Dance at Stockton - Stockton Dance Company
Stockton University's Resident Dance Company
Founded in 1979 by Gail Lee Abrams and Joshua Jess Cabot, the Stockton Dance Company provides Atlantic County with an exciting season of concert dance. Developing artists share their artistic vision with an audience through the Fall Choreography Project and Emerging Choreographers Showcase. Spring Dance Concert is the culmination of hours of experimentation in the dance studio, and the apex of Stockton Dance Company’s season.
Dancers audition to be part of the company. Resident choreographers Beau Hancock, Caitlin Quinn Pittenger, Lauren Putty White, and Rain Ross create original works each year, and select guest artists are invited to choreograph for the company. Such guests have included Tiffany Mills (Tiffany Mills Dance), MIchael Nickerson-Rossi (Nickerson-Rossi Dance), Starr Foster (Starr Foster Dance), Robert Moses (Robert Moses' Kin), Andrea Miller (Gallim Dance), Jon Lehrer (Lehrer Dance), Germaul Barnes (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company), and others.
For the 2025-26 season, Stockton Dance Company presents two performances in the Stockton Performing Arts Center, and one in the Experimental Theatre. Spring Dance Concert includes guest a work set by Mark Caserta of BIGKID Dance and new choreography by former Dance Theater of Harlem dancer Chandra Moss-Thorne. Auditions for the Stockton Dance Company are in the fall. For more information about the audition process, email Prof. Beau Hancock: Beau.Hancock@stockton.edu.
Stockton Dance Company Performances
Fall Choreography Project
Dec. 4 - 6, 2025, In the Performing Arts Center
$15 Regular $12 Student/Senior
Fall Choreography Project brings to the Performing Arts Center stage a mixed bill of dance works from the most promising choreographers in the Stockton dance community. Fall Choreography Project continues a 30-year Stockton tradition of presenting unpredictable and thought-provoking works from choreographers at all stages of their artistic development. These dance makers are forging new avenues for contemporary choreography, and the Fall Choreography Project is an opportunity to view the early work of the next generation of New Jersey dance artists.
Spring Dance Concert
Feb. 26 - February 28, 2026, In the Performing Arts Center
$15 Regular $12 Student/Senior
Spring Dance Concert highlights the gifted artists of the Stockton Dance community, presenting dances from notable choreographers that challenge these maturing performers. A new work from Mark Caserta of BigKid Dance uses a theatrical approach to create thought-provoking contemporary dance from a queer lens. Caserta, the 2025 Dance Company Residency artist, nurtures a creative and collaborative environment in rehearsals, leading to a blend of voices and styles in his dances. Chandra Moss-Thorne, former faculty member of Stockton Dance and senior lecturer at Swarthmore College, brings her unique perspective on contemporary ballet choreography to the 2026 guest artist residency. These internationally recognized artists join resident choreographers Beau Hancock, Caitlin Quinn Pittenger, and Lauren Putty White, whose eclectic, imaginative choreography dependably delights. This diverse program promises to be a moving evening.
Emerging Choreographers Showcase
April 23 - 25, 2026, In the Experimental Theatre
$15 Regular $12 Student/Senior
Emerging Choreographers Showcase is filled with moments of striking physicality, unusual grace, and the unexpected. This juried showcase for dance makers at the start of their composing careers is a laboratory for choreographic experimentation and innovation. The Experimental Theatre’s intimacy allows audiences a personal experience with this forward-looking choreography and provides these developing dance makers a chance to cultivate their artistic voices. Witness the variety and vibrancy of the Stockton community’s finest emerging choreographers.
