The Bates Dance Festival is an international destination for dance located in Lewiston, Maine. BDF provides rigorous training for dancers, offers residencies for practicing dance artists, and presents performances by a renown roster of local, national, and international dancemakers. Serving Maine, as well as a diverse community of dance audiences and arts lovers, BDF offers unprecedented access to and fosters deep appreciation for contemporary dance. On this podcast you will hear highlights from the events and interviews from the past 30 years with more to come.
Jennifer Archibald is the founder and Artistic Director of the Arch Dance Company and Program Director of ArchCore40 Dance Intensives. She is a gradua...
Shonach Mirk-Robles received her classical training in some of the world’s best schools, including the School of American Ballet, The Royal Ballet Sch...
Chris Aiken is an internationally recognized performer and teacher of dance improvisation performance and contact improvisation. He has performed and ...
Angie Hauser is a choreographer, performer and teacher. Since 2000, Hauser has been a member of the Bebe Miller Company, receiving a BESSIE Award for ...
David Dorfman has been creating movement-based theater in and around NYC and internationally since 1981. He has received numerous fellowships and awar...
Jennifer Nugent danced with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company from 2009-2014 and David Dorfman Dance from 1999-2007, receiving a New York Dance and...
Laura Faure was the former director of the Bates Dance Festival which is held at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Since taking this position in 1988 ...
http://www.la-alternativa.us/ Kathleen Hermesdorf is a dance maker, teacher, improviser and producer based in San Francisco. She is the Director of la...
Bates Dance Festival MUSICIANS’ CONCERT Gendron Franco Center July 23, 2018 Jugal Bandi Terrence Karn, tabla, with Robbie Cook, tambura and ensemble O...
Bates Dance Festival MUSICIANS’ CONCERT Gendron Franco Center July 23, 2018 Seven Heaven by Glen Velez, performed by Glen Fittin, riq, with ensemble F...