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CAROLINA BALLET TO PREMIERE NEW GISELLE
Over the first fourteen seasons, artistic director Robert Weiss has choreographed many of the great classic ballets to fit his company, Carolina Ballet
Shen Wei Dance Arts
For over a decade Shen Wei has created timeless dance works that evoke a sense of drama and mystery and immerse audiences in the visually rich world emerging onstage. His stunning company will kick off the 80th anniversary with two beautifully stirring works including Near the Terrace and the world premiere of Collective Measures.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
For over a decade Shen Wei has created timeless dance works that evoke a sense of drama and mystery and immerse audiences in the visually rich world emerging onstage. His stunning company will kick off the 80th anniversary with two beautifully stirring works including Near the Terrace and the world premiere of Collective Measures.
The 605 Collective
The 605 Collective has rapidly emerged as one of Canada’s hottest companies in recent years by drawing inspiration from the colliding worlds of urban and contemporary dance. This summer they will make their ADF debut with their 2009 work, Audible, a highly kinetic dance performers jump, dive, collide, and tumble to transform movement into an [...]
The 605 Collective
The 605 Collective has rapidly emerged as one of Canada’s hottest companies in recent years by drawing inspiration from the colliding worlds of urban and contemporary dance. This summer they will make their ADF debut with their 2009 work, Audible, a highly kinetic dance performers jump, dive, collide, and tumble to transform movement into an [...]
The 605 Collective
The 605 Collective has rapidly emerged as one of Canada’s hottest companies in recent years by drawing inspiration from the colliding worlds of urban and contemporary dance. This summer they will make their ADF debut with their 2009 work, Audible, a highly kinetic dance performers jump, dive, collide, and tumble to transform movement into an [...]
ADF and NC Dance Festival Celebrate Statewide Dance
ADF and the NC Dance Festival (NCDF) are delighted to co-present four dance works featured in the NCDF’s annual state tour. Selected as the top works to be performed over the last ten years by nationally recognized choreographers, Cara Hagan, John Gamble Dance Theater, Natalie Marrone and the Dance Cure, Lindsey Kelley, and Mindy Upin [...]
ADF and NC Dance Festival Celebrate Statewide Dance
ADF and the NC Dance Festival (NCDF) are delighted to co-present four dance works featured in the NCDF’s annual state tour. Selected as the top works to be performed over the last ten years by nationally recognized choreographers, Cara Hagan, John Gamble Dance Theater, Natalie Marrone and the Dance Cure, Lindsey Kelley, and Mindy Upin [...]
Pilobolus
Year after year, the incredible wonder of Pilobolus brings to the ADF stage a brilliant ingenuity that defies all notions of what modern dance is and can be. Their provocative and witty collaborations have become one of the most anticipated events of the summer, and this year they present two ADF commissioned world premieres in [...]
Pilobolus
Year after year, the incredible wonder of Pilobolus brings to the ADF stage a brilliant ingenuity that defies all notions of what modern dance is and can be. Their provocative and witty collaborations have become one of the most anticipated events of the summer, and this year they present two ADF commissioned world premieres in [...]
Pilobolus Children’s Matinee
Year after year, the incredible wonder of Pilobolus brings to the ADF stage a brilliant ingenuity that defies all notions of what modern dance is and can be. Their provocative and witty collaborations have become one of the most anticipated events of the summer, and this year they present two ADF commissioned world premieres in [...]
Pilobolus
Year after year, the incredible wonder of Pilobolus brings to the ADF stage a brilliant ingenuity that defies all notions of what modern dance is and can be. Their provocative and witty collaborations have become one of the most anticipated events of the summer, and this year they present two ADF commissioned world premieres in [...]
Faye Driscoll
Celebrated as one of the most original artists of her generation, Faye Driscoll has become widely known for creating new forms of theatrical works that provoke feeling, stimulate the senses, and activate the mind. She’ll make her return to the ADF stage with You’re Me (2012), a startling evening-length duet that probes the inescapable nature [...]
Faye Driscoll
Celebrated as one of the most original artists of her generation, Faye Driscoll has become widely known for creating new forms of theatrical works that provoke feeling, stimulate the senses, and activate the mind. She’ll make her return to the ADF stage with You’re Me (2012), a startling evening-length duet that probes the inescapable nature [...]
Mark Haim
The American Dance Festival and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University co-present This Land Is Your Land, a work in the minimalist tradition by Seattle choreographer and distinguished ADF faculty member Mark Haim for 14 performers. Set to a dynamic country music score, this poignant and comical work uses culturally identifiable props, from Starbucks cups to [...]
