Invitation from the Dean
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an you imagine being in an environment for six and a half weeks with a community of creative and likeminded individuals who share your passion for dance and thrive on teaching it, making it, watching it, talking about it, and living it every day? This is one of the many facets that makes a summer at ADF such an extraordinary experience. And it is why so many of us come back year after year to be together and celebrate the art form we care about so deeply. The magic of this particular festival thrives on the teachers, the students, the musicians, and the staff who convene at ADF each summer. As we explore the possibilities, opportunities, and excitement of dance through the lens of ADF, we also discover more about ourselves. It is for this reason that I invite you to join us in a creative adventure that will spark your imagination and engage you in new and unexpected ways. Discover how innovation and tradition come together. Enjoy a wide variety of great performances by established as well as emerging choreographers. Participate in panel discussions and informal showings. Explore new approaches to moving, thinking about, and seeing dance. Be a part of the magic of ADF.
Gerri Houlihan Dean
About the American Dance Festival, Durham, and Duke University Founded in 1934 in Bennington, Vermont, with choreographers Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman, the festival serves professional and pre-professional dancers from around the world. The site of 661 premieres, the festival plays a critical role in increasing the repertories of companies through its commissions and reconstructions; what is seen at the ADF is ultimately seen by audiences throughout the world. Alongside of the performance season, the ADF School provides world-class instruction to hundreds of dancers each year.
Durham remains a magnet for young dance artists from around the world‌ and a place where important connections are forged. –The New York Times, May 2012
ADF is held for six and a half weeks each summer at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The studios and student dormitories are spread across the Georgian-style campus as well as downtown Durham. Performances by visiting dance companies occur in the Durham Performing Arts Center in downtown Durham and Reynolds Industries Theater at Duke. The grounds of the university include the formal Sarah P. Duke Gardens and the Nasher Museum of Art. ADF students are able to use Duke facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, bookstores, libraries, and computer labs.
Tickets to ADF Performance Series An essential component of the student experience during the summer is the opportunity to see an exciting array of programs featuring companies representing both the established greats and the cutting edge in modern dance. Six Week School, Three Week School, and Dance Professionals Workshop participants receive a complimentary ticket to one performance by each visiting company in the Reynolds Industries Theater and Durham Performing Arts Center ADF performance series. At press time, the 2014 line-up has not been announced. Please check the ADF website in the spring for more information.
June 12-July 26 Ages 16 and older
6WS
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Six Week School At the heart of ADF is the Six Week School (6WS), where dancers from around the country and around the world come to train and to create, to see, and to be seen. Students of all levels are invited to engage in a collaborative creative process with ADF’s diverse and outstanding faculty, extraordinary musicians, and vibrant student body. Possibilities abound with up to forty classes a day and a roster of seventy faculty members. The six-and-a-half week program allows for deep investigation and encourages students to delve into new forms or grow their appreciation for particular styles and ways of approaching movement. The length of this program impacts students in a profound way, affording them opportunities that only a six-week exploration could provide.
My mind was blown, my spirit was enlightened, and my intellect was vastly opened. ADF changed my life for the better, and I will, for the rest of my life, value the lessons I learned in this beautiful community of geniuses, poets, rebels, and brilliant minds. –Ross Mogerley, ADF Alumnus 2011 and 2012
ADF’s faculty is comprised of a group of generous, inspired, and accomplished dance artists. They are eager to share their expertise and serve as guides and mentors for the next generation. This often results in profound connections that inform one’s career for a lifetime. Artists never stop discovering and learning; therefore, these relationships have created an ADF family that encompasses students and teachers, performers and choreographers, national and international participants, and beginners and master instructors. The dialogues and exchanges that occur throughout the six weeks contribute to the creation of a community that is continually asking questions and creating awareness, reflective of both the traditions of modern dance and the new and risky explorations that push the art form forward.
Students are able to create and personalize their own schedules, choosing from the 6WS offerings and augmenting that schedule with WFSS classes. Full-time 6WS students must attend for all six weeks and take the same three two-hour classes a day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays, Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays, 6WS students may broaden their schedule with WFSS (pronounced woofs) classes. This rotating and fluid schedule allows students the opportunity to explore individualized interests, cross train in various body therapies and somatic work, participate in special repertory projects, and have the opportunity to study with the extensive roster of 6WS teachers as well as world-renowned guest artists, choreographers, and performers. At press time, ADF is excited to announce that 2014 students will have the opportunity to learn repertory works by the following choreographers, taught by former and current company members who have worked with them closely: Merce Cunningham, William Forsythe, Bill T. Jones, Ohad Naharin, and many more to be announced on the ADF website in the spring. 6WS classes include: Ballet Capoeira Composition Dances of West Africa Gyrokinesis Healing Techniques Hip Hop
Improvisation Improv Jams Labanotation Marketing Yourself and Audition Tips Modern Technique Musician Workshops
Open Showings Open Discussions Partnering Performing Company Guest Classes and Auditions Pilates
Repertory Technical Theater Video and Media Video Showings Voice & Gesture Yoga ...and more!
