Throughout its history of 35 years, contemporary dance company Jennifer Muller/The Works has strived to reach ever-broadening audiences with works that celebrate and illuminate the human spirit. Artistic Director Jennifer Muller creates exhilarating dances that are evocative, passionate and engaging. The Works has developed an astounding international presence, having appeared in the world's preeminent theaters and festivals in 39 countries on four continents. In December 2008, The Works performed to rave reviews at the Sixth Beijing International Theater & Dance Festival, presented by China's National Center for the Performing Arts. The Works recent international engagements also include Bangkok's Eighth International Festival of Dance and Music and Festival Internacional de Teatro Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia. The company has performed worldwide from Buenos Aires to Toronto and Hong Kong to Moscow with appearances in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Köln, Tel Aviv, Montreal and Amsterdam. The Works has performed in 30 states in the U.S. and has self-produced 20 New York City Seasons.
The Works is devoted to its professional training, arts awareness and mentoring programs. Faces of Wonder and Imagine That! bring The Works' artistry to deserving students in New York City public schools. The Scholarship/Apprentice Program provides valued professional training in Muller Technique for aspiring dancers. The HATCH Presenting Series has presented nearly 500 new works by emerging choreographers and theater artists. The Emerging Choreographers Program produces work by current company members and alumni. Company alumni that have founded dance companies include Ronald K. Brown, Young Soon Kim, Pascal Rekoert, Michael Jahoda, Maria Naidu and Leda Meredith. These valued programs annually reach over 5,000 youth in the New York City schools and support 50 emerging choreographers.
The Works' New Choreography Fund is supported by the Eric Emanuel New Works Fund, sponsored, in part, by Comodo; Harkness Foundation for Dance; HayesBrunswick; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; Starkman & Associates; and The Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund of the New York Community Trust.
Jennifer Muller/The Works receives major support from Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Senator Thomas K. Duane, NYS Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Valerie Wilson Travel Inc.
Throughout its history of 35 years, contemporary dance company Jennifer Muller/The Works has strived to reach ever-broadening audiences with works that celebrate and illuminate the human spirit. Artistic Director Jennifer Muller creates exhilarating dances that are evocative, passionate and engaging. The Works has developed an astounding international presence, having appeared in the world's preeminent theaters and festivals in 39 countries on four continents. In December 2008, The Works performed to rave reviews at the Sixth Beijing International Theater & Dance Festival, presented by China's National Center for the Performing Arts. The Works recent international engagements also include Bangkok's Eighth International Festival of Dance and Music and Festival Internacional de Teatro Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia. The company has performed worldwide from Buenos Aires to Toronto and Hong Kong to Moscow with appearances in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Köln, Tel Aviv, Montreal and Amsterdam. The Works has performed in 30 states in the U.S. and has self-produced 20 New York City Seasons.
The Works is devoted to its professional training, arts awareness and mentoring programs. Faces of Wonder and Imagine That! bring The Works' artistry to deserving students in New York City public schools. The Scholarship/Apprentice Program provides valued professional training in Muller Technique for aspiring dancers. The HATCH Presenting Series has presented nearly 500 new works by emerging choreographers and theater artists. The Emerging Choreographers Program produces work by current company members and alumni. Company alumni that have founded dance companies include Ronald K. Brown, Young Soon Kim, Pascal Rekoert, Michael Jahoda, Maria Naidu and Leda Meredith. These valued programs annually reach over 5,000 youth in the New York City schools and support 50 emerging choreographers.
The Works' New Choreography Fund is supported by the Eric Emanuel New Works Fund, sponsored, in part, by Comodo; Harkness Foundation for Dance; HayesBrunswick; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; Starkman & Associates; and The Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund of the New York Community Trust.
Jennifer Muller/The Works receives major support from Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Senator Thomas K. Duane, NYS Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Valerie Wilson Travel Inc.
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