Last night’s Past/Forward cast party was a chance for ADF students and choreographers to celebrate their hard work and beautiful performances. It was also a chance to celebrate Wendy Scripps’ birthday!

One minute of Miguel Gutierrez’s DEEP Aerobics class this past Friday at the Ark on Duke University East Campus.

Glimpses from Jose Bustamante’s installation on the Duke University East Campus last weekend as part of the Hollins University/American Dance Festival MFA program.

A quick glimpse of the the ADF Improv Jam last Saturday night.

Excerpts of some selections for the 14th annual ADF Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance, which will take place July 10-12, 2009 at Duke University.

Carolyn Adams, Ruth Andrien and Sharon Kinney will be honored with the Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching Award at Duke University’s Griffith Theatre tonight at 8 pm. “Within the shared language of Paul Taylor’s early choreography, these three remarkable women set their careers in motion,” says ADF Dean Donna Faye Burchfield. The video begins with an excerpt from the world premiere of Paul Taylor’s Profiles at ADF in 1979, featuring Ruth Andrien.

In the clip above, Ohad Naharin speaks at yesterday’s ADF panel discussion, Where Ballet Meets Modern: The Choreographer’s View. Tonight at the Durham Performing Arts Center, Ohad will be presented with the 2009 Scripps/ADF Award in recognition of his accomplishments as a choreographer and performer.