Dance NOW! Miami
Dance Company
United States
Dance NOW! Miami, the leading contemporary dance company in Florida was founded in 2000 by Artistic Directors Hannah Baumgarten & Diego Salterini.
The company presents several major projects annually, including original work from the Artistic Directors, created individually and collaboratively called Contemporanea, Masterpiece in Motion which honors the rich legacy of dance through the reconstruction of historic works of ballet and modern dance from the 20th and 21st Century from Isadora Duncan to the Joffrey Ballet and a branded, immersive, site-specific performance that takes place in museums, galleries and architectural sites called the Ekphrasis Project.
Dance NOW! has collaborated with over 100 artists and organizations nationally and internationally and the company leads the South Florida dance community with initiatives such as the Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler, which celebrates South Florida’s established companies, and New Voices, presenting and mentoring emerging choreographers.
The company has been presented in fifteen states and on three continents, from Brazil to Mexico, Honduras to Italy. With a fierce belief in Arts Education, Dance NOW! has reached over 28,000 children in South Florida alone through its in-school residencies, the World Dance Summer Intensive, and performances throughout the community and from its home at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.
The company presents several major projects annually, including original work from the Artistic Directors, created individually and collaboratively called Contemporanea, Masterpiece in Motion which honors the rich legacy of dance through the reconstruction of historic works of ballet and modern dance from the 20th and 21st Century from Isadora Duncan to the Joffrey Ballet and a branded, immersive, site-specific performance that takes place in museums, galleries and architectural sites called the Ekphrasis Project.
Dance NOW! has collaborated with over 100 artists and organizations nationally and internationally and the company leads the South Florida dance community with initiatives such as the Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler, which celebrates South Florida’s established companies, and New Voices, presenting and mentoring emerging choreographers.
The company has been presented in fifteen states and on three continents, from Brazil to Mexico, Honduras to Italy. With a fierce belief in Arts Education, Dance NOW! has reached over 28,000 children in South Florida alone through its in-school residencies, the World Dance Summer Intensive, and performances throughout the community and from its home at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.
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