Vail International Dance Festival Information

(July 29-August 11, 2012)

Venues: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (530 South Frontage Rd East, Vail); Solaris (141 East Meadow Drive, Vail); Vilar Performing Arts Center (68 Avondale Lane, Beaver Creek)
Public Transportation: Fair for all venues. Shuttles available at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater and Solaris
Handicapped Accessibility: Good
Performances/Programs: A dozen performances at three venues over the course of two weeks
Ticket Prices: Vary depending on venue and package. …Read more…

(June 14-July 28) The American Dance Festival began at Vermont’s Bennington College in 1934 as a collaborative effort between dance pioneers Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Nearly eighty years later, the ADF has more than four hundred students from across the globe. Each year the ADF presents six and a half summer weeks of performances by both established and emerging dance companies, as well as offering an intensive training program. ...Read more...

Bates Dance Festival Information

(July 7-August 11)

Venues: Schaeffer Theatre (305 College Street); Pettigrew Hall (305 College Street – Pettigrew Hall if a wing of Schaeffer Theatre); Alumni Gym (130 Central Avenue); Franco-American Heritage Center (46 Cedar Street); Lewiston Recreation Center (65 Central Avenue)
Public Transportation: Good (regular bus service to Bates College campus)
Handicapped Accessibility: Good
Performances/Programs: Dance performances, lectures and presentations over a period of six weeks
Tickets: $24 for most events; half-price ($12) …Read more…

(June 20-August 26, 2012) The only dance institution to ever be declared a National Historic Landmark, Jacob’s Pillow is a mecca for dancers and those who love dance. Located on an old mountaintop farm in the Berkshires, the Pillow is full of history, having once been a stop on the Underground Railroad. It’s also a great keeper of dance history, housing the impressive Jacob’s Pillow Archives, a collection of multimedia, correspondence, programs, and costumes. ...Read more...

Vail International Dance Festival Information

(July 29-August 11, 2012)

Venues: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (530 South Frontage Rd East, Vail); Solaris (141 East Meadow Drive, Vail); Vilar Performing Arts Center (68 Avondale Lane, Beaver Creek)
Public Transportation: Fair for all venues. Shuttles available at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater and Solaris
Handicapped Accessibility: Good
Performances/Programs: A dozen performances at three venues over the course of two weeks
Ticket Prices: Vary depending on venue and package. …Read more…

(June 14-July 28) The American Dance Festival began at Vermont’s Bennington College in 1934 as a collaborative effort between dance pioneers Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Nearly eighty years later, the ADF has more than four hundred students from across the globe. Each year the ADF presents six and a half summer weeks of performances by both established and emerging dance companies, as well as offering an intensive training program. ...Read more...

Bates Dance Festival Information

(July 7-August 11)

Venues: Schaeffer Theatre (305 College Street); Pettigrew Hall (305 College Street – Pettigrew Hall if a wing of Schaeffer Theatre); Alumni Gym (130 Central Avenue); Franco-American Heritage Center (46 Cedar Street); Lewiston Recreation Center (65 Central Avenue)
Public Transportation: Good (regular bus service to Bates College campus)
Handicapped Accessibility: Good
Performances/Programs: Dance performances, lectures and presentations over a period of six weeks
Tickets: $24 for most events; half-price ($12) …Read more…

(June 20-August 26, 2012) The only dance institution to ever be declared a National Historic Landmark, Jacob’s Pillow is a mecca for dancers and those who love dance. Located on an old mountaintop farm in the Berkshires, the Pillow is full of history, having once been a stop on the Underground Railroad. It’s also a great keeper of dance history, housing the impressive Jacob’s Pillow Archives, a collection of multimedia, correspondence, programs, and costumes. ...Read more...