In 1934, modern dance pioneers Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Hanya Holm converged to create the Bennington School of Dance in the green mountains of Vermont. Dancers and educators alike flocked to the festival to study with its … read more

Jason Samuels Smith is a world-renowned tap dancer based in New York City. In 2004, he performed as part of ADF’s Festival of the Feet, which featured American tap dance, Spanish flamenco, and Indian Kathak. His serendipitous meeting with Kathak … read more

Acclaimed visual artist Alex Katz has a lengthy association with the modern dance world. He designed sets and costumes for choreographer Paul Taylor for nearly three decades and befriended ADF Director Emeritus Charles L. Reinhart during the latter’s tenure as … read more

Dance theater artist Martha Clarke shares her enduring connection to the American Dance Festival in today’s chapter of 80 Faces.

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Former Chief Dance Critic of the New York Times Anna Kisselgoff has long been a familiar face at ADF. Her first attendance in 1968–on ADF’s former grounds at Connecticut College–pre-dated the arrival of Director Emeritus Charles L. Reinhart, and upon … read more