New Paradigm Dance Theater - Youth Company Adjudication (Member Event)

New Paradigm Dance Theater (NPDT) will convene for their adjudication. In anticipation of NPDT’s Youth Company performing at Regional Dance America (RDA)’s MidStates Festival, the company will come together to present five choreographic works. NPDT’s Co-Artistic Directors, Julia Wilkinson Manley and Chris Harris, will lead the event. The adjudication will take place in the studios of Colorado Movement Lab (CML). 

New Paradigm Dance Theater is a pioneer in the Denver dance community, being the first pre-professional, student based company in Colorado to join Regional Dance America, an important historical institution created in 1956 to foster the development of artful dance performance and education across the country. At their adjudication, NPDT will premiere five new works. The choreographers behind these pieces are NPDT’s Co-Artistic Directors, Julia Wilkinson Manley and Chris Harris, Morgan Sicklick of Wonderbound Dance Company, and NPDT’s Emerging Choreographers, Kerry Healy and Gillian Beauchamp. 

NPDT’s Youth Company Adjudication will serve as preparation for RDA’s Festival, with former professional dancer of Kansas City Ballet, Charlie Martin, in attendance as adjudicator. Martin will review the choreographic pieces shown, and determine which of those works will be presented at the Festival later this spring. Martin will also offer mentorship, stage support, and direction to the choreographers and dancers.

NPDT’s Co-Artistic Director, Julia Wilkinson Manley says, “These young dancers have dedicated an intense amount of time preparing for this adjudication, learning five new works in just over eight weeks. They are not only building their stamina, but working to both amplify and solidify their work and artistry.” The adjudication is also a symbol of the shared values between NPDT and RDA, as both organizations provide a rare and invaluable opportunity for young artists to promote real, true, and raw art, without constraint.