Nathan Trice, US Naval Veteran, ordained minister, anti-racists organizer and artistic director, choreographer and founder of nathan trice / RITUALS: dance, theater, music, created in 1998. His mission is to develop and presents artistic/educational programs and performances that reflect the importance of empathy, compassion, and understanding for one another, in the pursuit of global humanism. His company has toured nationally and internationally and is in-residence at the Billie Holiday Theater, a center for arts and culture in Brooklyn, since 2005. His residency at the Billie has supportive the development of creative processes rooted in community collaborative research, that aim to foster inclusion, access, and exposure to art, as a form of cultural transformation and literacy.
Company projects include The Recognizing Women Project, residencies and performances about women’s experiences and stories across cultures, generations, and geographies. An Inquiry Dynamic: The Future of…,in partnership with Judson Arts, is a project that invites millennials, Gen Z dancers and their generations to contemplatively inquire, through community discussion, dance, theater and music, the trajectory of humanity and spirituality, morality and technology, and racism and environmentalism. Strange Love: EPISODES, a serialized performance that explores and illustrate the anatomy and beauty of courtship, intimacy and love.
Trice has taught and coached his brand of dance/movement for over 25 years at multiple dance education institutes. He currently serves as the director/consultant of the Billie Holiday theaters’ ChoreoQuest, a choreographer residency program and is the co-founder of ACRE (Artists Co-creating Racial Equity).
“It was a pleasure and an honor to be part of Performance Mix Festivals #31 (Infinite Corridor) and #36 (Meeting the Moai: Head Over Heels.) In both instances, the artists were made to feel welcomed and truly celebrated for their work, as reflected by attention to publicity, technical needs, and convivial gatherings.This festival truly practices diversity, equity, and inclusion, as manifested in their roster of performing artists each year. Big thanks to New Dance Alliance, Karen Bernard, and the entire Performance Mix Festival team who make it such a fulfilling and joyful experience for artists and audiences alike.”
– Hortense Gerardo
New Dance Alliance
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