American Dance Festival 2020

ADF AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2020

This season is made possible through the generous support of the SHS Foundation.

be

ENERGIZED Dance the night away.

Join us for the ADF Opening Night Performance and FĂŞte on June 18. Kick off the 2020 ADF season with the thrilling work of Rennie Harris Puremovement and then dance the

night away at the Rickhouse with dancers from the company and enjoy complimentary food by Parizäde, wine and beer, and valet parking. Cash bar available. Tickets $150

PERFORMANCES

RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT AMERICAN STREET DANCE THEATER June 18-19 at 7:30pm | Children’s Matinee: June 20 at 1pm Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater, who wowed ADF audiences last summer with their joyous performance of Rennie Harris FUNKEDIFIED, returns to ADF with Rennie Harris LIFTED, an evening-length gospel house work featuring a live choir. Harris addresses the topic of morality, spirituality, and community through his newest work. Rennie Harris LIFTED is based on the organic spiritual tapestry of House music and dance which is often referred to as going to “church.” Evening performances include ADF students and local singers.

Photos by Gabriel Bienczycki, Nikki Carrara, Jeff Cravotta , Ben McKeown. Cover photo by ACollins.

Celebrating 50 years!

CHARLOTTE BALLET June 20 at 7:30pm | June 21 at 3pm Under the artistic direction of Hope Muir, Charlotte Ballet offers a powerhouse repertoire that is unmatched in its boldness and creativity.

The company, celebrating its 50th anniversary, will perform an evening of mixed repertory including work by Crystal Pite and Medhi Walerski.

MUSICIANS & FACULTY CONCERTS MUSICIANS: June 22 at 7:30pm | FACULTY: July 4 at 7:30pm Join the stellar faculty and musicians from the ADF School as they share their artistry with the entire community.

be

INSPIRED Dance moves us as it moves forward.

Today established dance companies with rich pasts are partnering with contemporary choreographers to produce tantalizing programs. This season, the Limón Dance Company will perform a new commissioned work by ADF

alumni Chafin Seymour while the Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform Only the Lonely by MacArthur “Genius” awardee Kyle Abraham along with classic works by Paul Taylor.

ABBY Z AND THE NEW UTILITY June 24-27 at 7:30pm “Bessie” award-winning choreographer Abby Zbikowski and her company Abby Z and the New Utility present the ADF-commissioned Radioactive Practice, a mosaic group of movers versed in forms including hip-hop, modern dance, postmodern dance, West African, tap, synchronized swimming, and ice skating to cut through assumptions that surround these traditions while testing their own physical and mental limits. Working with Senegalese dance artist Momar Ndiaye as dramaturge, Zbikowski and crew have created a genre-bending performance that asks audiences to consider their relationships to traditions surrounding moving bodies differently.

Celebrating 75 years!

LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY June 26-27 at 7:30pm | Children’s Matinee: June 27 at 1pm In performances of musicality, athleticism, and drama, the contemporary emerges out of the classics with the Limón Dance Company. With the company’s classic works and collaborations with contemporary choreographers, we see how powerful dance of the past and present can invigorate each other and us. The company will perform Limón’s classics Psalm and The Moor’s Pavane, a new work co-commissioned by ADF and the Limón Dance Company by ADF alumni Chafin Seymour, and an acclaimed work by Kate Weare.

Photos by Paul B. Goode, Effy Grey, Steven Pisano.

be

PROUD Local love.

North Carolina has proven to be fertile

ground for dance. ADF 2020 will celebrate

Charlotte Ballet’s 50th anniversary with a mixed repertory program of work by some

of

today’s

hottest

dancemakers.

Made in NC will highlight the work of five instate choreographers, Chris Yon & Taryn Griggs, Justin Tornow, Ramya Sundaresam Kapadia, and Jose Velasquez, in an evening of brand new, ADF commissioned works, and Kimberly Bartosik returns home to set a new ADF commissioned work on ADF students in Footprints.

REGGIE WILSON/FIST AND HEEL PERFORMANCE GROUP June 30-July 1 at 7:30pm Reggie Wilson’s new evening-length work POWER reimagines compelling core Shaker values, contributions, practices, and histories through a postmodern American lens. This work builds on Wilson’s investigations related to the early evolution of African American spiritual worship in the pantheon of American Christian religions and expands on his research into ring shouts and African American worship.

