The 605 Collective makes their ADF debut this year in a rollicking performance of Audible (2009), a dynamic full-length work that examines human interaction and connection in our increasingly technology-driven world. The company hails from Vancouver, Canada, and draws from … read more

Gerri Houlihan joined the ADF faculty in 1981 and today serves as the Co-Dean of the ADF School. She began her career at the Juilliard School and went on to perform, choreograph, and teach across the US and Europe.

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Rebecca B. Elvin is a lifelong dancer with a background in childhood education. She currently teaches at the Samuel H. Scripps Studios, ADF’s newest addition and first permanent, year-round center for creative activity. The studios offer all levels of training … read more

The ADF Archives is a veritable treasure trove of rare documents, striking dance footage, and photographs that capture the distinct fleeting moments of times past. ADF has documented the festival throughout its eighty years, maintaining a rich source of material … read more

Choreographer, dancer, and educator Phyllis Lamhut is the recipient of the 2013 Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She began her lifelong dance career at the early age of fifteen, when she joined Alwin Nikolais at the … read more