Gaspard Louis is the director of ADF Project Dance, a year-round creative movement outreach program that offers free dance classes to youth in the community. Previously, he was a member of Pilobolus Dance Theater, where he collaborated on nine major … read more

ADF relocated to its current home in Durham, North Carolina in 1977. In today’s 80 Faces, Mayor Bill Bell describes the impact ADF has had on the local Durham community since its move thirty-seven years ago.… read more

One of the most popular videos on ADF’s YouTube channel is Meredith Monk’s Fondest ADF Memory, first posted in 2008. Her story has over eleven thousand views (and counting).

Needle-Brain Lloyd and the Systems Kid (1970) was her first performance … read more

Each season, ADF is touched by the diverse audiences that attend its performances. One of ADF’s most fervent supporters is the young Levi Tapper, a local elementary school student who attends shows every year with his parents, younger brother and … read more

ADF Dean Emeritus Martha Myers has touched the lives of countless dancers at ADF over the years. She joined the dance faculty at Connecticut College in 1967, founded its dance department in 1971, and led the department until 1992.  She … read more