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2017 Young Dancers WorkshopLive From The Festival

Live from BDF: An Interview with Amy Miller

As Week 1 comes to a close, the young dancers are digging deeply into movement material presented to them in class. Each incredible teacher at the workshop challenges students with…
phoebe
phoebeJuly 1, 2017
BDF Newsletters

2016 Fall Newsletter, Volume 21

zoe  | juniper in Clear & Sweet (photo by James Morgan) CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF MOVING TOGETHER Next summer we will celebrate 35 years of building community through dance. 2017…
laura
lauraNovember 14, 2016
Youth Arts: In Their Own Words

The Making of YAP: Week 3

Show and Tell and Festival Finale The air tingled with excitement at the Show and Tell performance on Friday afternoon. The showing focused on a “day in the life” of…
Sydney Burrows
Sydney BurrowsAugust 7, 2016
2016 Professional Training ProgramUncategorized

2016 BDF Intern Testimonials

This summer the Bates Dance Festival had nineteen interns working behind the scenes of the theater, office, and more to help keep this vibrant festival up and running. The BDF interns…
Chava Lansky
Chava LanskyAugust 5, 2016
2016 Professional Training ProgramUncategorized

PTP Student Profile: Leigh Lotocki

The roughly 150 students in the Professional Training Program include dancers from all backgrounds and walks of life. While some of these students are here for the first time, many…
Chava Lansky
Chava LanskyAugust 5, 2016
2016 Performances2016 Professional Training Program

Collaboration and Creativity Lead in Moving in the Moment

On Wednesday, July 28 the Bates Dance Festival presented Moving in the Moment, the annual improvisatory performance by the Festival’s faculty and musicians. The show is an iconic part of…
Chava Lansky
Chava LanskyAugust 3, 2016
Youth Arts: In Their Own Words

The Making of YAP – Week 2.5

  Love Is Eternity As the Festival Finale creeps closer and closer, the Youth Arts Program faculty and staff have begun shaping and finalizing their ideas. On Monday, the students…
Sydney Burrows
Sydney BurrowsAugust 2, 2016
2016 Professional Training Program

PTP Student Profile: Manuel Meza

This year’s Professional Training Program has attracted a diverse and talented group of dancers from around the world. I sat down to chat with Manuel Meza, a student from California…
Sydney Burrows
Sydney BurrowsAugust 2, 2016
2016 Professional Training Program

Business of Dance: Vital to a Dancer’s Career

Here at Bates Dance Festival, we offer workshops and master classes in addition to the daily classes. Last night, Sara Juli, the Founder/Director of Surala Consulting and former Director of…
Sydney Burrows
Sydney BurrowsJuly 29, 2016
2016 Professional Training Program

All About Michel Kouakou

This summer, I have had the privilege of being enrolled in Michel Kouakou’s Afro-Modern class at the Bates Dance Festival. It is first thing in the morning, and I always…
Sydney Burrows
Sydney BurrowsJuly 29, 2016
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  • Whimsy & Wonder: Musings on Lida Winfield’s ‘Imaginary’ by Phoebe Ballard
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