American Dance Festival
american dance festival adf direction executive director jodee nimerichter host main summer dance course including summer dance intensive preprofessional dance intensive dance professional workshop also host sixweek summer festival modern dance performance currently held duke university durham performing art center durham north carolina several sitespecific performance also taken place outdoors duke garden nc art museum raleigh nc bennington festival established summer program bennington college modern dance pioneer hanya holm martha graham doris humphrey charles weidman came together teach dance technique perform new work one year bennington moved program mill college oakland california back vermont ceased exist summer program based bennington model established connecticut college new london connecticut called new york university – connecticut college school dance american dance festival newly appointed director charles reinhart shortened name simply american dance festival year connecticut college campus festival moved campus duke university durham north carolina since founding american dance festival home six hundred forty premiere three hundred forty commission fifty reconstruction artist martha graham josé limón merce cunningham paul taylor alvin ailey twyla tharp pilobolus meredith monk martha clarke many charles reinhert director american dance festival january jodee nimerichter appointed director codirector charles associate director modern dance choreographer company given performance taught include josé limón pearl lang bella lewitzky sophie maslow alwin nikolais merce cunningham ruth currier erick hawkins paul taylor alvin ailey twyla tharp betty jones paul draper william bale eiko koma justin tornow seán curran wang ramirez maguy marin pilobolus anne teresa de keersmaekerrioult dance ny line ballet company shen wei dance art lmno heidi latsky dance bill jonesarnie zane dance company madonna time dance major university michigan summer dance student american dance festival numerous dance work premiered american dance festival many commissioned adf largest theater carolina durham performing art center built partly showcase festival american dance festival support doris dukeshs foundation award new dance commissioned pascal rioults cassandra curse music richard danielpour adf given scholarship award accomplished dance figure scholarship entitled samuel h scrippsamerican dance festival award lifetime achievement choreography given one distinguished choreographer per year recipient include merce cunningham paul taylor ohad naharin pina bausch twyla tharp jose limon others adf also award distinguished dance teacher award entitled balasaraswatijoy anne dewey beinecke endowed chair distinguished teaching recipient award include gerri houlihan gu solomon jr donna faye burchield jacylnn villamil irene dowd others american dance festival also offer internship summer session art administration production intern able take one dance class per day remainder day filled working adf office interested art administration learning tool skill stage hand work spending theater crew every professional company throughout festival internship include full tuition scholarship six week school applicant must apply internship selection competitive american dance festival also offer class year round samuel h scripps studio studio offer class age level throughout calendar year summer session studio used throughout six week school addition space provided duke university addition summer session yearround program based durham nc adf also host winter intensive new york city pasadena ca program dancer age anderson jack american dance festival duke university press durham isbn adf issued series humanity publication including philosophical essay dance aesthetic cultural significance modern dance black tradition american modern dance sequel african american genius modern dance dancing across culture reflection home art form modern dance jazz music american culture adf published book dr gerald myers titled who’s afraid martha graham wwwamericandancefestivalorg rioult eccentric sendoff festival’s leader american dance festival official website