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2017 Professional Training ProgramLive From The FestivalUncategorized

Live from the Festival: Looking Back on Week One

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,…
phoebe
phoebeJuly 24, 2017
2017 Performances2017 Professional Training ProgramLive From The FestivalUncategorized

Ritual and Redemption: zoe|juniper Presents “Clear & Sweet”

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,…
phoebe
phoebeJuly 21, 2017
2017 Performances2017 Professional Training Program2017 Young Dancers WorkshopLive From The FestivalUncategorized

On Being Around: David Dorfman Dance Premieres “Aroundtown”

David Dorfman is a champion of the dance world and a veteran of the Bates Dance Festival, returning to the festival regularly for the past twenty-two years. His company members…
phoebe
phoebeJuly 13, 2017
2017 Performances2017 Young Dancers WorkshopLive From The Festival

A Peek Into Process: Lida Winfield, Betsy Miller, Matthew Cumbie

The Bates Dance Festival cultivates an environment fostering creativity and nurturing collaborative relationships that span the duration of the festival and beyond; thirty-five years to be exact. Part of this…
phoebe
phoebeJuly 6, 2017
2017 Young Dancers WorkshopLive From The FestivalUncategorized

Live from BDF: A Conversation with Our Young Dancers

As we hit our halfway point, a few of the young dancers graciously agreed to gush about their experiences thus far at the Young Dancers workshop. An exceedingly talented and…
phoebe
phoebeJuly 4, 2017
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
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