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PRESS RELEASE:

NIMBUS DANCE WORKS NOMINATED IN 2016 JERSEYARTS.COM PEOPLE?S CHOICE AWARDS

Nimbus Among Nominees for New Jersey?s Favorite Dance Company

Jersey City, N.J. (January 21, 2016) ? Nimbus Dance Works is pleased to announce its nomination for Favorite Dance Company in the 2016 JerseyArts.com People?s Choice Awards. Now in its eighth year, the yearly awards program run by Discover Jersey Arts pays tribute to the work of New Jersey?s vital, vibrant and diverse arts organizations. With the ballots now prepped, it?s time for arts lovers across the state to vote for their favorite N.J. arts organizations.

?Nimbus is incredibly grateful for this nomination as New Jersey?s Favorite Dance Company,? said Samuel Pott, Artistic Director at Nimbus Dance Works. ?This recognition is important to Nimbus not only as we establish ourselves as one of the state?s most recognized arts organizations; but also as Jersey City works to build sustainability for arts citywide.?

Nimbus Dance Works and the other contenders in the 2016 People?s Choice Awards were nominated by their peers through the Jersey Arts Marketers network, which is made up of hundreds of nonprofit arts groups across the state. Now, 10 arts districts and 100 organizations?the greatest number of nominees the Awards has received since its creation in 2008?will compete in 16 categories, including favorite performing arts center, dance company, art gallery, choral group and more.

?We have seen the number of nominees grow again this year, which truly illustrates the breadth of art we have in our state and the desire these groups have to see one another thrive,? said Adam Perle, President & CEO of ArtPride New Jersey, which cosponsors the Discover Jersey Arts program with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. ?The quality of art we have in New Jersey is ever burgeoning thanks to our amazing cultural community working together to build each other up.?

Public voting begins January 6 and runs through February 11, 2016. Winners will be announced and honored in early March at the New Jersey Conference on Tourism in Atlantic City.

For a full list of nominees and categories, please visit www.JerseyArts.com/Vote.

About Nimbus Dance Works:

Nimbus Dance Works focuses its work on the intersection between high-level dance and innovative ways of involving communities and audiences. In addition to work by Artistic Director Samuel Pott, the company commissions dances by leading international dancemakers including Pedro Ruiz (Cuba/USA), Huang Yi (Taiwan), Korhan Basaran (Turkey), and Xiao-Xiong Zhang (Australia/Taiwan). The company has received acclaim for its program Dance Speaks Out - the company presents significant, historic, socio-political modern dance works ? including Pearl Primus? Strange Fruit (1942) and Charles Weidman?s Lynchtown (1936) ? and leads community members in the creation of dance work that respond to socio-political subjects of significance in their community. Through company performances, programs for youth and seniors, partnerships with institutions such as the Jersey City Board of Education and Rutgers University, and collaborations with notable composers and visual artists, Nimbus weaves together artistic excellence and community impact.
Nimbus? programs impact more than 11,000 people each year. Nimbus? educational programs serve over 1,100 annually in the Jersey City public schools. The School of Nimbus Dance Works offers training in Ballet and Modern Dance for over 130 youth ages 2-18, including a pre-professional program. Nimbus presents semi-annual seasons in Jersey City, annual New York City Seasons, and touring regionally including many of the most prestigious venues in the region including: Brooklyn Academy of Music, NJPAC, Jacob?s Pillow Dance Festival, and the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater.

About JerseyArts.com and Discover Jersey Arts:

JerseyArts.com is the official website of Discover Jersey Arts, a cosponsored project of the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State dedicated to increasing the awareness of and participation in the arts in New Jersey. The site features a comprehensive cultural events calendar and arts directory; feature stories on Culture Vultures Arts Weekly and the Jersey Arts Podcast; details on Jersey Arts Membership, including discounts and exclusive member events; an online gallery of New Jersey artists; and other content about the state?s cultural community.

Nimbus Dance Works has been nominated for a People's Choice Award from Jerseyarts.com

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