Beyond the Steps: Reflections of Bliss Kohlmyer & Kara Davis 
Well, we’re in the last week of our residency at BDF and both Kara and I can’t even believe how much we’ve experienced. You don’t even know you’re stuck in…
meghanAugust 6, 2015
BDF Intern Profiles 
The success of the Festival relies on the hard work of the staff, and a cadre of talented interns. Hailing from across the country, each of the interns brought different…
sarahAugust 5, 2015
Researching Evolutions With Visiting Artist Ima Iduozee
Each year, the Bates Dance Festival hosts a handful of artists from abroad through its' International Visiting Artists Program offering a three week creative residency in which to research and…
meghanAugust 4, 2015
A Cyber Primal: Process Conversations with Scotty Hardwig & Keanu Brady
Scotty: We’ve begun to find a flow with the piece now, where a lot of the technological elements we’re working with in the Blackbox are aligning in a way that’s…
sarahAugust 3, 2015
Global Connection: A Chat with Claudia Lavista
It’s been bustling here at Bates Dance Festival. Not only has the first week of classes flown by, but there have also been workshops, performances, talks, and rehearsals throughout the week. Delfos…
meghanJuly 29, 2015
Initial Conversations for Performance Installation
Emerging choreographer Scotty Hardwig, with long time collaborator and performer Keanu Forrest Brady, talk about the process of building a new installation performance project for the Different Voices concert at…
sarahJuly 24, 2015
Delfos Visits Tree Street Youth
This week, members of Delfos Danza Contemporanea traveled from Mazatlán, Mexico to join BDF. They will be performing tonight and tomorrow in Schaeffer Theatre at 7:30pm. Despite hours of rehearsal…
sarahJuly 24, 2015
THE MISSING GENERATION: Beyond Visibility
Photo Credit: Sean Dorsey Dance 2015 – The Missing Generation 1. Photo by: Kegan Marling Sean Dorsey says THE MISSING GENERATION was choreographed to give voice “to longtime survivors…
sarahJuly 20, 2015
More than Dance Camp: Young Dancers Engage in Big Topics
We say goodbye to our young dancers tomorrow and in just 48 hours, the atmosphere of BDF will completely change. Our 13-18 year olds will be replaced by college students…
sarahJuly 16, 2015
BDF Young Dancer Profiles: Meet Flannery
Name: Flannery Hometown: Portland, Maine Studying: Modern with Erika Pujic, Ballet with Shonach Mirk-Robles, Modern Repertory with Sean Dorsey, Jazz with Courtney Jones What brought you here? When I was…
sarahJuly 9, 2015
