support Tilles Center's enduring mission to inspire, engage and educate the Long Island community through arts performance, education and advocacy. Join us and support the performing arts! Performance-only tickets begin at $80. Gala tickets begin at $1,250, and include the pre-show cocktail reception, gala dinner, and premium concert seating. Find details and tickets at tillescenter.org/gala. . . . . #JohnLegend #JohnLegendLive #JohnLegendMusic #JohnLegendConcert #TillesCenter #TillesCenterForThePerformingArts #LIUPost #LIU #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #NassauCounty #Brookville

Join us for an evening of soaring musical theater favorites and heart-tugging Irish melodies with Dublin-born Ciarán Sheehan on Saturday, May 20 at 8 PM. Sheehan is an acclaimed actor, singer, and voice healer whose performances have been said to warm the heart and touch the soul. There is an amazing quality to his voice and his ability to capture an audience is nothing short of remarkable. He has many professional accomplishments to his credit, making his Broadway debut in “Les Miserables” and, most notably, playing the role of The Phantom in “The Phantom of The Opera” for over 1,000 performances on Broadway and in Toronto. But perhaps of more importance than his accomplishments is his sincere desire to use his incredible talents to inspire others to look within themselves to discover their own inner beauty. Learn more and purchase your tickets at tillescenter.org/events. . . . . #TillesCenter #TillesCenterForThePerformingArts #LIUPost #LIU #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #CiaranSheehan

Oinktastic news! Peppa and her friends and family are throwing a Sing-Along Party and you are invited! Blow up those balloons and get the disco ball ready as you and your family party along with Peppa, as they tour North America! Tickets for the performance on December 9 at Tilles Center go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. . . . . #PeppaPig #PeppaPigWorld #PeppaPigParty #KidsShow #SingAlongParty #PeppaPigLive #LongIslandKids #LongIslandKidsEvents #TillesCenter #TillesCenterForThePerformingArts #LIUPost #LIU #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland

JUST ANNOUNCED! An Evening With John Legend at Tilles Center for our annual gala on Saturday, November 11 at 8:30 pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 19 at 10 am. This special solo performance will feature songs and stories with 12-time GRAMMY winner John Legend. Experience intimate reimaginings of his greatest hits (“All of Me,” “Ordinary People,” "Tonight"), unexpected stories from Legend's life and career, and selections from his most recent release LEGEND ("Nervous," "Wonder Woman"). Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is a non-profit organization. Proceeds from this special gala performance support Tilles Center's enduring mission to inspire, engage and educate the Long Island community through arts performance, education and advocacy. Tilles Center Members get early access. Become a member today at tillescenter.org/membership to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the public. Membership starts at $100. . . . . #JohnLegend #JohnLegendLive #JohnLegendMusic #JohnLegendConcert #TillesCenter #TillesCenterForThePerformingArts #LIUPost #LIU #LongIslandUniversity #LongIsland #DiscoverLI #DiscoverLongIsland #PerformingArts #ThingsToDoOnLongIsland #NassauCounty #Brookville

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