Sum of Parts

Nimbus Dance Spring Season

May 15 - 16, 2026, 8 pm

A World Premiere. Four Thrilling Contemporary Dance Works. A New Choral Score Performed by 30 Voices. The Words of Eight Jersey City Icons. Choreographers from Four Countries. E Pluribus Unum. Our Whole is Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts. Nimbus Celebrates the Nation's 250th.

Sum of Parts features the world premiere of A Land, A Promise, by Princess Grace Award–winning choreographer Houston Thomas, set to a newly composed choral score by Saunder Choi and performed live by the West Village Chorale. The program also features works by Pedro Ruiz and Yoshito Sakuraba, alongside the return of Through the Golden Door, created with bestselling author Helene Stapinski and eight longtime Jersey City residents and culturemakers: Mary Aiken, Sam Pesin, Ben Jones, Juan Cartagena, Tina Maneca, Catherine Hecht, Joe Waks, Danielle Scott.

SILVERMAN is the Lead Sponsor of Nimbus' Spring Season

This performance is supported in part by funding through the NJEDA’s A.R.T. – Phase II Grant Program

The creation of A Land, A Promise was made possible in part through commissioning funds from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center