Yesterday marked the final day of another incredible season here at the American Dance Festival. During our final week, we sat down with our three Six Week School students Rachel, Lisa and Johnnie to chat about their experiences this summer … read more
Posts Categorized: School ’12
HU / ADF MFA Thesis Presentations
During the final weeks of each season, graduating students of the Hollins University / ADF MFA Program in Dance have the chance to present their thesis performance on ADF stages. Two of these outgoing MFA students, Susan Koper and Renee … read more
Footprints | Beyond Limits
The opportunity to commission and present new work is a foundation of each ADF season. Footprints features an evening of performances choreographed by three groundbreaking choreographers, Jodi Melnick, Reggie Wilson and Helen Simoneau. Staged on a staggering sixty ADF students … read more
Helen Tamiris teaching at the American Dance Festival, 1959
Each summer, the ADF’s Archives department documents the festival by videotaping performances, classes, showings, panel discussions, and other special events. There is a rich history of modern dance in the Archives’ moving images collection, where there is film going back … read more
ADF Musicians | A Breath, A Conversation, A Duet
The relationship between music and dance is a crucial one. In its simplest form, music provides the tempo to which all movement is timed; but it also has the ability to create mood, enhance a feeling or provide … read more