Why I Do This by Okwui Okpokwasili Breath The chorus When we fall and catch each other Dancers are the best at this Bearing the weight With a kind of…
bdfJanuary 25, 2021
Raja and Maria ON AN IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE Raja: Can I just start by letting you know, one, this is being recorded Maria: Got it R: And two, Maria, You are an actual…
bdfDecember 11, 2020
Note: What follows below is an edited version of my remarks at the Inside Dance pre-performance talk ahead of Joanna Kotze's "What Will We Be Like When We Get There."…
Lauren WarneckeAugust 6, 2019
Note: Throughout my time as scholar in residence, I've had the pleasure of working with Phoebe Ballard, who in addition to participating in the Professional Training Program and working as…
Lauren WarneckeAugust 3, 2019
During my last semester as a college dance major, a classmate in my composition course accused me of stealing her move. It was during an in-class showing. She performed a…
Lauren WarneckeJuly 31, 2019
The Bates Dance Festival’s 37th presenting series officially launched July 12, with a hip-hop performance in the Shaeffer Theatre combining music and dance by The Reminders and MaMa². MaMa², comprised…
Lauren WarneckeJuly 25, 2019
Image by Jonathan Hsu This weekend is a celebration. The 35th Anniversary Gala brings together artists who have been integral to the festival’s trajectory, replenishing and reinventing the spirit of…
phoebeJuly 29, 2017
Image by Jonathan Hsu Within the first seven days of the Professional Training Program participants had seen two shows in the Schaeffer Theatre, had taken up to twenty dance classes,…
phoebeJuly 24, 2017
Breaking down the proscenium divide in the Schaeffer Theatre, the creative team that makes up zoe|juniper sets the stage for their performance this weekend. Their third return to the festival,…
phoebeJuly 21, 2017
