The American Dance Festival's 85th Season Continues Into Week Three

The American Dance Festival (ADF) kicks off week #3 with a one-night only performance of the electric OCD Love by L-E-V Sharon Eval and Gai Behar on July 3. Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre returns with the ADF-commissioned, Make Believe, a work that explores the themes of love, romance, and religious spectacle on July 6 and July 7. French-born and now NC-based choreographer Murielle Elizéon makes her ADF debut with her emotional solo Brown on July 8 and July 9.

L-E-V SHARON EYAL AND GAI BEHAR

Durham Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, July 3 | 8:00pm

ADF Debut! One Night Only!

Since 2006, collaborators Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar have been a significant voice in the artistic community, creating a continuous stream of critically acclaimed original works for dance companies around the world. L-E-V is the culmination of years of momentum, choreographed by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, accompanied by the original music of Ori Lichtik, delivered by fiercely talented dancers that move with expressive precision. OCD Love is about love, about love that always misses, or lovers who keep missing each other. Out of sync. As when one person comes to bed and the other gets up. Like something that is full and intact but has many holes in it. This work is about the holes. This performance contains adult content.

ROSIE HERRERA DANCE THEATRE

Reynolds Industries Theater

Friday, July 6 | 8:00pm

Saturday, July 7 | 7:00pm

ADF Commissioned World Premiere!

Known for its diverse ensemble that consists of some of Miami's most brilliant performers and creators ranging in genres from theater, performance art, opera, drag, and contemporary ballet, Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre has become a beloved fixture in the contemporary arts scene in Miami. The company will present Make Believe, originally conceived at ADF in 2013. This work uses religious iconography to explore themes of love, romance, and religious spectacle and how these rituals are unified by themes of paganism, magic, and celebrity worship. Make Believe deconstructs what it means to believe in magic and how that bleeds into our constructions of spirituality and our understanding of romance. This performance contains nudity.

MURIELLE ELIZÉON

Durham Fruit

Sunday, July 8 | 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Monday July 9 | 7:00pm

ADF Debut!

French-born and now NC-based dancer, performer, and choreographer Murielle Elizéon presents Brown, a collision with the lingering allure of gender and racial stereotype. In this solo, Elizéon uses personal history to explore heritage, violence against women, loss, vulnerability, and resilience. Brown premiered in December 2017 during the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. Parallel to the creation of her solo, Elizéon partnered with a professional in restorative justice to create a unique post-artist talk and is developing community engagement events and movement workshops around the thematics of the piece. Following Brown, audiences are invited to join Elizéon in a uniquely formatted post-show artist talk facilitated by Val Hanson, director of the Restorative Justice Program at The Dispute Settlement Center in Carrboro, NC. This performance contains nudity and adult content.

FESTIVAL EXTRAS

ADF's Movies by Movers
Saturdays, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, and Sunday July 15, 2:00pm
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and White Lecture Hall on Duke's east campus
Free and open to the public!

Moving images, moving bodies. Movement and film just go together. ADF's Movies by Movers is a bi-annual festival dedicated to the celebration of the conversation between the body and the camera. Please visit the ADF website for the full screening schedule.

Tours of the ADF School

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Mornings, June 25-July 17 | 9:00am-10:15am

& 11:15am-12:30pm

Free and open to the public!

Afternoon tours are available upon request.

Throughout the summer, ADF School tours offer individuals, families, and community groups an insider's perspective where you can experience the world-renowned ADF faculty, students, and musicians hard at work. These tours of the school increase your understanding of modern dance and ADF, highlighting the history of the festival up to the present day. Schedule your tour today to observe art in action as well as obtain details about the 2018 season. For more information contact Caitlyn Swett at caitlyn@americandancefestival.org or 919-684-6402.

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