Academic

Friday
7
July

Bates Dance Festival's DanceNow: Lida Winfield and Betsy Miller

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: The Bates Dance Festival performance series begins with a double bill. Lida Winfield presents her solo 'In Search of…

Saturday
8
July

Bates Dance Festival's DanceNow: Christal Brown and INSPIRIT

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: The Bates Dance Festival continues with INSPIRIT, performing Christal Brown’s timely and forceful multimedia work …

Tuesday
11
July

Bates Dance Festival Show & Tell: David Dorfman Dance

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: Subversive humanist David Dorfman shares the evolution of his latest work, 'Aroundtown.' Free. FMI 207-786-6161 or b…

Thursday
13
July

Bates Dance Festival performance: David Dorfman Dance

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: The much-lauded David Dorfman Dance returns with Dorfman's latest, 'Aroundtown,' a kinetic poem exploring the varied…

Saturday
15
July

Bates Dance Festival performance: David Dorfman Dance

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: The much-lauded David Dorfman Dance returns with Dorfman's latest, 'Aroundtown,' a kinetic poem exploring the varied…

Tuesday
18
July

Bates Dance Festival Show & Tell: zoe | juniper

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: Visceral inquisitor Zoe Scofield and digital wizard Juniper Shuey reveal the inspiration behind their latest creatio…

Friday
21
July

Bates Dance Festival performance: zoe | juniper

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: Choreographer Zoe Scofield and visual artist Juniper Shuey present their new 'Clear & Sweet,' an adaptation of t…

Saturday
22
July

Bates Dance Festival performance: zoe | juniper

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: Choreographer Zoe Scofield and visual artist Juniper Shuey present their new 'Clear & Sweet,' an adaptation of t…

Monday
24
July

Bates Dance Festival performance: The Musicians' Concert

7:30 PM

Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St.: A festival favorite, this eclectic concert features gifted composers and multi-instrumentalists playing original…

Wednesday
26
July

'Making "Mill Town": A Collaborator’s Conversation'

7:30 PM

Museum L-A Gallery, 35 Canal St.: Acclaimed site choreographer Stephan Koplowitz is joined by other members of the team involved in creating 'Mill To…

Friday
28
July

Bates Dance Festival 35th Anniversary Gala

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: Marking the festival’s anniversary and honoring the contributions of both longtime director Laura Faure and the la…

Saturday
29
July

Bates Dance Festival 35th Anniversary Gala

7:30 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: Marking the festival’s anniversary and honoring the contributions of both longtime director Laura Faure and the la…

Thursday
3
August

Bates Dance Festival performance: 'Mill Town'

8:00 PM

Bates Mill Complex, 130 Mill St.: Renowned site choreographer Stephan Koplowitz presents an immersive site-specific work for 60 dancers staged at the…

Friday
4
August

Bates Dance Festival performance: 'Mill Town'

8:00 PM

Bates Mill Complex, 130 Mill St.: Renowned site choreographer Stephan Koplowitz presents an immersive site-specific work for 60 dancers staged at the…

Saturday
5
August

Bates Dance Festival: Young Choreographers | New Works

1:00 PM

Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: This informal adjudicated showing features 20 new works by talented festival students. Audience members are invited …

Bates Dance Festival: Festival Finale

7:30 PM

Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium: Join us for a high-energy evening of new dances created by faculty members David Dorfman, Danny Buracze…