Bates presents the 1998 schedule of events for the annual Bates Dance Festival:<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 18 Saturday, July 25 Tuesday, July 28 Friday, July 31 Saturday, Aug. 1 Sunday, Aug. 2 Thursday, Aug. 6 Friday, Aug. 7 Saturday, Aug. 8 Tuesday Aug. 11 Wednesday, Aug. 12 Thursday, Aug. 13 Friday, Aug. 14 Saturday, Aug. 15 Performance: Student Finale *Admission for full-time students and senior citizens All events take place at Bates College unless otherwise indicated All events are free unless otherwise indicated Advance reservations: 207-786-6161 beginning July 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bates presents the 1998 schedule of events for the annual Bates Dance Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[11010,11009],"tags":[1407,6135,6889,11041],"class_list":["post-22623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-the-college","tag-bates-dance-festival","tag-music-tag","tag-performing-and-visual-arts","tag-summer-at-bates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92553,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22623\/revisions\/92553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., $12\/$8*
\nPerformance: Alone & Together – Faculty Gala<\/em>
\nAn evening of modern, ballet, hip hop and jazz solos and duets by dance artists Michael Foley, Vincent Mantsoe, Maria Simpson, Katiti King and Clyde Evans. Followed by a post-performance discussion with the artists.<\/p>\n
\nPre-performance lecture with Suzanne Carbonneau, Muskie Archive, 7:15 p.m.
\nPerformance: JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski , Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., $14\/$8*
\nInternationally acclaimed jazz choreographer Danny Buraczeski and his outstanding eight-member company, JAZZDANCE, team up with composer\/vocalist Philip Hamilton and his dynamic ensemble for a preview performance of Ezekiel’s Wheel<\/em>, an original collaboration inspired by the writings of James Baldwin. The evening will feature three additional Maine premieres by Buraczeski.<\/p>\n
\nChase Hall, 7:30 p.m., $5
\nFrench-Canadian Step Dancing Workshop with Benoit Bourque Renowned Quebecois step dancer and musician Benoit Bourque leads a fun-filled workshop open to all levels of experience.<\/p>\n
\nLewiston Middle School Auditorium, 8 p.m., $14\/$8*
\nPerformance: HOT FEET<\/em>: An evening of jazz, Afro-fusion and percussive dance
\nAn unforgettable evening of artistry featuring jazz tapper Herbin Van Cayseele, who recently appeared in the national tour of Riverdance<\/em>, and the Jazz Tap Hip Hop Festival<\/em>, acclaimed French-Canadian step dancer Benoit Bourque of Montreal, award-winning South African choreographer Vincent Mantsoe and former Broadway dancer and jazz choreographer Danny Buraczeski. With live accompaniment by a gifted ensemble of musicians, the performance is followed by a discussion with the artists.<\/p>\n
\nPre-performance lecture with Suzanne Carbonneau, Schaeffer
\nTheatre, 7:15 p.m.
\nPerformance: Doug Elkins Dance Company, Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., $14\/$8*
\nBack by popular demand, the quirky and eclectic dance mix master Doug Elkins and his eight-member company present an evening of dynamic new works including Center My Heart<\/em>, set to the devotional music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.<\/p>\n
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., $14\/$8*
\nPerformance: Doug Elkins Dance Company (see Saturday listing)
\nFollowed by a post-performance discussion with the artists. Monday, Aug. 3, Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 8 p.m. The Ivye Project<\/em>, A live documentary by Tamar Rogoff Tamar Rogoff will present her “live” documentary using slides, video and the 1935 diary of her father to recreate The Ivye Project<\/em>, a large scale, site-specific dance theater piece at the Holocaust memorial in the woods of Belarus in the summer of 1994.<\/p>\n
\nOlin Arts Center Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
\nPerformance: The Composer’s Concert<\/em>
\nAn annual favorite at the festival, this eclectic concert features multi-instrumentalists Mike Vargas and Peter Jones, pianist John Clark Stiefel, vocal artist Philip Hamilton and percussionists Gilles Obermayer and Shamou in a program of original and improvised music.<\/p>\n
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m. $14\/$8*
\nPerformance: Bebe Miller Company
\nBebe Miller returns to preview her newest work, Going to the Wall<\/em>, with original music by award-winning composer\/clarinetist Don Byron. The 45-minute piece features her remarkable company of eight in a highly physical examination of cultural identity. Also on the program are Miller’s acclaimed works “Blessed” and “The Hendrix Project.” Followed by a post-performance discussion with the artists.<\/p>\n
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m. $14\/$8*
\nPre-performance lecture with Suzanne Carbonneau, Schaeffer Theatre, 7:15 p.m.
\nPerformance: Bebe Miller Company (see Friday listing)<\/p>\n
\nAlumni Gym, 8 p.m
\nPerformance: Moving in the Moment<\/em>
\nAn evening of improvisational dance and music with contact improviser Nancy Stark Smith and members of the festival faculty. An annual crowd pleaser full of delicious surprises and subtle artistry.<\/p>\n
\nOlin Arts Center Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
\nChoreographer’s Panel Discussion
\nAcclaimed choreographers Liz Lerman, Tamar Rogoff, Andrea Olsen and Joanna Mendl Shaw discuss the creation of site-specific and community-based work.<\/p>\n
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 7 p.m., $12\/$8*
\nPerformance: Different Voices<\/em>
\nNew works by artists from around the world, featuring Kota Yamazaki (Japan), Sukarji Sriman (Java), Antonio Tavares (Cape Verde), Vincent Mantsoe (South Africa), Simon Ellis (Australia) and more . . . all in one dynamic program. Followed by a post-performance discussion with the artists.<\/p>\n
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., $6
\nPerformance: Young Choreographers\/New Works<\/em>
\nGifted students and emerging choreographers join forces to present two dynamic evenings of original dance works.<\/p>\n
\nSchaeffer Theatre, 2 p.m., $6
\nPerformance: Young Choreographers\/New Works<\/em> (see Friday listing)<\/p>\n
\nAlumni Gymnasium, 8 p.m. $5\/$2 (children under 12)
\nA celebration of our diverse dance traditions. Join us for an evening of modern, jazz and Afro-fusion works created by Bebe Miller, Danny Buraczeski, Doug Elkins, Kevin Wynn and Vincent Mantsoe, and performed by remarkable festival students from around the world. Highlighting the program will be a performance by local youth participating in our Youth Arts dance and music program under the direction of Jane Weiner.<\/p>\n