A professional contemporary dance company based in Washington, DC, CityDance Ensemble promises power, passion, and purpose at every turn. The company performs athletic, challenging repertory by choreographers from the United States and around the world.
CityDance Ensemble blends strong technique and physicality with a dynamic mix of energy, emotion, and humor to deliver performances full of integrity, expression, and life under the leadership of Artistic Director Paul Gordon Emerson, Executive Director Alexe Nowakowski, and Rehearsal Director/Choreographer-in-Residence Christopher K. Morgan.
Since its inception in 1996, CityDance has grown from a group of part-time dancers to a professional company of eight full-time, salaried professional dancers who hail from the Juilliard School, Kirov Academy of Ballet, and other world class schools and companies, earning a reputation as “Washington’s preeminent modern dance company” (The Washington Times). The company has been named as a “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine (2003) and has won the DC Mayor’s Arts Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist (2003), Innovation in the Arts (2005), and Excellence in an Artistic Discipline (2009).
An artistic partner at the Harman Center for the Arts, CityDance Ensemble performs an annual season at the Harman Center in downtown Washington, DC. The company is also a founding resident partner at the Music Center at Strathmore. Additionally, CityDance has an annual season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The company tours both nationally and internationally.
