Global Reach
27 Countries Participated in the 2009 ADF including:
International Choreographers Residency Program
photos by Sara D. DavisSince 1985, the International Choreographers Residency (ICR) Program has energized the Festival’s already vibrant community by bringing 425 international choreographers, dancers, and teachers to the ADF. The 2009 ICR program included 20 international choreographers and dancers from Cambodia, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, and Taiwan. The participants added to the ICR program’s rich history of sharing new cultural viewpoints with the ADF community through collaborations, informal performances, and master classes.
14th Annual Dancing for the Camera
photo stills from: She Sleeps, Water Burns Sun, Red, and A Band ApartThe 14th annual Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance, directed and curated by Douglas Rosenberg, featured juried works in four categories: Choreography for the Camera, Documentary, Experimental/Digital, and Student Work. Adjudicators screened over 150 submissions to select the 32 films, including nine US premieres and eight world premieres, which were screened at Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art and White Lecture Hall.
En Cadena (Assembly Line), submitted by Juan Carlos Garcia, received this year's Certificate of Distinction. return., submitted by Ryan Page, received this year's Award for Outstanding Student Work. Ten countries were represented over the course of the three-day festival.
