The Core

Reston Multicultural Festival

September 26, 2019 By shuchen

Don’t miss this fun cultural festival! You will get to enjoy all different music, entertainment, dress, food, and cultural treasures from all over the world!! Everyone is encouraged to dress in attire from their own cultural roots. It would be a lot of fun!! We’ll be performing at the Global Stage at 1:20 pm! Come join us this Saturday, September 28!!

📷: Ruth Judson

GDC Featured at the Reston Multicultural Festival

When:
September 28, 2019 — 1:20 p.m.
What:
We are excited to be returning to the Reston Multicultural Festival – a celebration of Reston’s rich diversity through song, dance, food and art on September 28! We’ll be performing at 1:20 pm. Come join us!!
Performance made possible by Reston Community Center.
Where:
Lake Anne Plaza – Global Stage

1609 Washington Plaza W.

Reston, VA 20190
Tickets:
It’s a Free Outdoor event

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We are Excited to Premier ‘We, The Moon, The Sun’!

September 19, 2018 By shuchen

‘The Core’ Choreographed by Shu-Chen Cuff in 2012. This year we are excited to premier another refreshing Asian culturally influenced work ‘We, The Moon, The Sun’ on October 6!! You don’t want to miss this!! Come join us at The CenterStage at Reston Community Center! Get your tickets: https://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=31908&pid=8612956#

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Collaborating with Two-Time Grammy Nominee, David Taylor

May 12, 2017 By shuchen

TOMORROW!! We are looking forward to performing with two-time Grammy nominee, five-time National Academy of Recording Arts and Science (NARAS) MVP Award and 2016 ITA Award winner, the legendary bass trombone virtuoso David Taylor and many other outstanding musicians at 7 pm on May 13 at 2017 Taiwan Night Concert at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center!

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Counting Down 2015 in Taiwan

December 31, 2015 By shuchen

Taiwan is counting down and getting ready to cross over to 2016!! Wishing our family and friends in Taiwan a fantastic New Year!!
臺灣即將跨入2016年了! 我們祝福在臺的親朋好友們有個順心如意平安健康的一年。新年快樂!!

Photo by Ruth Judson

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Counting Down

December 31, 2014 By shuchen

Counting down to 2015 in Taiwan!! Woo hoo!! Wish our family and friends in Taiwan a fantastic New Year!! 新年快樂!!
Photo by Ruth Judson

Shu-Chen Cuff in ‘The Core’

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Grand Opening of the Fredgren Studio Theater

September 22, 2014 By shuchen

September 21, 2014, a beautiful sunday afternoon. It was a very special and important day… BalletNova Center for Dance in Falls Church, where Gin Dance Company has been calling home since our inception, was having a Grand Opening of the Fredgren Studio Theater. We were so honored and thrilled to be performing at such a special event. After several years of fundraising and building out the space, the theater is finally open!! This theater (Fredgren Studio Theater) was dedicated to the founders of BalletNova Center for Dance (formerly Arlington Center for Dance), Mr. and Mrs. Fredgren(Ken & Kathy) who first hired me as a faculty member and brought me into this wonderful family 12 years ago. The solid foundation that Ken and Kathy laid is what the BalletNova we all know today is built upon as it continues to grow and blossom. I’m truly grateful for all they have done along with the entire staff at BalletNova and it’s supporters to make this happen. The Fredgren Studio Theater will provide a space for the artists and dance companies like us to have a place to present our works as we continue to grow. We are looking forward to sharing our work and creating memories with this wonderful community at the Fredgren Studio Theater. Here is an interview: http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2014/09/23/moment-interview-fredgren-studio-theater/

Ribbon cutting in style! Well done, Mr. and Mrs. Fredgren!

Performing at Grand Opening of the Fredgren Studio Theater.

Candy and Jim Performing a tap duet

Did they cut the ribbon yet?

With the coolest Mr. and Mrs. Fredgren

Jane and Mr. Fredgren

Happily celebrating with our BalletNova family!

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The One I Feed

September 15, 2014 By shuchen

We had a great time performing at The One I Feed benefit concert which raised $22,545 for the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Congratulation for such a successful event, Anastasia!! Your passion and hard work are truly remarkable. Thank you so much for having us!

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LADV (Life After Domestic Violence)’s Gala and Fashion Show, “Phoenix Rising”

April 28, 2014 By shuchen

What a beautiful event at the LADV (Life After Domestic Violence)’s Gala and Fashion Show, “Phoenix Rising” this past Friday, April 25! The event was held at TriVision Studio. The event setting was modern, trendy, and elegant. The Gala performance started at 7:40 pm with a welcome note from the emcee and then opened the show with my solo work ‘Unchain’. The program also included belly dancing by Um-Neeya Dance Company and hip hop by ONE UNIT. The energy was running high. The show closed with GDC’s ‘The Core’. After the performance, the fashion show started with Apoorva McIntosh’s latex collection – Phoenix Rising. Apoorva is a talented, accomplished and award winning Fashion Designer who is also the Founder of the LADV Foundation. Her designs were fun and chic. At the end, Apoorva shared her very personal experiences in sexual and domestic abuse and how she decided to form the organization so she can reach out to many and help create awareness of the domestic abuse epidemic in society and help survivors of domestic abuse. We are truly grateful for Apoorva McIntosh for having us. It was a privilege to be a part of it. Also, great thanks to Abla Doku with Eventstagers for organizing such a great party and TriVision Studio for the beautiful space.

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A Year Ago Today…

March 27, 2014 By shuchen

March 27, 2013, a year ago today, a beautiful sunny day just like today… We presented Gin Dance Company’s ‘Deep eMotion’ production at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and we also celebrated our beautiful dancer Lindsay Benson Garrett’s birthday. It was a true double happiness. What a very special day for all of us at GDC. Today as we celebrate Lindsay’s birthday, we remember the fond memories we all shared one year ago today.

Enjoy the blog: http://gindance.org/GinDance/2013/04/01/gdcs-great-performance-at-the-kennedy-center/

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‘An Afternoon with Gin’ INTERSECTS DC

March 19, 2014 By shuchen

GDC’s ‘An Afternoon with Gin’ was a full program including ‘Unchain’, ‘Dear Mr. Cooper’, ‘The Core’, and our newest work ‘The Teller’ at the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theater. Here are some incredible photos taken by our super talented photographer Ruth Judson.