May We Have This CyberDance?

Save the Last CyberDance

Cara Clark — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:18:09 +0000

With at least one video post everyday this season, May we have this CyberDance? offered a behind-the-scenes sneak peek into what makes this Festival tick. From interviews with today’s top choreographers, to hearing stories from faculty members about the days of old, to interacting with the greater Durham community, this blog has served as both informative and entertaining segments. Be sure to check back in next summer to see what the ADF and its many facets are up to. Until then, eat, drink, dance and be merry!

ADF School Repertory Showings

Cara Clark — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:25:51 +0000

Six-week students at the ADF take 3 two-hour classes a day, four days a week; two of these classes can be technique and the third a composition or repertory class. Students audition for the repertory classes with ADF faculty the first weekend they arrive, and work intensely for the next six weeks in creating a new work with the faculty or in learning past repertory. In this video you will catch a glimpse of Ming Lung Yang and Ursula Payne’s repertory showings.

Thank You from ADF Students

Cara Clark — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:57:28 +0000

One quintessential element of ADF are hand-painted and brightly colored school buses. With the exception of an occasional break-down, these buses, affectionately named “Tank” and “Gentle Beauty”, take students to and from classes and dance performances. CyberDance rode the bus to learn about scholarship students’ favorite aspects of the festival. Since ADF would not thrive without the generous donations of patrons and businesses, the students say a huge “thanks.”

HU/ADF MFA Program

Cara Clark — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:58:55 +0000

Now in it’s sixth year, the 60-credit MFA offers students an opportunity to immerse themselves for six weeks in the legendary international community of the ADF, followed by an intimate learning atmosphere at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. Few graduate programs can provide students with a wide range of experiences, opportunities, and imaginative approaches to thinking about dance. CyberDance was able to capture an MFA showing earlier this summer. Be sure to catch the last two MFA performances of the summer at the Reynolds Industries Theater, July 23-24.

ADF Four Week School

Cara Clark — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:20:40 +0000

The Four Week School immerses students in an intergenerational and international community of dance, providing a fun yet intensive program of study designed to meet the needs of mature students ages 12 to 16. Students take three classes a day, four days a week, and participate in special workshops and classes offered by guest artists on Wednesdays and weekends.