3WS
July 5-26 Ages 12-16 years old Faculty: Elizabeth Corbett Loren Davidson
Teena Marie Custer Sherone Price
additional guest faculty TBA
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Three Week School The Three Week School (3WS) is a program designed specifically for the training and education of dancers from the ages of 12–16. The faculty for this program has been selected specifically because of their committed interest in working with this particular age group. As experienced and dedicated artists in the field, they have a wealth of knowledge to contribute to the education of young dancers. The focus of the program is to provide excellent training in a supportive and nurturing environment, while introducing students to the range and diversity of the dance profession today. Participants take four classes a day, four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday). These classes include a rotation of Modern Technique, Ballet, Hip Hop, Dances of West Africa, and Collaborative Repertory. On Wednesdays and weekends, they have the opportunity to participate in master classes, panel discussions, and specially planned social and artistic activities, as well as attend performances by outstanding national and international dance companies. Students will be placed in appropriate levels during the first few days of classes.
This has been such a wonderful, creative experience, and I feel like I’ve grown so much as a person and a dancer. Words can’t express my love for ADF. –2013 3WS student
The 3WS provides an exciting opportunity to grow as a dancer both technically and artistically and to enjoy the amazing and inspiring creative energy of the ADF. As part of this experience, the students will present an informal showing at the end of the three weeks highlighting what they have learned. In addition to demonstrating their proficiency in the various movement techniques and styles they have studied, they will have the opportunity to collaborate with two outstanding choreographers in a work specifically created for them. Many of these dancers continue on to the Six Week School and into college and university dance programs. The immersion in a truly professional and positive environment allows young dancers to explore the dance profession and its many aspects of engagement. They discover teachers, choreographers, performers, and educators as well as other young dancers with similar interests, and form new and inspiring relationships. This is the essence of the Three Week School.
Housing, Meals, and Supervision 3WS students will live in double, air-conditioned rooms in a dormitory on Duke’s East Campus, and three meals a day are included in the room/board fee. Experienced counselors, who are also full-time 6WS students, live in the dormitory with the students and provide full supervision.
It was amazing. Thank you for creating such a safe intensive for dance educators to become students again. –2013 DPW student Dance Professionals Workshop The Dance Professionals Workshop (DPW) is becoming a truly dynamic and exciting resource center for dance artists and educators both nationally and internationally. As the program evolves, we are exploring ways to make the workshop available to a greater number of participants by providing several attendance options.
DPW Intensive June 21-29 The DPW Intensive provides a workshop specifically designed for dance practitioners and educators. The nine-day program allows participants to take part in the wide variety of morning classes that are offered each day in ADF’s Six Week School. Afternoon classes are focused on the interests of the more mature artist and educator and are planned exclusively for DPW participants. Participants are also encouraged to take advantage of the many panel discussions, choreographic showings, workshops, somatics classes, and the wide variety of technique and improvisation classes that make ADF such an inspiring and vibrant community. The beauty of the DPW Intensive is the opportunity for participants to connect and engage with each other, as well as with the ADF faculty, in a more personal and in-depth environment.
DPW Sampler Option 1: June 22-29 Option 2: June 29-July 6 (no classes July 4) Option 3: July 6-13 Option 4: July 13-20 The DPW Sampler allows participants to choose the dates that best suit their schedules. This program is structured to provide a self-guided exploration of the wide variety of classes offered by ADF. The DPW Sampler opens a myriad of possibilities for exploring dance training and provides connections to other artists and educators in the field.
*** To be eligible for the Dance Professionals Workshop, you must have completed an
undergraduate program or have 5 years of professional experience. All DPW participants will be able to obtain a Certificate of Completion at the conclusion of the program. For those of you who would like to consider spending a second week at ADF, we would like to offer you the opportunity to extend your time with us by adding a second DPW week at half the cost. This can be combined with either the DPW Sampler or the DPW Intensive.
