The American Dance Festival Returns With an Ambitious Slate of New Companies and Choreographers
“People want to dance; they want to be a part of that community. And they’re coming back.”
Tap Dance Star Luke Hickey Returns to the Triangle to Headline ADF’s Fall Weekend Season
“A Little Old, A Little New”—which local audiences will see next weekend at the NC Museum of Art—is an unabashed love letter to the dance form’s deep roots in jazz clubs.
‘Radioactive Practice’ Is a Radical Primer on Claiming Space
Award-winning choreographer Abby Zbikowski’s new work at the American Dance Festival runs through July 2.
A Rundown of This Year’s Thrilling American Dance Festival Lineup
Over the next month and a half, its 15 programs encompass modern dance’s past, present, and future.
ShaLeigh Dance Works’ Bold, Immersive Performance, enVISION, Opens the American Dance Festival in Durham This Week
“It’s about sharing an experience, and about stepping into the shoes of people that live in a world that’s not dominated by sight,” says artistic director ShaLeigh Comerford.
Regional Theater Champion Elizabeth Grimes Droessler Was a Luminous Stage Light
After helping change the face of arts education in her city, county, and state, Elizabeth Grimes Droessler—a deeply revered theatrical artist, technician, and teacher—left the world optimistically, while making plans for a summer class.
Fall Arts Preview 2021: 14 Stage Shows to See
Our list of fall picks is drawn from roughly 85 touring and local theater and dance productions slated between now and the end of the season.
More American Dance Festival Coverage
The American Dance Festival Is Back. So Are the Joys and Complications of Live Dance.
The American Dance Festival’s weeklong series, “Together We Dance,” marks the organization’s first proscenium performances in over a year and the first festival since the summer of 2019.
To Survive, Many Triangle Arts Organizations Applied for Federal Aid. Are They Getting the Help They Need?
“Lots of venues were—and still obviously are—hanging on by a thread,” says Cat’s Cradle owner Frank Heath.
At the American Dance Festival’s New Creative Healing Parade, a New Tradition Is in Slow-Motion
The October 3 neighborhood drive-by event will showcase local dancers in local lawns.
Performing-Arts Presenters Scramble to Adapt Very Old Habits for a Very New World
Season rollouts from American Dance Festival, Carolina Performing Arts, Duke Performances, and NC State LIVE all ask the same question: How can you schedule arts programming without a live audience?
Sara Juli Explores the Challenges of Marriage in “Burnt-Out Wife” at the American Dance Festival
“It’s not a piece about my husband and his faults, or me and mine, although you can see both in it,” Juli says.
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