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ADF Kids

Children's Matinee
ADF Community Day, Children’s Saturday Matinees and Kids Parties are made possible in part by
generous funding from The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and the Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation.

Kids Night Out

Kids deserve a night out too!
Area youth, ages 6–16, are invited to attend any evening ADF performance for free with the purchase of a regular-priced adult ticket. Available for all 2010 ADF evening performances, Kids Night Out (KNO) tickets give patrons the ability to share their love of the ADF and modern dance with the next generation of dance-goers.

A limited number of KNO tickets will be available for each performing company. As some programs may contain adult themes or nudity, the purchase of KNO tickets is left to the discretion of parents and guardians. Programs with known adult content will be noted.

Did you know?

Dance can make you see and think about life and the world in new ways.

Modern dance, like jazz music, is one of the few art forms
that originated in the United States.

Pilobolus has performed at every ADF since 1973.

Madonna was a student at the ADF school in 1978.

 

Community day

What does it mean?

Click on the word to find out the meaning!

Auditorium

The part or area of the theatre where the audience sits to watch a performance.

choreography

The art of making dances.
The person who makes the dances is called a choreographer.

Dancers move and stretch before a class or a performance in order to prepare their bodies for more challenging movements and also to prevent injury.

The practice session in preparation
for a performance.
A dress rehearsal is the last rehearsal of a completed dance, in costume with all lights and sets before the first public performance.