American Dance Festival (ADF)

Have you signed up for summer camp yet?☀️ Join us a for a week (or more!) of fun with our expert faculty as we explore the joy of movement! With a variety of dates and age groups, we have a camp for every dancer. Scholarships and before/after care are available as well. Learn more via the link in our bio. #AmericanDanceFestival #ADF2024 #ADFStudios #ADFCamps #SummerDanceCamps #DurhamNC

Tickets for our 2024 season are on sale NOW!🥳 Learn more about our performances and secure your seats today via the link in our bio. 📸: Doug Varone and Dancers by Erin Baiano #ADF #AmericanDanceFestival #ADF2024 #ADFSeason #ModernDance

Start off the month of July seeing performances by Netta Yerushalmy, Pilobolus, and Made in NC featuring works from Dom-Sebastian Alexis, Gavin Stewart & Vanessa Owen, Iyun Ashani Harrison, Stacy Wolfson & Curtis Eller. Get your tickets now via link in bio. ⭐ #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc @nattayerushalmydances @pilobolus @iyunashani @balletashani @stewartowendance @thebipedsdance @MANvsMurals

Certifiable 🔥 at the @amerdancefest dance party last night.

Join us as we celebrate Ishmael Houston-Jones, recipient of the 2024 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching. Find out more via link in bio. Sunday, June 30 at 5 pm von der Heyden Studio Theater *no tickets required* 📸 Mark Poucher #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc

You left it all on the dance floor at our Dance Party with Les Ballet Afrik last night! 🤩 We're so thankful to everyone for bringing your energy, fierceness, and support to create such a magical space. #ADF2024 #AmericanDanceFestival #dance #voguedance #durhamnc #dancefestival

🌟 Our #flashbackfriday takes us back to last week's Ballet Hispánico Camp. 💃 Twelve amazing young dancers explored Latin American culture through dance and music alongside two extraordinary artists from Ballet Hispánico. 🕺Thank you to everyone who made this week possible ❤️ #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc @ballethispanico

Escape the heat and join us at ADF's Scripps Studios for adult drop-in classes this summer. We offer year-round favorites, workshops, and community classes led by ADF faculty and guest artists. Find out more via link in bio.

Don't miss Les Ballet Afrik this Friday and Saturday! Tickets via link in bio. #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc

Meet Jude Kurankyi, who is part of our 2024 International Choreographers Residency (ICR) program. Each summer, choreographers from around the world come to ADF to nourish, deepen, and expand their creative practices. Since its inception in 1984, the ICR program has brought together over 500 choreographers from 93 countries on 6 continents. #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc #internationalexchange

Don't miss 𝑃𝑢𝑡 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑒, 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑟 by Kayla Farrish. Tonight's show is SOLD OUT, but a few tickets are left for tomorrow's show. Thursday, June 27, 7:30 pm | von der Heyden Studio Theater 📸 Ben McKeown #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc

Les Ballet Afrik returns to ADF! 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 draws inspiration from the iconic 1990 documentary 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔. Highlighting the importance of community and connection to ancestry, Les Ballet Afrik provides a space for individual expression and radical acceptance. June 28 & 29 Get your tickets via link in bio. 📸 @bdmckeown #adf2024 #americandancefestival #dance #durhamnc @lesballetafrik @stormiedaie @lgbtqdurham @durhamnc @downtowndurhaminc @durhammag