Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Dragon Procession 

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, with the support of NJPAC and the Newark Museum, will mount a Dragon Procession at 2 pm on February 14, before NJPAC’s annual Celebration of the Lunar New Year (multiple shows on February 14 and 15).

This year, both NJPAC‘s and the Newark Museum’s annual Lunar New Year Celebration will begin on the same day.

In honor of the history of the Chinese American community in Newark, the procession will start from NJPAC, go through the Military Park, toward the Newark Museum by Halsey Street, and back via Broad Street.

The Dragon Procession will be accompanied by traditional cymbals and drum music, along with members of the public, to celebrate the coming of Spring and welcome the Year of the Horse.

Upon arrival at the museum, the dragon will enter the main hall and perform a dance, and be available for photo ops with the public.

Members of the public are welcome to join the procession at 12 pm in front of NJPAC, which will then make its way through Newark for a performance inside the Newark Museum’s Main Hall at 12:15 pm. The procession will then journey back to NJPAC for the annual Celebration from 2 to 4 pm in the Victoria Theatre. Lastly, the final performance in the Newark Museum is from 4:20 to 4:30 pm.