NY2Dance November 5, 2010

Nejla Y. Yatkin Dance (NY2Dance) celebrates its 10th Anniversary season with the program Dancing to Freedom, which will include two New York Premieres. The event will take place from November 5-6, 2010 at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (on Ninth Avenue). Performances are held on Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $25-35 and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

The multi-textured dance evening is comprised of three pieces choreographed by Nejla Y. Yatkin, which reflect on the journey of the past 10 years. The New York Premiere of "Wallstories", selected by The Washington Post as one of the Top 10 Dances of 2009, is Berlin native Nejla Y. Yatkin’s latest work, originally created in conjunction with her multi-media "Berlin Wall Project", an internationally-lauded celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. "Journey to the One, a Tango", a New York Premiere, is a suite consisting of a quintet, quartet, trio, duet and solo, choreographed by Ms. Yatkin in 2003 to music inspired by Tango rhythms from different parts of the world, including Argentina, Turkey, Africa, USA and Mexico. "For People With Wings", (2000), inspired by the myth of the phoenix rising from its ashes, is choreographer and dancer Nejla Y. Yatkin’s award-winning signature piece.

Following the New York performances, NY2Dance will tour the program to the Festival Danza Unam in Mexico City, Mexico from November 9-10, 2010, then to Dance Place in Washington, DC, on November 13-14, 2010.