Cultural and Historic Affairs

Dance on the Lawn

September 10, 2022 - September 10, 2022
3:00pm - 5:00pm

Dance on the Lawn, Montclair, NJ’s outdoor dance festival, will return this year at a new location, the front lawn of the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, on Saturday, September 10 from 3-5pm.  Live performances will include Nai-Ni Chen and Company, Maxine Steinman & Dancers, Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts and more. Also included in this year’s program will be an original work by William Ervin, winner of Dance on the Lawn’s 2022 “Emerging Commissioned NJ Choreographer” award. Free. Full lineup below.

Dance on the Lawn, celebrating its ninth year, serves as a showcase and mentoring launchpad for NJ and NY’s finest choreographic talent. The yearly DOTL Festival offers Montclair residents and neighboring communities a sneak peek at emerging and established artists from New Jersey and the New York area.

 

*Full 2022 lineup (subject to change):

NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS
Bhaarat Nritya Academy
Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts
Danceworks & Co
Maurice Chestnut's Dance Therapy

NEW JERSEY COMPANIES
Maxine Steinman & Dancers
Nai-Ni Chen and Company

DOTL’S EMERGING COMMISSIONED NEW JERSEY CHOREOGRAPHER
William Ervin

NEW YORK PROFESSIONAL:
MORISATO / Mikaela Morisato