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NJPAC Announces New Dance Season

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has announced the lineup of events for its 2025-2026 Season of Dance which will include World Premieres by the New Jersey Ballet, the “rebellious arts organism” known as Pilobolus and its “Other Worlds Collection,” the Newark debut of “Tango After Dark,” “The Jersey Nutcracker,” the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine’s new production of “Sleeping Beauty,” the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and the Fort Lee-based Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company,

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Top Five Finalists of NJ PAC’s Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition

The top five finalists for the 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition—known as The Sassy Awards—have been announced by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Over 220 entrants from 21 countries submitted songs and now only five remain.

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