American Dance Festival: Made in NC
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, spotlighting Made in NC.
The Made in NC program features the world premiere of four ADF-commissioned works by North Carolina artists.
Tracey Durbin, now based in North Carolina after 25 years as a central figure in Portland’s dance scene, continues to shape the state’s artistic landscape through choreography, teaching and collaborations with institutions such as the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Pittsboro native Jabu Graybeal, an award-winning tap artist who trained with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, has performed with companies including Caleb Teicher & Company and Michelle Dorrance, appeared in Apple TV+’s Spirited, and now shares his work with millions globally. He recently performed a tap duet with Kenji Igus on Netflix’s talent competition show Star Search.
Courtney Liu, director-choreographer and assistant professor of music theatre at Elon University, merges Broadway experience with deep roots in North Carolina’s academic and performance communities.
Amanda K. Miller, founder of Pretty Ugly Dance Company and a former founding member of Ballet Frankfurt, brings decades of international experience to North Carolina, where she works as a choreographer, opera director and educator.
An encore performance will take place at Downtown Cary Park on Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, spotlighting Made in NC.
The Made in NC program features the world premiere of four ADF-commissioned works by North Carolina artists.
Tracey Durbin, now based in North Carolina after 25 years as a central figure in Portland’s dance scene, continues to shape the state’s artistic landscape through choreography, teaching and collaborations with institutions such as the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Pittsboro native Jabu Graybeal, an award-winning tap artist who trained with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, has performed with companies including Caleb Teicher & Company and Michelle Dorrance, appeared in Apple TV+’s Spirited, and now shares his work with millions globally. He recently performed a tap duet with Kenji Igus on Netflix’s talent competition show Star Search.
Courtney Liu, director-choreographer and assistant professor of music theatre at Elon University, merges Broadway experience with deep roots in North Carolina’s academic and performance communities.
Amanda K. Miller, founder of Pretty Ugly Dance Company and a former founding member of Ballet Frankfurt, brings decades of international experience to North Carolina, where she works as a choreographer, opera director and educator.
An encore performance will take place at Downtown Cary Park on Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
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