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The performance celebrates Asian American Heritage Month at the Harrison, New Jersey venue

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In celebration of Asian American Heritage Month 2026, the acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present a performance of Dragon Dance at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey on May 9, 2026 at 6:30pm.

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The company's unique artistic vision has long resonated with critics and audiences alike. As noted by The New York Times, the company "...stood out for their remarkably smooth blend of new and old, as well as for their confident, intensely personal approach to nature."

Reigning NWSL Champions Gotham FC will host Boston Legacy FC at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday, May 9 at 6:30pm ET for Club & Country, presented by Tylenol. We're home to World Cup Champions and Olympic medalists like Rose Lavelle, Ann-Katrin Berger, Esther González and many more.

Nai-Ni Chen (1959-2021) was a legendary choreographer who worked in NJ/NY area professionally for over thirty years since coming to the US in 1982. She has built a diverse repertoire of over 80 original works and toured to major venues in the US and international festivals in 12 countries around the world. A cross-cultural choreographer who aims to bring audience across the cultural boundaries, she has developed unique movement and choreographic styles that reflect the grace and splendor of the Chinese cultural traditions she studied in Taiwan since youth and the dynamic spirit of modern dance that she acquired in New York from luminaries such as Mary Anthony , Bertram Ross , Doris Rudko and Patricia Rowe.

Nai-Ni Chen has received multiple Choreographer Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. She has been a principal affiliate of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and was a resident artist of the Harlem School of the Arts. Her contribution to the immigrant cultural experience has been honored by OCA and the International Institute. Commissions have come from the Joyce Theater Foundation , the Lincoln Center Institute, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Towson University, Dancing in the Streets, New Jersey Ballet, Ballet Met, and the Cleveland Dancing Wheels. Nai-Ni is currently in residence in New Jersey City University creating a new dance program for the university in collaboration with the Joffrey Ballet School as well as pioneering a program with the University's Laboratory School for children with multiple disabilities.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/Nai-Ni-Chen-Dance-Company-Will-Perform-DRAGON-DANCE-at-Sports-Illustrated-Stadium-20260506)._