Faye Driscoll
Celebrated as one of the most original artists of her generation, Faye Driscoll has become widely known for creating new forms of theatrical works that provoke feeling, stimulate the senses, and activate the mind. She’ll make her return to the ADF stage with You’re Me (2012), a startling evening-length duet that probes the inescapable nature [...]
Mark Haim
The American Dance Festival and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University co-present This Land Is Your Land, a work in the minimalist tradition by Seattle choreographer and distinguished ADF faculty member Mark Haim for 14 performers. Set to a dynamic country music score, this poignant and comical work uses culturally identifiable props, from Starbucks cups to [...]
Mark Haim
The American Dance Festival and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University co-present This Land Is Your Land, a work in the minimalist tradition by Seattle choreographer and distinguished ADF faculty member Mark Haim for 14 performers. Set to a dynamic country music score, this poignant and comical work uses culturally identifiable props, from Starbucks cups to [...]
Mark Haim
The American Dance Festival and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University co-present This Land Is Your Land, a work in the minimalist tradition by Seattle choreographer and distinguished ADF faculty member Mark Haim for 14 performers. Set to a dynamic country music score, this poignant and comical work uses culturally identifiable props, from Starbucks cups to [...]
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
As one of the most groundbreaking and sought-after artists of the last five years, Kyle Abraham continues to create a conversation of movement that is fresh, unique, and innovative. He brings his stellar cast back to Durham for an unforgettable performance of his newest work, Pavement. Inspired by the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, [...]
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
As one of the most groundbreaking and sought-after artists of the last five years, Kyle Abraham continues to create a conversation of movement that is fresh, unique, and innovative. He brings his stellar cast back to Durham for an unforgettable performance of his newest work, Pavement. Inspired by the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, [...]
LeeSaar The Company
LeeSaar The Company uses various disciplines of dance and theater to create vivid and dynamic contemporary dance works. Their highly anticipated ADF debut features an ADF commissioned world premiere entitled Grass and Jackals, a powerful dance piece and light spectacle that investigates the connections between feelings and bodies in an unknown terrain.
LeeSaar The Company
LeeSaar The Company uses various disciplines of dance and theater to create vivid and dynamic contemporary dance works. Their highly anticipated ADF debut features an ADF commissioned world premiere entitled Grass and Jackals, a powerful dance piece and light spectacle that investigates the connections between feelings and bodies in an unknown terrain.
LeeSaar The Company
LeeSaar The Company uses various disciplines of dance and theater to create vivid and dynamic contemporary dance works. Their highly anticipated ADF debut features an ADF commissioned world premiere entitled Grass and Jackals, a powerful dance piece and light spectacle that investigates the connections between feelings and bodies in an unknown terrain.
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance draws from various forms of dance techniques to create her acclaimed aerial work, keeping audiences on their toes through her highly flying yet sophisticated and daring dances. The company will present Air Condition (2005), a show that combines the electric energy and excitement of flying with the expertise of modern dance.
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company Children’s Matinee
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance draws from various forms of dance techniques to create her acclaimed aerial work, keeping audiences on their toes through her highly flying yet sophisticated and daring dances. The company will present Air Condition (2005), a show that combines the electric energy and excitement of flying with the expertise of modern dance.
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance draws from various forms of dance techniques to create her acclaimed aerial work, keeping audiences on their toes through her highly flying yet sophisticated and daring dances. The company will present Air Condition (2005), a show that combines the electric energy and excitement of flying with the expertise of modern dance.
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
In just a few short years Camille A. Brown has rapidly made a name for herself as a virtuosic dancer and provocative choreographer who blurs the space between theater and dance. Her dazzling company will bring the heat this summer with their newly premiered work MR. TOL E. RAncE. Celebrating the humor and perseverance of [...]
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
In just a few short years Camille A. Brown has rapidly made a name for herself as a virtuosic dancer and provocative choreographer who blurs the space between theater and dance. Her dazzling company will bring the heat this summer with their newly premiered work MR. TOL E. RAncE. Celebrating the humor and perseverance of [...]
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
In just a few short years Camille A. Brown has rapidly made a name for herself as a virtuosic dancer and provocative choreographer who blurs the space between theater and dance. Her dazzling company will bring the heat this summer with their newly premiered work MR. TOL E. RAncE. Celebrating the humor and perseverance of [...]
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