MADE IN NC July 2-3 at 7:30pm | July 4 at 2pm Co-presented by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Duke Performances, Duke Arts, and Duke Dance An evening of new ADF commissioned dance works by five North Carolina artists celebrating dance being created right here, at home.

The artists chosen include Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs presenting a darkly humorous ensemble piece, Durham-based Justin Tornow with a collaborative, interdisciplinary work, Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, and Carnatic vocalist Ramya Sundaresam Kapadia, and hip-hop and street dance performer Jose Velasquez.

Photos by Grant Halverson, Christopher Duggan, Haydee Thompson, Alex Maness, Rose, Miller, Komal Preet Kaur.

JUNE SUNDAY

TUESDAY

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

New this season. Most evening shows at 7:30pm.

21

CHARLOTTE BALLET

22

FRIDAY 18

20

Reynolds Industries Theater

Childrens Matinee 1pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

CHARLOTTE BALLET

OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE & FÊTE!

23

24

Page Auditorium 7:30pm

Post Performance Discussion

25

26

27

LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY ✪ Page Auditorium

7:30pm

7:30pm

Childrens Matinee 1pm

Post Performance Discussion

Reynolds Industries Theater

3pm

19

RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT AMERICAN STREET DANCE THEATER

MUSICIANS CONCERT

Page Auditorium

SATURDAY

ABBY Z AND THE NEW UTILITY ✪ von der Heyden Studio Theater

7:30pm 7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

Post Performance Discussion

28

29

30

June 14: Pre-Festival Screening 2pm - Professional Short Films June 28: 2pm Professional Short Films & 3:15pm 1 Feature Film July 5: 2pm Professional Short Films & 3:15pm 1 Feature Film July 12: 2pm Student Films

REGGIE WILSON/ FIST AND HEEL PERFORMANCE GROUP

MOVIES BY MOVERS 2pm Professional Short Films & 3:15pm Feature Film at Nasher Museum of Art

Reynolds Industries Theater 7:30pm

Post Performance Discussion

JULY SUNDAY

TUESDAY

MONDAY

5

6

MOVIES BY MOVERS 2pm Professional Short Films & 3:15pm Feature Film at Nasher Museum of Art

FREE SCREENINGS

AT NASHER MUSEUM OF ART

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY 1

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

8

9

10

11

TEACHING TRIBUTE ✚

PILOBOLUS

Page Auditorium

7:30pm

7:30pm

Childrens Matinee 1pm

Post Performance Discussion

7:30pm

MILKA DJORDJEVICH

von der Heyden Studio Theater

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

Post Performance Discussion

14

15

16

7:30pm

7:30pm

von der Heyden Studio Theater

SARA JULI ✪

von der Heyden Studio Theater

7pm

22

Page Auditorium

7:30pm

7pm

9pm

9pm

21

18

7:30pm

Post Performance Discussion

JANIS BRENNER

7pm

17

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY

Reynolds Industries Theatre

Post Performance Discussion

20

FACULTY CONCERT Reynolds Industries Theater

A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM✪

19

2pm

Post Performance Discussion

Reynolds Industries Theater

MOVIES BY MOVERS 2pm Student Films at Nasher Museum of Art

4

Works by Ramya Sundaresam Kapadia, Justin Tornow, Jose Velasquez, Chris Yon & Taryn Griggs von der Heyden Studio Theater

MONICA BILL BARNES & COMPANY✦

7:30pm

3

MADE IN NC ✪✦

Reynolds Industries Theater

7

13

SATURDAY

2

REGGIE WILSON/ FIST AND HEEL PERFORMANCE GROUP

Post Performance Discussion

12

FRIDAY

9pm

23

24

9pm 7pm

25

SCRIPPS/ADF AWARD★

VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY

FOOTPRINTS ✪✦ Works by Charles Anderson, Kimberly Bartosik, Shen Wei Reynolds Industries Theater

Durham Performing Arts Center

7:30pm Post Performance Discussion

7:30pm 7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

Post Performance Discussion

✦ World Premiere ★ Scripps/ADF award presented to Shen Wei prior to Footprints ✪ ADF Commission ✚ Teaching Tribute presented to Dr. Kariamu Welsh at 2:30pm in von der Heyden Studio Theater

All programs subject to change.

