2013 Event Listings

Images from the Festival:

Dance Photo Exhibit

July 1 - August 10
Fireplace Lounge, New Commons, Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Peaks Island photographer, Arthur Fink, has a passion for dance. For the last seven summers he has spent several weeks photographing dancers at the Festival. These stunning and provocative images capture the dancers at work -- warming up, taking class and rehearsing. Included are images of the acclaimed artists-in-residence.

See more of Fink’s photos in downtown Lewiston at Forage Market,180 Lisbon St. installed from June 28 to July 29 open 7am – 7pm, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm.

Nejla Yatkin/NY2Dance

Show & Tell
Tuesday, July 9
Schaeffer Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Nejla Yatkin illuminates the turmoil and wisdom of the Middle East though her latest work, Oasis.

Nejla Yatkin / NY2Dance performs the world premiere of Oasis, an evening-length multimedia work based on the story of Layla and Majnoon, an allegorical tale regarded as the Middle Eastern forerunner of "Romeo and Juliet."

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Doug Varone and Dancers

Show & Tell
Tuesday, July 16
Schaeffer Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Varone and his superb dancers pull back the curtain on 25 years of their dance making process.

Doug Varone and Dancers returns to the Festival to celebrates its 25th anniversary with a brand new work, Mouth Above Water set to Cruel Sister, a haunting score by Julia Wolfe, and his signature tour de force, Rise, inspired by John Adams’ ecstatic score, Fearless Symmetries.

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Bebe Miller Company

Show & Tell
Tuesday, July 23
Schaeffer Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Bebe Miller offers insight on the making of her 25-year retrospective work, A History.

Bebe Miller Company celebrates twenty-five years of dancemaking with the retrospective performance installation, A History. This evening-length work centers on the decade long, nuanced dancing relationship between veteran company members, Angie Hauser and Darrell Jones.

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Award winning director/choreographer/media artist, Stephan Koplowitz is internationally recognized for creating original site-specific works for architecturally significant sites such as New York’s Grand Central Station, London’s Natural History Museum and Essen, Germany’s Kokerei coal plant.

Bridgman | Packer Dance

Show & Tell
Tuesday, July 30
Schaeffer Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer unpack the evolution of their journey into the magical world of dance and technology.

Thoughtful, playful and profound music takes center stage when these extraordinary composers, known for their collaborations with dancers, perform a program of original and improvised works that blend musical styles from around the globe.

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Together for more than 30 years, Bridgman | Packer Dance has developed a unique approach to integrating video into dance -- making it, in effect, their third dance partner. Acclaimed for its highly visual and visceral alchemy of the live and the virtual, their newest work, Voyeur is inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper.

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Showcasing diverse styles and perspectives, Different Voices features visiting choreographers from across the U.S. and around the globe.

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Young Choreographers/

New Works Showcase
Saturday, August 10
Schaeffer Theatre, 1-5 p.m

An informal showcase of over 20 new dances created by students during the Festival. Designed to include critical feedback from faculty members, the afternoon promises to be informative for both the audience and the performers. Audience members are welcome to come and go throughout the afternoon.

Join us to discover and celebrate the next generation of dance luminaries! Festival students perform a high-energy evening of new works by festival faculty.

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