Introducing Jennifer Archibald and The Arch Dance Company

Arch Dance Company is based in New York City, a unique mosaic of culturally diverse dancers and elite training from around the globe. Since 1999, the company has brought intense energy to the stage under the artistic direction of Jennifer Archibald. Arch Dance brings "realness" to every creation, evolving from personal investigations of human behavior.

Exploring movement styles ranging from an array of aesthetics, Archibald incorporates classical training, street, funk and lyrical style into a contemporary high energy performance. The dancers are asked to move with and against gravity as well as lyrically fly across space, encompassing both the hard edge of street dance with the fluidity of classical technique.

Lynn Simonson states "she is evolving a style of movement that is historically grounded and ahead of its time. Archibald’s potential vision and outstanding talent ensures her place as an innovator in the field of modern and jazz dance. The impact she has made on New York’s dance scene is changing the way in which people look at Hip Hop dance. Her innovative choreography is transforming Hip Hop dance as a new American art form."

Arch Dance Company has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the performing arts in Washington D.C, Jacob Pillow Inside/Out Stage, New York’s Aaron Davis Hall, Washington D.C. DancePlace, Riverside Church, The Duke Theatre, Judson Memorial Church, Dance New Amsterdam, New World Theater, The Phillips Arts Center in Gainsville, Florida, and University of South Florida.

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