The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company performs at the intersection of innovation and tradition, empowering communities through performances and interactive engagements. Through its productions, the company fosters cross-cultural understanding while addressing important themes of identity, authenticity, and equality.

The company’s success is evident in its extensive performance schedule, reaching more than 20,000 audience members each year through exuberant productions presented at prestigious venues such as The Joyce Theater and Lincoln Center in New York, Jacob’s Pillow, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in California, the Ordway Center in Minneapolis, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, as well as on 15 international tours spanning 10 countries. Special productions for families have been presented by the New Victory Theater on Broadway, Lincoln Center Institute, and KREA in Michigan, among others.

The Company also regularly commissions new, cross-cultural works that reflect contemporary issues with global influences. These collaborations have included partnerships with renowned musicians such as the Ahn Trio, Glen Velez, Joan La Barbara, Angel Lam, Jason Huang, Liang-Xing Tang, the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York, and the New Asia Chamber Music Society.