This summer BDF continues its support and engagement with Meta-academy to foster a vibrant creative community online. Meta-academy invites you to engage online with three international dance festivals this summer- Taking…
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It’s that time of year again. BDF’s Young Dancers Workshop kicked off today. We have a stellar faculty and performances lined up by Camille A. Brown and Prometheus Dance. To get…
You have more than likely heard about the increasing importance of online courses in higher education. If you’re like me, you respond to the Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) with a mix of hope…
(Posted by D Nayar, 2013 New England Emerging Choreographer in Residence). Entry #1 What follows are selected fragments. Thoughts, memories, sensations that bubble to the surface upon reflecting on my…
I am lucky enough to be enrolled in Kathleen Hermesdorf’s gut motives modern technique class accompanied by Albert Mathias. I say this because I have never taken a dance class…
While close to 200 professional dancers are on our campus for 3 weeks this summer to dance, there is a lesser known program that invites youth and teens from the…
We were lucky enough to spend Wednesday evening at the Franco-American Heritage Center in downtown Lewiston for the annual Musicians’ Concert. All eight of the accompanists we have working at…
Tuesday brought multiple encounters with Bridgman|Packer Dance both on the stage of Schaeffer Theater and with their students in the dining hall. This company comprised of Art Bridgman and Myrna…
Before I even arrived here, there was one thing that came up in every conversation about BDF. The food. Everyone gushed to me how good the food is at the…
Stephan Koplowitz led a Show & Tell last night to discuss his prolific career creating site-specific works. Over the past 30 years he has created over 50 site-specific works and…
