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1995
November
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Infinity Dance Theater founded by Kitty Lunn, Artistic Director.
1996
July
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Three performances as part of Mobility Junction at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.
August
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Performances at the First Cultural Paralympiad at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
September
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Performance at the Chautauqua Institution that led to the commissioning of Gilchrists Dream,
which premiered in Scotland the following September.
1997
March
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Principal performance entertainment at Cultural Environmental Movement, an international
conference in St. Louis, Missouri, sponsored by the Annenberg Center, University of Pennsylvania.
April
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Self-produced three performances at New York Citys Theatre of the Riverside Church,
reviewed by Jack Anderson of the New York Times.
May
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Interviewed on NBCs The Today Show by Gary Matsumoto.
June
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Participated in a Dancers Responding to AIDS event produced by the NYC Dance Alliance
and the Capezio Foundation at the Theatre of the Riverside Church.
Danced at the International Festival of Wheelchair Dance in Boston, Massachusetts,
sponsored by the Boston Dance Umbrella.
July
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Awarded 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service.
August
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Kitty Lunn invited by Jacques DAmboise to serve on the faculty of the National Dance
Institute and to develop a dance curriculum for students using wheelchairs in New York City.
September
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Premiere of Gilchrists Dream, commissioned by the Chief of the Clan MacMillan and premiered
at MacMillan Castle, Finlaystone, outside of Glasgow, Scotland.
October
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Performed in The Imagination Series at the Dance Theater Workshop in New York City.
December
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Company performance at New York Citys P.S. 199 for children with and without disabilities
the first of several annual performances.
1998
January
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Kitty Lunn initiated a wheelchair dance technique curriculum at P.S. 199 and inaugurated
weekly classes under the auspices of the National Dance Institute.
April
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Lecture demonstration for the National Dance Association in Reno, Nevada.
June
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Presentation at Inclusion of Artists with Disabilities in Education conference co-sponsored
by the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts.
September
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Lecture demonstration at New York Citys Columbia University for Dance Education masters
students resulting in the first recognition of wheelchair dance as an art form by a major university.
December
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Performance at Dancers Responding to AIDS The Remember Project, at St. Marks Church in
New York City in which Infinity continues to participate each December.
1999
January
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Performed at New York Citys Taipei Theater, sponsored by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.
March
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Three performances in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, co-produced by the Pittsburgh Dance Alliance
and the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Premiere of Dreambody by Roxanna Young.
Three days of concerts and workshops at Northern Westchester Center for the Arts.
Feature article on Infinity in the New York Times by Cynthia Wexler.
Performed two pieces at a benefit for Dancers Over 40 at Country Day School in Rye, NY.
April
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Concert and workshop at the SUNY Stony Brook campus for public school students with
disabilities from Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Infinity and the Clan MacMillan Society co-produced Celebrating Scotlands Heroes in
Music and Dance at the Theatre of the Riverside Church.
May
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Infinity and P.S. 199 students participated in the outdoor event Arts for All Kids at
Lincoln Center, sponsored by the New York City Board of Education, United Cerebral Palsy,
and Lincoln Center.
Performed three pieces at the 1999 VSA International Art & Soul Festival in Los Angeles,
California, and conducted a technique workshop and wheelchair clinic for Guatemalan and
South African dancers with disabilities.
June
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Presented one week of concerts and workshops in Carpi, Italy (near Bologna), sponsored by
the Fondazione Casa Di Risparmio.
October
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Performed three concerts at the Theatre of the Riverside Church in New York City.
Major article in the New York Times by Amy Waldman on Mark Brew, formerly of the Australian
Ballet and then the newest Infinity company member.
2000
February
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Participated in a Dancers Over 40 performance at Merce Cunningham Studio in New York City
for an audience of 400.
April
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Presented by the School Board of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the Broward
Center for the Performing Arts, reaching 9,000 students.
Lecture demonstration sponsored by the Kessler Institute at New Jerseys Liberty Science Center
for 200 individuals.
May
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Performance at Symphony Space in New York City, presented by the First Annual Jazz Dance
Festival before 500 audience members; recipient of Artists Excellence Award.
Presented by the International Festival of Different Abilities in Carpi, Italy with a
standing-room-only audience of 900.
June
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Performed for 2,500 audience members at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City,
presented by the Actors Fund of America and the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
July
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Lecture demonstration for the Dancing in the Millennium Festival in Washington, D.C.
October
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Participation in the Ideas 2000 conference, presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
Performed in Washington, D.C. for 600 individuals, presented by the Kennedy Center.
2001
January
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Performed at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference in New York City.
March
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Lecture demonstration and performance at Central Michigan University in Midland, Michigan
for 750 audience members; also featured the world premiere of Tangos Clandestinos by Gabriela Poler.
