Stories about "Dance"
Rennie Harris and Puremovement open 2012 Bates Dance Festival
Thursday, July 5, 2012 9:16 am
Rennie Harris, proclaimed "hip hop's grandmaster" by Dance Magazine, returns to Bates with his company, Puremovement, to launch the Bates Dance Festival and present some greatest hits.
Faculty tenure appointments, promotions take effect in August
Monday, June 18, 2012 11:10 pm
The faculty members are "outstanding scholars and teachers who have made many contributions to knowledge in their fields."
Theater workshop debuts adaptation of Marc Bamuthi Joseph libretto
Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:29 am
Just weeks after Mark Bamuthi Joseph dazzled local audiences with "red, black & GREEN: a blues," a theater production workshop at Bates is debuting an original adaptation of a ballet libretto by him.
‘red, black & GREEN: a blues’ breaks boundaries April 27-28
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:22 pm
Bates College and the Bates Dance Festival present this widely acclaimed multimedia production "red, black & GREEN: a blues" April 27-28.
Dance concert celebrates choreography by students, faculty
Thursday, March 22, 2012 2:56 pm
The Winter Dance Concert features choreography by the director of the dance program and the college's first graduating dance majors.
It’s a ‘F.A.B.’ night for dance lovers
Friday, March 2, 2012 12:23 pm
"F.A.B.," an annual showcase of regional dance produced by the Franco-American Heritage Center in association with Bates, takes place March 2.
Dancing the Big Apple: Dance alumni to perform Feb. 24-25
Friday, February 17, 2012 3:18 pm
The first-ever New York Bates Alumni Dance Concert takes place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25, at the arts center called Spoke the Hub Dancing in Brooklyn.
Jazz guitar plus tap equals ‘astonishing’ performance
Monday, November 28, 2011 2:33 pm
Experience Charlie Hunter, a great jazz guitarist, and Tamango, a leading cross-cultural tap dancer.
First dance majors present their choreography
Thursday, November 3, 2011 2:31 pm
Featuring dances created by acclaimed choreographers and by students who will graduate among Bates' first dance majors next spring, the Bates Modern Dance Company offers its annual Fall Concert in performances Saturday, Nov. 12, through Monday, Nov. 14, in Schaeffer Theatre.
Video: Olin Arts Center’s 25th
Monday, October 10, 2011 1:18 pm
On an October day that could have passed for August, Bates marked the 25th anniversary of its Olin Arts Center with a family arts festival. And while the attractions included a marching band, popcorn, balloon animals and juggling, the festivity was much more than just another day at the circus. The headliners, avant-garde marching band Asphalt Orchestra and the New Vaudeville act Two, managed both to honor the long traditions they represent and to show them in a new light.