This year’s performances include new iterations of two yearslong projects by dancers Onye Ozuzu and Gesel Mason.
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Maine has long been a destination for international artists. Under Trump, some are staying away.
Artists, festivals and presenters are feeling the effects of the president’s policies on immigration enforcement, travel bans and sexual orientation.
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42nd season of Bates Dance Festival set to begin
Aretha Aoki & Ryan MacDonald, Sean Dorsey Dance and TRIBE to anchor the Bates Dance Festival 2024 Performance Series, plus an “electric” dance competition.
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Bates Dance Festival features family-friendly events, dance lessons and concerts
The Bates Dance Festival, celebrating its 41st season, will present four distinctive dance performances in July at Schaeffer Theatre on the Bates College Campus as well as a recently added 4D sound performance from Maine-based James Allister Sprang at Trinity Episcopal Church, the annual fundraising event BDFête on July 22, and a number of free […]
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Bates Dance Festival to mark 40th anniversary with array of performances
Tickets are on sale now.
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Bates Dance Festival opens with free concert and lessons
The festival begins with a hip-hop weekend, starting Thursday on the college’s quad.
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VIDEO: Bates Dance Festival kicks off with a weekend of hip-hop
Hip-hop weekend will begin the series of mainstage performances, and features The Reminders and MaMa2 with DJ Man-O-Wax on July 12 and 14.