April
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Two benefit performances of From the Horses Mouth for Dancers Responding to AIDS at the Kaye
Playhouse in New York City.
May
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Release of Ballet Technique Transposed for Students Using Wheelchairs Infinitys first-of-its
kind video documenting the companys ballet transposition curriculum.
Performance of Gilchrists Dream in St. Petersburg, Florida for 1,000 public school children and
teachers, sponsored by VSA arts.
Performance and lecture demonstrations at Celtic Fest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for 700 audience
members and 400 public school children.
Bologna, Italy performance and lecture demonstration for 800.
July
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New York City Season at the Kaye Playhouse for 1,200 audience members featuring the world
premieres of Peter Puccis In Time Like Air and Gabriela Polers Neruda. Also included the company
premiere of Puccis Hoop-La, the American premieres of Mark Brews Access and Fly.
November
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Sold-out performance of In Time Like Air as a guest of Aterballetto in Reggio Emalia, Italy,
with an audience of 1,000, in addition to a master class.
2002
January
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Michael A. Fitch named Executive Director of Infinity Dance Theater.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference performance for 1,000 audience members.
March
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Participation in the two-day event, Ballet Builders: Choreographers on Pointe, at Florence
Gould Hall in New York City.
April
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Lecture demonstration at South Brunswick Elementary School in New Jersey for 650 fifth-grade students.
Performance at the Ulster Festival of Dance in Saugerties, New York for 900 guests.
June
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New York City Season at the John Jay Theater in New York City for 700 audience members
over three performances featuring the world premieres of Gabriela Polers Reflections and
Jeffrey Freezes Poem on the Lid of a Shoebox and Three to Get Ready.
July
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Two evening-length presentations at the Tramway Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland a modern concert,
and the world premiere of Scotlands Heroes A Celebration of Celtic Heritage in Music, Verse, Song, and Dance.
September / October
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Three master classes for student dancers with disabilities and teachers at the Northern
Westchester Center for the Arts.
November
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Performed Neruda at as part of Unique Voices, Common Language, presented by the Iona College
Council on the Arts in New Rochelle, New York. 550 audience members.
December
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Infinitys fifth consecutive appearance as part of Dancers Responding to AIDS The Remember
Project at St. Marks Church in New York City, with a performance of Neruda this year.
2003
March
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Performance of Neruda as part of Womens History Month at Columbia Universitys International
House in New York City for a celebration of women and the arts, before an audience of 650.
April
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Performance of Gilchrists Dream at the Broadway Theatre in Kingston, New York to celebrate
National Tartan Day presented by the Ulster Ballet Festival, with 750 in attendance.
May
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P.S. 89, an inclusive elementary school with a dance program in Lower Manhattan, hosted
Infinity for two performances reaching 500 kindergarten through sixth grade students with
and without disabilities.
Two performances and a lecture demonstration for 5,000 students at the Broward County Center
for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida presented by the School Board of Broward County.
June
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Presented two performances of Neruda as part of The Souls of our Feet Women Dancemakers
at the Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center of Long Island University, for 200 students.
July / August
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Workshops and other educational activities with students and teachers at Northern
Westchester Center for the Arts Summer Dance Camp.
Fall
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Kitty Lunn offers workshops and master classes with teachers and student dancers with
disabilities at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts.
October
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For the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts Gala honoring Peter Pucci and Alan
Menken, Kitty Lunn and her young students were featured during a new work titled Home,
choreographed by Ms. Lunn and set to music from Alan Menkens Beauty and the Beast. This new
dance work was created at the request of Mr. Menken presented before an audience of 500.
November
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Four-day educational residency at the Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, New Hampshire
including a performance, class, lecture, teacher training, and a technical session about modifying
wheelchairs for dance. In-depth sessions with 12 teachers and 8 students, as well as a performance for 200.
2004
January
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Performance of In Time Like Air and Neruda at a City Center event preceding the start of the
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference for an audience of 150.
Performance of In Time Like Air at New York Citys Bellevue Hospital Arts in Healthcare Conference
for 250 guests.
April
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Actors Equity presents Kitty Lunn and Infinity Dance Theater with the Loretta Lenoir Award
for Lifetime Achievement, for outstanding achievement in the area of human rights and advancing
the goal of non-traditional casting.
Appearance at the First Annual Conference on Health and Wellness for Adults with
Disabilities, Empowerment through Healthy Lifestyles, presented by the New York State
Association of County Health Officials, for an audience of 500.
Appearance at the IBM Global Workplace Diversity Conference at the Palisades Executive Center
in Palisades, New York for 300.
May
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Wheelchair Dance Technique Workshop at the New 42nd Street Studios for grantees of the
New York State Council on the Arts.
