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Coming this weekend to Boston-- the comedy dance duo that so charmed at the American Dance Festival. Get the Boston details in the preview here which includes the recent review--

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Dance Complex Presents Sara Juli’s Midseason Mood & Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story - Preview
WHEN: March 21-22, 2026 WHERE: The Dance Complex 536 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 TICKETS: $7.18+ For more information and tickets vi
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March 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Dancers/Dance Professors Tamara Williams and Kim Jones talk about their deep regards for the American Dance Festival's work on the 2026 Season Opening night--

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American Dance Festival 2026 Official Opening June 17, 2026
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July 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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R.I.P., Charles L. #Reinhart [°Dec. 5, 1930 – July 12, 2025]🕯️😔🌹

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July 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Now in LA and soon at the American Dance Festival-- it's called SUPER NOTHING but lots think it's something-- READ THE PREVIEW--

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CAP UCLA Presents Miguel Gutierrez' SUPER NOTHING - Preview
WHEN: Fri, Jun 13 - Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 8 pm WHERE: UCLA Performing Arts B-100 Royce Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095 TICKETS: $38+ For more informati
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June 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Nearly a dozen reviews of performances from the 2026 American Dance Festival... click the link to this roundup and then click a picture to read a review in Picture This Post

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American Dance Festival 2026 - Roundup
Click a picture to read a review of a recent performance in the 2026 American Dance Festival--- And watch these additional video snippets for more--
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July 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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A mesmerizing duet originally choreographed by David Gordon in the 70s is updated by award-winning Wally Cardona and danced with his partner Molly Lieber. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- Click the link to read the review in the Dance section of Picture This Post

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American Dance Festival Presents Wally Cardona and Molly Lieber in TIMES FOUR Review — Bolero Spirit Dance
Wally Cardona and Molly Lieber walk into the performance space ringed by our circle of chairs.  They wear muted grey and blue— one with the blue more on top
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May 31, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Bill T Jones Choreography showcase at the American Dance Festival includes two works that showcase the considerable dancing prowess and grace of the troupe--and choreography that dazzles.Click to read my review to find out why it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED-

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American Dance Festival Presents Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Company Review — We Are 4D Chess Players
In the center of the stage, a single dancer stands at attention, facing stage left. They are bathed in the afterglow of another single dancer’s frenetic spill
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June 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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American Dance Festival's Scripps Studio lures two comic dance talents -- a performance genre you hope will grow exponentially. Read my review here-

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American Dance Festival Presents Works-in-Progress MIDSEASON MOOD and TAKE MY WORDS Review —Stand Up That MOVES and Tickles
This stand-up comic, Sara Juli, does more than stand at a mic and lob jokes at us.  She’s clearly got the moves that got her, and us, to the American Dance F
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March 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Pioneer Winter Collective’s ‘Apollo’ at #ADF #AmericanDanceFestival not at Duke but Carolina Theatre, @durhamnc.bsky.social ; program: online.flippingbook.com/view/3869101...
June 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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A dance spectacle to remember-- showcasing the opera and painting smarts of choreographer Shen Wei. click to read the review- LIFE MEMORABLE WOW!- -in the Dance section of Picture This Post

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American Dance Festival Presents SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS’ MINDSCAPE Review - Jackson Pollack’s Passport to China
In the post-performance discussion Chinese-born choreographer Shen Wei was joined by many of the thirteen dancers who had just performed his new work, Mindscape
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July 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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NY based choreographer Stacy Matthew Spence dancers perform in a more intimate ADF space accompanied by two musicians memorably settting pace and tone. Click to read the review in the Picture This Post Dance Section-

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American Dance Festival Presents Stacy Matthew Spence’s I AM HERE; HERE WITH US; WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES Review — More Sextet Than Expected
Golden-garbed and emanating a commanding presence even when he is still, choreographer/dancer Stacy Matthew Spence begins I am, here; Here with us; Where we fin
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July 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Carolina Theater partners with American Dance Festival to give Balanchine's APOLLO a queer filter. Click to read the Research Triangle edition preview