DPW Intensive June 21-29 DPW Sampler
DPW
Option 1: June 22-29 Option 2: June 29-July 6 (no classes July 4) Option 3: July 6-13 Option 4: July 13-20 learn more:
Faculty & Musicians The best part of the summer was the teachers. They demonstrated such a mastery of the material, demanded all of our presence and awareness, and pushed us (lovingly) to demand the very best from ourselves. This kind of teaching is uncommon, it’s the kind of teaching that the American Dance Festival is famous for, and it’s the kind that I crave all school year. –Nicola Bullock, ADF Alumnus 2011 Teachers, Mentors, Inspiration The ADF is incredibly fortunate to have some of the most dedicated faculty and finest dance musicians in the country on its roster. Many of these artists have been coming to ADF over an extended period of time and bring their skills as teachers, artists, and dance and music makers to the rich and vibrant community that ADF fosters. Because they inspire us and contribute so much to the heart and soul of the festival, we invite you to read about them more thoroughly on the ADF website.
Faculty & Musicians include: Anjali Austin Rodger Belman Robbie Cook Elizabeth Corbett Adam Crawley Teena Marie Custer Jefferson Dalby Brenda Daniels Loren Davidson Mark Haim John Hanks Courtney Harris Jessica Harris
Neil Harris Andy Hasenpflug (Director of Musicians) Curt Haworth Ellen Hemphill Gerri Houlihan (Dean) Ishmael Houston-Jones John Jasperse Terrence Karn T. Lang Nicholas Leichter Rafael Lopez-Barrantes Jennifer Nugent
John Osburn Tom Pearson Pamela Pietro Sherone Price Claudia Howard Queen Atiba Rorie Khalid Saleem Stuart Singer James Sutton Andrea Weber Ken Ray Wilemon Jesse Zaritt
Life At ADF
What A Wonderful Life The administration at ADF understands that carving out six weeks and traveling from all over the world to North Carolina can be a big undertaking. Whether a college student financing and planning their stay all on their own, a Three Week School student experiencing their first time away from home, or an educator who will be experiencing student life for the first time in many years—there are plenty of details to plan. We strive to provide many resources and amenities to our students to make their time at ADF more enjoyable, with a strong focus on affordability, as well as students’ health and safety. ADF students have a range of housing and meal options through Duke University and in the Durham area, as well as ADF and Duke services that will provide ease in their day-to-day festival experience. This allows students to focus on the most important thing… DANCING!
Application Instructions–Apply Early! Each student is assigned a class registration number based on the date their application package arrives in the school office. Students will register for classes in numerical order. Applying early and receiving a low registration number increases the chance of getting into desired classes. Many ADF classes and programs fill to capacity and have a waiting list.
For information regarding housing, meals, health and wellness, physical therapy, Duke University academic credit, flex accounts, and traveling to the festival, please visit the ADF website at:
Application & Fees
How To Apply Students can apply directly on the ADF website, americandancefestival.org. In addition to the application, a résumé and $40 application fee are required, and 6WS students must also submit a teacher evaluation form, available to download on the ADF website. Students applying for financial assistance—please see the instructions on the ADF website for additional required materials. The ADF does not require an audition for the 6WS, 3WS, or DPW. All ADF students must be covered by health insurance. No exceptions!
Payment Upon acceptance to the ADF, students will receive a statement of charges. Within 21 days of this acceptance, a non-refundable $300 tuition deposit is due. Balances must be paid in full and postmarked no later than May 1, 2014. Payment after May 1, 2014 requires special arrangements with ADF’s School and Finance offices. Refund Policy • All paid tuition (less $300 deposit), dorm room fees, and meal plan fees will be refunded in full only if written notice of withdrawal is received by May 15, 2014. • After May 15, 2014, and before the respective program begins, tuition (less $300 deposit) will be refunded for medical reasons only. A signed note from a doctor is required. Dorm room fees and meal plan will be refunded in full. • After the respective program begins, tuition and meal plan will not be refunded for any reason. Prorated dorm room fees will be refunded in the winter. Please note: ADF refunds will be issued no earlier than July 15, 2014. All withdrawals will incur a $40 administrative fee.
Tuition Fees
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Application fee for all programs: $40 3WS tuition: $1,550 6WS tuition full-time: $1,990 DPW tuition: $875 part-time: $750/course additional week: $438 HOW TO REACH US Nicolle Greenhood, Director of School Administration, school@americandancefestival.org Alyssa Harrison, School Administration Coordinator, registrar@americandancefestival.org American Dance Festival | Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708 919.684.6402 | Fax: 919.684.5459
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