Order Now

Packages On Sale Today.

Single Tickets On Sale April 28th.

Visit Online

americandancefestival.org/tickets

Call or Stop By

Tickets must be purchased through the box office where the performances occur.

Reynolds Industries Theater, Page Auditorium, and von der Heyden Studio Theater Duke University Box Office 125 Science Dr, Durham, NC 27710 Tue–Fri | 11am–6pm 919.684.4444

Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Blue Cross of NC - Ticket Center at DPAC 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701 Mon–Sat | 10am–2pm 919.680.2787

Single Ticket Price

Company

Tier 1

Opening Night Performance & Fête ★

Tier 2

Tier 3

Childrens Matinee

$150

Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater

$49

$38

Charlotte Ballet

$60

$49

$33

$33

$10

$33

$10

$10

Musicians Concert

$22

Abby Z and the New Utility

$33

Limón Dance Company

$60

$49

Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group

$43

$33

Made in NC

$33

Faculty Concert

$22

Monica Bill Barnes & Company

$43

Milka Djordjevich

$33

Pilobolus

$60

$49

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

$49

$38

Jannis Brenner

$33

Sara Juli

$33

Paul Taylor Dance Company

$60

$49

$33

Vertigo Dance Company

$64

$47

$37

Footprints

$43

$33

$33

Prices include taxes and fees.

Subscribe and Save

*

Discover more ways to save at

Choose The Best Seats Available

The Works ($525)

3+Free

A ticket to every performance this season.

TRAILBLAZERS ($135) Abby Z and the New Utility Milka Djordjevich Pilobolus Footprints

17 shows for the price of 10!

My Way**

Bundle 4 or more performances and save 20%** *Additional discounts not available on ticket packages

4 tickets for the price of 3!

PAST/FORWARD ($170) Limón Dance Company Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Paul Taylor Dance Company

**Offer not valid on tickets to DPAC performances

★ Package includes 1 ticket to Rennie Harris LIFTED performance, Fête entry, valet parking, food by Parizäde, wine, and beer

LOCAL LOVE ($150) Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater Charlotte Ballet Made in NC Monica Bill Barnes & Company

be

AMAZED

Students to stage.

They were ADF students once. Dancing in the summer heat. Learning from the best. Dreaming big dreams.

Former ADF students brighten the stages of modern dance companies around the world. ADF alumni have returned home to show us who they’ve become. Sara Juli will present her latest one-woman feminist show Sara Juli’s Burnt-Out Wife at Duke’s Rubenstein Art Center while

Charles Anderson and Kimberly Bartosik will close out the season with new works set on ADF students for the annual Footprints program.

MONICA BILL BARNES & COMPANY July 7-8 at 7:30pm A 7-year-old falls in love with dance at her first recital. 40 years later, she works every day to stay in the game. At 70 she keeps moving.

The Running Show documents the life of a dancer through movement, interviews, and stories. The show features a large cast of local performers at each performance. Dancers from each community, ranging in age from 12 years old to 84, join Monica Bill Barnes on stage, learning their parts over the course of one week. Robbie Saenz de Viteri interviews each cast, incorporating their voices and stories into the show, giving the audience an unprecedented look into the life of a dancer as a new kind of sports hero that keeps moving against all odds.

MILKA DJORDJEVICH July 9-11 at 7:30pm Questioning contemporary dance’s predisposition towards neutrality, authenticity, and the de-sexualization of the female body, ANTHEM embraces theatricality, virtuosity, and sass. The work weaves together existing and imagined vernacular dance styles to explore labor, play, and feminine-posturing. Four women execute a repetitive yet complex movement vocabulary that evolves as they rotate hypnotically within the confines of a square. Over time, the meditative rigor of their steps dissolves into a tangle of commotion, blurring the distinction between the mundane and the glamorous.

Photos by Nick Pierce, David Wilson Barnes, Gema Galiana.

be

OPEN Reimagining what dance can be.

Modern dance isn’t just one thing. The visions and variations are endless. Abby Z and the New Utility, whose work is known for its hyper-physicality and high intensity, will present their latest genre-bending ADF commissioned work Radioactive Practice. Pilobolus brings their mixture of animation, video, and live shadow theater in Shadowland: The New Adventure.