Performance at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts for an audience of 350.
Wheelchair Dance Technique Workshops at New York University for members of the National
Dance Educators Organization and students from NYUs graduate dance education program.
Performance and workshop at the 25th Annual New Jersey Governors Conference on Recreation
for Individuals with Disabilities.
June
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Performances at the 2004 International VSA arts Festival; Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts; Washington, D.C. Opening Ceremony at Kennedy Center Concert Hall for audience of 2,000;
Millennium Stage Performance for 750 guests; and wheelchair dance technique lecture demonstration.
Two-day educational residency at the Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, New Hampshire
including a teacher training session and workshop with students.
October
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New York City Season at Joyce SoHo, with the world premiere of Peter Puccis Chant and
Dario Vaccaros Eight Seasons, the New York premiere of Kitty Lunn and Dario Vaccaros
Genesis, as well as Puccis In Time Like Air and Gabriela Polers Neruda.
Fall
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (weekly, 11 students, four teachers) and the
Matheny School in Peapack, New Jersey (twice weekly, students, four teachers).
November
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Performance and lecture for Fashion Institute of Technologys Diversity Week.
2005
Winter
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (weekly, 11 students, four teachers) and the
Matheny School in Peapack, New Jersey (twice weekly, students, four teachers).
February
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An Evening of Romance & Dance featuring Kitty Lunn with Mark Roxey of Roxey Ballet
four performances with 100 guests each night, and one benefit performance at the Matheny
School in Peapack, New Jersey for 500 guests.
March
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Performance for the Dance Masters of America (Chapter 17) Competition at Chesapeake College
in Wye Mills, Maryland for an audience of 800.
Four lecture demonstrations at Cuppett Performing Arts Center of Vienna, Virginia, with 20
students per class and three Cuppett educators participating.
Benefit performance for Armonk (NY) Center for Dance to benefit their special education
program, with attendance of 500.
Spring
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (weekly, 11 students, four teachers) and the
Matheny School of New Jersey (twice weekly, students, four teachers).
May
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New York City teacher training workshops in modern dance transposition technique at New York
University for 15 dance educators.
Workshop and performance for the New Jersey Department of Parks & Recreation, with an audience
of 200 for the performance and 50 for the workshop.
July
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Educational residency at the Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, New Hampshire and
Cedarcrest in Keene, New Hampshire including workshops with 100 students and teachers, a
performance for 100, and an African dance transposition workshop.
Fall
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (weekly, 11 students, four teachers) and the
Matheny School of New Jersey (weekly, 10 students, four teachers).
Private dance training for New York City people with disabilities, and technical assistance
to customize their chairs for dance purposes (average of 1 student per month).
October
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Performance for HSC Foundation Benefit at Washington D.C.s WVSA arts connection for 75 guests.
Workshop showings of the evening-length multimedia dance work in development, Wheels &
Bodies in Motion, a Co-Production with Roxey Ballet (Lambertville, New Jersey) at the Canal
Studio Theater, for four performances reaching 500.
November
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Performance and talk at Adelphi University (Garden City, New York) during Disability
Awareness Week for all dance majors and the general student body (attendance of 50).
2006
Winter
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (weekly, 11 students, four teachers) and the
Matheny School in Peapack, New Jersey (weekly, 10 students, four teachers).
Private dance training for NYC people with disabilities, and technical assistance to customize
their chairs for dance purposes (average of 1 student per month).
February
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Workshop by Kitty Lunn during a Day of Dance presented by New York State Dance Education
Association and New York University, with attendance of 25.
An Evening of Romance & Dance with Roxey Ballet in Lambertville, New Jersey (4 performances for 500).
Spring
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Wheelchair dance technique classes each week for teachers and students with and without
disabilities at the Matheny School of Peapack, New Jersey (weekly, 10 students, four teachers).
April
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Workshop showing of Wheels & Bodies in Motion at the Robert Schonhorn Arts Center in Peapack,
New Jersey (2 performances for 250).
Presentation of Celebrating Diversity at J.P. Case Middle School in Flemington, New Jersey with
Roxey Ballet (2 performances for 400 students).
June
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Performance at Grand Central Terminals Vanderbilt Hall for Spinal Cord Disabilities Awareness
Day for 250 guests.
Infinity Dance Theaters 10th Anniversary Season / World Premiere of Wheels & Bodies in Motion,
a Co-Production of Infinity Dance Theater and Roxey Ballet / Joyce SoHo / New York City
(4 performances for 244) video-archival sponsored by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
August
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Performance of The Dancer Within for Access for All: A Cultural Disability Conference, at Red Bank,
New Jerseys Two River Theater, for 500 guests.
