Dance Drama: Nativity Birth of a King. Photo by Barry Mason
NATIVITY: BIRTH OF A KING, produced by Dance Ministry Institute (DMI), at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues) in New York, has performances on Saturday, December 20 at 4PM and 8PM and Sunday, December 21 at 4pm. Tickets are $40 Balcony, $55 Orchestra, and can be purchased online. For groups of 10 or more call 845-508-6502.
Dance Drama: Nativity Birth of a King. Photo by Barry Mason
NATIVITY: BIRTH OF A KING, directed and choreographed by Robert Evans, Found Director, DMI, is a full scale holiday dance drama that unveils the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ through the artistic expressions of dance and song.This theatrical dance drama incorporates 20 dance scenes, pre-recorded and live music, featured soloists and a gospel choir to convey the cultural conditions surrounding the birth of Christ. With compelling choreography, beautiful lighting, and creative costumes, NATIVITY engages the audience from beginning to end.
Dance Drama: Nativity Birth of a King. Photo by Barry Mason
The principal cast stars Tianne King as Mary, Jason Herbert as Joseph and features Acharo Smith as Zacharias, Isaac Alexander as the Holy Spirit, Kelley Thompson as Elizabeth, Carla Powell as the Traveler, James Murray as Gabriel and Robert Evans as The Inn Keeper.
VENUE INFORMATION
Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
524 West 59th Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
New York, NY 10019
Dance Drama: Nativity Birth of a King. Photo by Barry Mason
This eighth annual production of NATIVITY produced by New Rochelle-based Dance Ministry Institute (DMI), gives reason for faith audiences to rejoice by serving as a dazzling tribute to the miracle of the incarnation, the universal power of faith, and the explosive talent of an inspired local dance ministry curated from Abyssinian Baptist Church, Agape Christian Ministry, Allen Memorial Church of God in Christ, Bethel Gospel Assembly Inc., Calvary Christian Fellowship, Inc., Christ Family Community Church, Christian Cultural Center, Community Baptist Church, Emmanuel Pentecostal Faith Temple, Family Christian Center, Greater Centennial AME Zion Church, Greater Temple of Praise, Harlem Tabernacle Church, Harvest Fields Community Church, Harvest International Church, Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, New Life Outreach International, New York Covenant Church, Shiloh Baptist Church, Source of Love Records, Inc., Strait Gate-The Church at Westchester, Tabernacle of Prayer, The Bible Church of Christ, Victory Renewal Christian Fellowship World Outreach and World Changers Church.
Dance Drama: Nativity Birth of a King. Photo by Barry Mason
“Since 2001 the primary mission of DMI has been to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and assist in reclaiming the arts back to the Kingdom of God,” says DMI founding director Robert Evans. “Bringing our Christmas show to the heart of the Theater District is a blessing and the culmination of a dream.”
Evans’ choreographic works have ministered to people throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean over the last two decades, including the Bahamas Faith Ministries (Nassau, Bahamas); Christian Cultural Center (Brooklyn, New York); World Changers Church International (College Park, GA); and The Potter’s House (Dallas, Texas). A native of St. Louis, his dance ministry roots began with the Harlem Tabernacle Dance Ministry (Harlem, NY) where he served as the assistant director from 1991-2001. Says his wife Selena, who also serves as costume designer and dancer in NATIVITY, “Robert is a true leader who considers himself privileged to serve the body of Christ with all that the Lord has given him.”
NATIVITY is sponsored in part by the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.
Nativity: Birth of a King, a Spectacular Holiday Dance Drama at Gerald W. Lynch Theater
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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia starred as Carole Barbara in Lorey Hayes’ Power Play at the 2013 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., with Pauletta Pearson Washington, Roscoe Orman, and made her jazz vocalist debut in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York. She is profiled in Jade Magazine.
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