Thursday, July 14
6 p.m. — Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series
Acclaimed New Hampshire accordionist Gary Sredzienski* commands a repertoire ranging from ethnic dance tunes to surf rock to his own compositions. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
(rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
Saturday, July 16
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Keigwin+Company. Named "Best of 2004" by The New York Times, this formidable troupe led by Larry Keigwin creates witty, poignant works exploring contemporary life and pop culture. Admission: $15/$10.
Schaeffer Theatre
Thursday, July 21
6 p.m. — Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series
Ranging from Southern mountain songs to New England sea chanteys, veteran folk musicians Jeff Warner and Bruce MacIntyre* connect audiences with the music of 19th-century America. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
(rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
Friday, July 22
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Jane Comfort and Company present a multimedia retelling of the Greek myth Persephone with new music based on the Javanese gamelan tradition. Also: Comfort's Underground River, with puppets by Basil Twist. A discussion with the artist follows the concert. Admission: $18/$12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, July 23
7:15 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Lecture: Inside Dance, a pre-performance lecture by dance critic and historian Suzanne Carbonneau '76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m. — Performance: Jane Comfort and Company (see July 22 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, July 26
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Video talk: Dance and Technology, the New Frontier. Choreographer Bebe Miller and videographer Maya Ciarrocchi discuss the development of their new work, Landing/Place, including the use of dance for the camera, interactive digital technology and live performance.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Thursday, July 28
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series
A local quintet, Paul Farrell & the SilverTones embody vintage Franco-American joie de vivre as they perform a lively bilingual mix of old-time popular songs, country classics and French-Canadian jigs and reels. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Panel discussion: Global Exchange: Sharing Across Cultures. Choreographers from China, Japan, Indonesia, Africa and Mexico discuss their work and the cultural environment in which they create.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Friday, July 29
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Bebe Miller Company with Landing/Place, which uses text, performance and visual media to explore memory, cultural dislocation and the search for a communal sense of place. A discussion with the artists follows the concert. Admission: $18/$12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, July 30
7:15 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Lecture: Inside Dance, a pre-performance lecture by dance critic and historian Suzanne Carbonneau ’76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m. — Performance: Bebe Miller Company (see July 29 listing).
Schaeffer Theater
Tuesday, Aug. 2
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: The Musician’s Concert. In an annual favorite, nine remarkable composers and multi-instrumentalists perform original and improvised music from around the world. Admission: $5.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Thursday, Aug. 4
6 p.m. — Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series
World-class musicians from the 2005 Bates Dance Festival create a tapestry of sound on instruments from around the world: percussion, accordion, bouzouki, marimba, kalimba and more. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
(rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
Saturday, Aug. 6
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Faculty Gala. Sean Curran, David Dorfman, Clara Ramona, Vincent Mantsoe and other renowned artists present an eclectic evening of modern, flamenco, Afro fusion and baroque dance. Admission: $18/$12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, Aug. 9
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Moving in the Moment. An annual crowd-pleaser, this evening of improvisational dance and music features contact improvisers Olivier Besson and Ray Eliot Schwartz along with members of the festival dance and music faculty.
Alumni Gymnasium
Thursday, Aug. 11
6 p.m. — Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series
Brendan Taaffe, with Matt and Shannon Heaton, presents Ireland Reclaimed. Taaffe is known for his lyric fiddling and singing, as well as his work on banjo, guitar and whistle. The Heatons are instrumentalists and singers active in Boston's Irish music scene. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
(rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
Friday, Aug. 12
8 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Different Voices features new works from around the world by choreographers from China, Japan, Indonesia, Africa and Mexico, and emerging artist Shani Collins, among others. Admission: $18/$12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, Aug. 13
1-5 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Young Choreographers/New Works. An adjudicated informal showing of more than 20 new works by festival students. Faculty members provide insightful critical feedback throughout the afternoon.
Schaeffer Theatre
7:30 p.m. — Bates Dance Festival
Performance: Festival Finale. Festival participants of all ages perform modern and postmodern works by Bebe Miller, David Dorfman, Terry Creach and Jane Comfort. Featured is a new work by 70 local artists from our Youth Arts Project. Admission: $5.
Alumni Gymnasium