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham will present an evening length piece An Untitled Love set to the music of Grammy Award-winning R&B legend D’Angelo. And Janis Brenner brings Inheritance: A Litany, a poetic narrative, dance-opera-play, and comic drama to ADF 2020.

Enjoy 2 Shows In One Evening

JANIS BRENNER July 15 at 7pm | July 16 at 9pm | July 17 at 7pm | July 18 at 9 pm Inheritance: A Litany is a journey into the myriad ways a daughter “became” her late parents. She inherited her father’s nose, her mother’s singing voice, father’s sarcasm, mother’s fragile bones… as well as a lifetime of objects, lessons, and even thoughts and ways of being in the world. This poetic narrative, dance-opera-play, and comic drama by internationally acclaimed artist Janis Brenner reveals aspects of a family’s story as well as the nature of how we become who we are and uncovers what makes us each unique, complicated, and fragile human beings.

SARA JULI July 15 at 9pm | July 16 at 7pm | July 17 at 9pm | July 18 at 7pm Sara Juli’s Burnt-Out Wife takes on topics such as intimacy, loneliness, monogamy, and other marital taboos. Juli employs her comedic textdriven dance style to explore the decay and detritus of marriage with equal parts wit and vulnerability. Taking place in a Pepto-Bismol pink bathroom, this evening length dance-theater-comedy will spark intimate conversations while blowing up the institution with humor, reflection, and a complete re-imagining.

Photos by Carrie Scheider, Judith Stuart Boroson, Nick Pierce.

PILOBOLUS July 10-11 at 7:30pm | Children’s Matinee: July 11 at 1pm The internationally renowned movement company Pilobolus brings Shadowland: The New Adventure to ADF 2020. This new work uses Pilobolus’ exploration of mixed media to tell a love story about two people and their quest to save a magical bird. Employing animation, video, and live shadow theater, this madcap adventure dips its toe into the genres of science fiction, film noir, and romantic comedy.

A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM July 14-16 at 7:30pm The ADF commissioned An Untitled Love is MacArthur “Genius” Kyle Abraham’s newest eveninglength work. With music from the catalog of Grammy Award-winning R&B legend D’Angelo, this creative exaltation serves as a thumping mixtape celebrating culture, family, and community.

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY July 17-18 at 7:30pm Co-presented by DANCECleveland One of modern dance’s most esteemed companies returns to ADF with classic Taylor works, Arden Court, a beautiful and utterly joyful dance that depicts the many facets of romantic and platonic love, and the definitive Paul Taylor work, Esplanade, a work at once playful, somber, romantic, and explosive. The company will also perform Kyle Abraham’s Only the Lonely, an eight-dancer suite set to recordings of pop songs by jazz-singer Shirley Horn that visualizes themes of loneliness and despair from multiple viewpoints.

VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY July 21-22 at 7:30pm One, One & One is a new original dance piece by choreographer Noa Wertheim that revolves around the individual’s inner wish to be whole while being challenged constantly by a fragmented reality within the personal, existential, and spiritual realms of one’s being. This work develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other and despair from multiple viewpoints.

FOOTPRINTS July 23-25 at 7:30pm The Footprints program, which bridges ADF’s performance series and education programs, delivers an outstanding presentation of three ADF commissioned world premieres, performed with impeccable technique and infectious energy by ADF students. This season’s choreographers are Charles O. Anderson, artistic director of Charles O. Anderson Dance Projects, an Afro-contemporary dance theater company, and head of the dance program at UT Austin, Kimberly Bartosik, choreographer, performer, educator, and a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, and Shen Wei, choreographer, visual artist, Artistic Director of Shen Wei Dance Arts, MacArthur “Genius” awardee, and the 2020 recipient of ADF’s Samuel H. Scripps Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Photos by Beowulf Sheeha, Carrie Schneider, Paul B. Goode, Rune Abro, Gabriel Bienczycki, Scott Shaw, Li Bing.

2020 MAJOR SPONSORS Foundation, Government, and Corporate $10,000+ Contributors as of February 10, 2020 Samuel H Scripps

SHS Foundation

315 FUND ARNHOLD FOUNDATION THE ESTHER AND OTTO SELIGMANN FOUNDATION

FOX FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC.

Connect with us!