American Dance Festival will
host dance troupes in Durham
By MARY CLIFFORD
Tar Heel Staff Writer
At the corner of Trinity and Buchanan
streets on Duke's East Campus stands a dorm
itory where some of the most exciting modern
dance developments in the world of dance will
be organized. A large white banner strung be
tween trees marks the dorm as the summer
home for the American Dance Festival.
The ADF, which originally began at Ben
nington College in Connecticut in 1943, begins
its sixth season in Durham Monday and runs
until July 23. Dancers, instructors, choreo
graphers and companies from all over the
world will gather in Durham to participate in
the festival that ADF Director Charles Rein
hart said has become a home for modern
dance.
The festival's permanent home was moved
from New York to Durham this year, though
an office is still maintained in New York.
Durham was chosen out of 50 cities across
the country as the location of the festival. A
national panel narrowed the field to 11 and
then to three: Massachusetts, Wisconsin and
North Carolina.
Reinhart said the ADF was almost held in
Milwaukee, but there was enough interest and
support in North Carolina to bring the festival
to Durham.
The purpose of the ADF to promote the
art of modern dance has remained the same
for nearly 50 years.
Reinhart pointed out that like jazz music,
modern dance is an important part of the
American heritage, Reinhart said he would
like to see the festival accelerate "the pace of
appreciation of the art form."
By giving exposure and recognition to
modern dance companies, Reinhart said the
festival served to recognize geniuses in the
field.
Modem dance in American has also served
to revolutionize dance in other parts of the
world. In the 1982 season, a group called Four
from Japan brought an Oriental style of
modern dance to the ADF. -'
This year, five French troupes called Dance
from France will make their American debut
in an exchange with Aix-en-Provence.
The ADF encourages foreign troupes and
rising companies as well as promoting more
established ones.
- "A choreographer cannot make a work and
keep it in a drawer," Reinhart said. Foreign
companies as well as rising American ones will
beieatured at Page and Reynolds auditoriums
for the next six weeks.
The dance school aspect of the festival in
cludes a six-week professional training pro
gram, a four-week Young Dancers' School, a
two-week Jazz Workshop and master classes
by some of the performing companies. About
230 students from the United States and
abroad are accepted to train at the ADF.
Classes offered include modern, ballet, and
jazz technique as well as improvisation, reper
tory and deep muscle therapy.
The festival's 33 performances, including
seven premieres, by 21 companies offer dance
to suit a variety of tastes. The Paul Taylor
Dance Company opens the season from June
13-18.
Paul Taylor received honorary degrees in
1983 from Connecticut College and Duke Uni
versity. On Sunday Duke University President
Terry Sanford will present him with the third
Samuel H. Scripps ADF award. This cash
award of $25,000 honors modern dance chore
ographers for lifetime contributions to the art.
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Tha Psul Taylor Dcneo Company of Nsw York performing 'Polaris'
. . .troupe opens the American Dance Festival Monday in Durham
Pilobolus Dance Theater will perform June
20-25.
Pilobolus got its start at the ADF in 1973,
and is now celebrating its 10th anniversary.
This creative and energetic troupe was found
ed by students at Dartmouth College and takes
its name from a group of phototropic fungi.
Ethnic dance -companies bring American
roots to the ADF. Maria Benitez Estampa Fla
menca appears on June 28. Festival Africa
with Chuck Davis includes - works from
Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, and Nigeria and
runs from June 30 to July 2.
Charles Moulton premieres on July 4 with
his blend of athletic aesthetic choreography.
Kei Takei and the Moving Earth Dancers will
perform on July 5. Another ADF premiere
will be the well-known Lar Lubovitch Dance
Company on July 7-9. Dance from France
will debut the week of July 11-16.
The Young Companies will perform at Rey
nolds Auditorium. These rising groups in
.lude: Dancers and Gina Buntz, Portables
with Claire Porter, and AMTA Collectives
with Catlin Cobb on July 18 and 19. Eiko and
Koma debut there July .20.
World-renowned Jose Limon will close the
festival July 21-23.
Students with valid ID cards may purchase
reduced price tickets to ADF shows on the day
of the performance from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at
Page Auditorium on Duke's West Campus.
Tickets will be half price plus $1, one per valid
ID.
Further information is available by calling
the ADF at 684-6402.
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