Programs
are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
June 16 & 30 and July 14 at 8 pm
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University's East Campus
Thirty professional North Carolina choreographers and companies present work to ADF audiences and the community in a series of mixed programs. After the performance, take your shoes off and join us on stage for a dance party as we celebrate five years of discovering dance made locally. Acts to Follow is funded by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
June 23, 30, and July 7 following the performance
Join us this summer for an exciting new social opportunity! Local venues will host parties following three of our Saturday evening performances. Take advantage of this unique chance to mingle with other ADF audience members and performing artists while enjoying good music and delicious hors d’oeuvres! Bring your ticket stub from the currently performing company for free admission, or join us with a $10 contribution at the door.
Maximum capacity for the venues will be observed.
ADF
Tours
June 18–July 13
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 10:30 am & 1:45 pm
Duke University's East Campus
Festival visitors can go behind the scenes, witnessing modern dance in the making. ADF docents lead guided tours of classes beginning with an ADF video presentation. Call (919) 684-6402 to schedule a tour.
Dancing
for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance
July 6 at 7 pm, White Lecture Hall
July 7 at 2 pm & 4:30 pm, White Lecture Hall
July 8 at 2 pm, Nasher Museum
The film festival features both juried and curated works of dance designed for the camera. The festival is directed and curated by video dance maker Douglas Rosenberg.
Times and locations are subject to change.
HU/ADF
M.F.A. Performances
July 20 at 8 pm & July 21 at 7:30 pm
Reynolds Industries Theater
Now in its third year, the Hollins University/American Dance Festival Master of Fine Arts is a highly selective program that admits students from around the world. The two evenings of original works, by many well-known and distinguished artists, are a culmination of year-long creative thesis projects by the students from the program. For more information please visit www.hollinsdance.org.
Post
Performance Discussions (PPDs)
Discussions moderated by ADF faculty members give the audience a chance to meet the artists, learn about their work, and ask questions of choreographers, dancers, scholars, and administrators.
June 20: Russian Festival performers
June 27: Eiko and Koma with Charian and Peace
July 18: Rodger Belman, Dianne McIntyre, and Rudy PerezThis seminar series features choreographers and dancers performing as part of the ADF season. The artists participate in discussions on the nature of the creative process, the collaborative experience, and other artistic, cultural, and historical issues relating to dance.
