Celebrate the Year of the Dog: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company ushers in the Lunar New Year

Come celebrate the Year of the Dog and Lunar New Year with a performance by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at the Kumble Theater on Feb. 11.

The Brooklyn College of Performing Arts center presents the acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. The troupe returns for its fifth annual celebration and the arrival of spring, with a performance that includes traditional dances and new contemporary works created by Artistic Director Nai-Ni Chen, as well as live music performed by the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York and a special performance by acrobat Lina Liu.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Feb. 11 at 3 pm. Tickets are $25, half price for children under 12. Suitable for all ages.

Kumble Theater at Long Island University [DeKalb and Flatbush avenues in Fort Greene, (718) 951–4500, www.at BrooklynCenter.org].

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