Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the GESTURES Dance Ensemble, it's resident pre-professional student dance company established by Nina Klyvert-Lawson.

To mark this momentous achievement, GESTURES will be presenting three evenings of performance at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on June 15th, 19th and 20th.

The Ailey Citigroup Theater is located at 405 West 55th Street and 9th Avenue at The Joan Weill Center for Dance.

Monday, June 15th: A GALA performance followed by a reception

Time: 6:30pm

Price: $75.00 Admission

For more information, please call Nina Olson at 212/427-2244 ext. 577. 

**Additional performances are schedule for Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20.00. The program will feature four new premieres by choreographers Troy Powell, GESTURES alumni, Maxiene Montillus, GESTURES alumni, Chellamar Bernard, and Latin Dance Champions Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. Works from the company’s repertoire will also be included in the performance series and they are: “In the Rain” by faculty member Amy Hall, “Heighten” and “Reach” by alum and faculty member Darrell Moultrie, and artistic Director Nina Klyvert-Lawson’s “Holy Joyful”. The company, working with Sue Bernard of the José Limón Institute will also perform an excerpt from the Limon work, “There is a Time.”

For Additional Information please call 212-427-2244 ext. 553. Or visit us on-line at www.harborconservatory.org