Fall
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at the Matheny School in Peapack, New Jersey (weekly, 10 students, 3 teachers).
November
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Performance at Friends Health Connection benefit in Matawan, New Jersey for 250 guests.
Participation in Full Circle performance benefiting the Matheny Schools Arts Access Program
(400 in attendance).
Performance of Vivaldi at the Matheny School, celebrating the Schools 60th Anniversary, for 100 guests.
December
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Series of Horton/ballet technique classes conducted for 3 faculty members at Steps on Broadway.
2007
Winter / Spring
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Wheelchair dance technique classes for teachers and students with and without disabilities
at the Matheny School of New Jersey (weekly, 10 students, 3 teachers).
Series of Horton/ballet technique classes conducted for 3 faculty members at Steps on Broadway.
March
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Teacher training workshop at New York University for 18 graduate student dance educators.
April
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Lecture demonstration at Lower Manhattans P.S. 89 reaching 500 elementary school students.
Performances and workshops for Arts Equinox Festival in Brookline, Massachusetts, benefiting
340 elementary school students.
May
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Performance and educational residency benefiting more than 200 students, teachers, and
community members at Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, New Hampshire.
Four classes and choreography adjudication at Raritan Valley Community Colleges Teen Arts
Initiative, reaching 750 students.
Performance of In Time Like Air for 2000 guests of the New Jersey Arts Initiative at the
George Street Playhouse.
June
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Studio showing of Lead Me Home, a new work by choreographer Peter Pucci, at the New 42nd Street.
July
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Participation in the Summer Dance Intensive at New York University a workshop for a
group of 25 Korean dance education students and a workshop for 17 NYU graduate dance education students.
Summer
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Weekly dance classes for people with disabilities in New York City.
September
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Performance and workshop benefiting 3 students, 12 teachers, and 40 invited guests at
Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, New Hampshire.
Fall
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Teacher training and private lessons for children with disabilities at the Princeton (NJ) YWCA.
Weekly dance classes for people with disabilities in New York City.
October
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Performance at Lower Manhattans Embassy Suites sponsored by Merrill Lynch in recognition of
Disability Awareness Month, for 100 guests.
December
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Performance sponsored by Lehman Brothers in recognition of International Day of Disabled
Persons, for 75 guests.
2008
Winter/Spring
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Weekly dance classes for people with disabilities in New York City.
February
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Modern dance technique workshop by Kitty Lunn during a regional conference presented by
New York State Dance Education Association and New York University, benefiting 25 participants.
The event concluded with a studio showing of Peter Pucci's new work for the company, style="font-style:italic;"Lead Me Home.
March
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Two dance workshops and performance at Manhattan School for Children for 44 children with and
without disabilities, and 18 teachers - using dance to teach across the curriculum (K - 4).
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Master class for 25 New York University dance students.
April
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Performance and remarks for John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Diversity Week for an audience of 50.
May
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Two family matinee performances at Joyce SoHo for 148 guests.
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Classes and choreography adjudication at Raritan Valley Community College's Teen Arts
Initiative, reaching 750 students.
June
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Performance for Brooklyn Disability Awareness Benefit at Asser Levy Park (200 guests).
July 7 - 11
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Week-long Integrated Dance Summer Intensive, led by Kitty Lunn, at New York University for
dance educators and dancers with and without disabilities.
August 4
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Integrated dance summer workshop for a group of 25 graduate dance education students at New York University.
Fall
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Weekly dance classes for people with disabilities in New York City.
September
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Integrated dance workshop at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York for 25 students, 2 area choreographers, and 3 faculty members.
November
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Two integrated dance classes for 90 students and a performance for 150 at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.
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Performance showing at LaGuardia High School in New York City.
2009
Winter/Spring
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Weekly dance classes for people with disabilities in New York City.
January/February/May
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Dance classes for 25 2nd graders with and without disabilities
at the Manhattan School for Children. Twice per week, Kitty Lunn led the students in developing a production of
Peter and the Wolf, which the students performed in May.
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Integrated dance choreography workshop and performance showing at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York.
May 28 - 31
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Infinity Dance Theater presented Body of Work: 50 Years of Dance with Kitty Lunn,
the company's third engagement at Joyce SoHo, reaching audiences of 300.
June
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Dance workshop for 25 kindergarten students with and without disabilities, teachers, and
administrators, at the Little Red School House.
July
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A week-long Integrated Dance Summer Intensive led by Kitty Lunn and held at New York University,
benefiting 13 dance educators and dancers with and without disabilities.
October
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Dance class at Dance Theater Workshop for 12 senior citizens through the Arthritis Foundation.
November
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Teacher training workshop at the New 42nd Street Studios
for three teachers from the Darien Arts Center (CT).
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