One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, featuring “Bodytraffic Unplugged.” “Bodytraffic Unplugged” highlights the company’s dancers and the choreography itself. The program features three repertory works performed in rehearsal clothes with minimal lighting and no sets — no fuss, just dance — in an intimate presentation […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, spotlighting Jesse Factor. Jesse Factor’s solo work, “The Marthaodyssey,” explores a series of tensions: authenticity versus artifice, minimalism versus spectacle, and modernist rigor alongside pop influence. Inspired by modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and pop icon Madonna, Factor blends […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, spotlighting Camille A. Brown. Continuing her exploration of Black joy, director and choreographer Camille A. Brown created a new work that expands the possibilities of imagination and looks boldly toward the future. In I Am, she envisions a creative […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, spotlighting “bLUr” by Kimberly Bartosik/daela. “bLUr” draws on the experience of witnessing a loved one overdose, unfolding within a landscape of physical and emotional crisis. The work moves through cycles of tenderness and compassion as five performers navigate states […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd annual season, spotlighting Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble. Dances to American Music is a vibrant celebration of the country’s musical and dance traditions. Set to a composition by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Pizzica is a high-energy work full of rhythmic […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd season, spotlighting Footprints. The Footprints program bridges ADF’s performance and education series, featuring four ADF-commissioned world premieres performed by students. This year’s choreographers are Ephrat Asherie, Stephan Koplowitz, Vincent E. Thomas and Keith A. Thompson. Asherie, a New York City-based choreographer, […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd season, spotlighting Shen Wei Dance Arts and Guangdong Modern Dance Company. MindScape is a concept Shen Wei has been developing in recent paintings and dances, reflecting elements of Chinese culture across philosophy, art and daily life. More than a psychological state, […]
One of the world’s largest and most influential modern dance festivals marks its 93rd season, spotlighting Li Chiao-Ping Dance. Dirty Laundry is a multimedia work by director and choreographer Li Chiao-Ping, composer Byron Au Yong, and visual artist Hong Huo that explores the history of Chinese labor, systemic racism, and generational trauma. Through expressive choreography, […]
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