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Pioneer Winter Collective Presents "Apollo" - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...Featuring a multigenerational cast, Apollo explores queer dynamics, memory, HIV/AIDS, and legacy while also confronting ageism i
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May 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Tracey Durbin-of NW Dance Project & now in NC- talks about her work ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER for the ADF. Click for the interview in the Dance Section of Picture This Post

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American Dance Festival Made in NC Choreographer Tracey Durbin - Interview
Put your hand on your heart and listen to the sound of your soul. This is an admonition that choreographer and dance teacher Tracey Durbin recounts that her te
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May 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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Dance performers and enthusiasts across the US and beyond will be coming to see American Dance Festival performance/s this summer-- check out the newly announced program--

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American Dance Festival 2026 - Picture Preview
Editor's Note:  Picture This Post's Editor has received numerous queries on which ADF 2026 performances will be "best".  The magazine has no such list-- and o
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April 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Exploding onto the stage from the mist, the 13 dancers of the Camille A. Brown troupe transport us through a joyful, high-energy African Diaspora mixtape. Click to read the review in the Picture This Post Dance Section.

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American Dance Festival Presents Camille A Brown I AM Review — Joyful African Diaspora Mixtape
Exploding onto the stage from the mist, two bright-white clad dancers seem to instantly transport us to Western Africa with dance moves we easily picture as tho
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June 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Charlotte Ballet invites us into famed choreographer Ohad Naharin’s work. Read the Picture This Post review to find out more about this HIGHLY RECOMMENDED dance performance.

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American Dance Festival Presents Charlotte Ballet Performing KAMUYOT Review - Invitation to Going Gaga
We sat on our bench spots as the 17 members of the Charlotte Ballet ensemble walked slowly round, making sure that they made steady and unflinching eye contact
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June 30, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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A profile interview with one of the star choreographers being showcased by the American Dance Festival's MADE IN NORTH CAROLINA series. Click to learn more about Courtney Liu in the Dance Section of Picture This Post

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American Dance Festival Artist Courtney Liu Interview— Mermaiding and More
Editor’s Note: Read the related story— American Dance Festival 2026 – Picture Preview Dance polyglot?  From Phantom of the Opera Dance Captain, perf
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May 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Choreographer Amanda K. Miller shares her thoughts about her process and the premiere of her new work at the Made in NC series of the American Dance Festival- Click to read the interview--

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American Dance Festival Made in NC Amanda K. Miller Interview— Hieroglyphics in Momentum
I am a very curious person. With every piece I try to digest the work and where I feel the weakest points or the failures are. I try to go from there—not real
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June 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Tonight at #ADF both Paul Taylor (I love ‘Eaplanade’ which I’ve seen probably 4-6 times; I think I’ve seen ‘Vespers’) and Dayton Contemporary Dance. It’s the world premiere of ‘Splendor’ that both troupes are performing together - we’re in for a treat! #americanDanceFestival #ADF2025
July 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Performance art styled dance-- click the link to read the Picture This Post review--

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American Dance Festival Presents L/Are We Dreaming Review — Studied Unstudied
As if the needle on a phonograph record were skipping, the familiar Beethoven score was randomly interrupted from time to time.  Jesse Zaritt’s athletic spre
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November 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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A cancer survivor shows us his journey to recovery through dance-- Click the link for details--

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American Dance Festival Presents Journey Through Recovery - Preview
WHEN: November 23, 2025 WHERE: Samuel Scripps Studios 721 Broad St. Durham, NC 27705 TICKETS: Free For more information and tickets visit the Ame
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November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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I'm looking forward to seeing Li Chiao-Ping Dance at #americanDanceFestival tonight americandancefestival.org/event/li-chi....
Li Chiao-Ping Dance - American Dance Festival
ADF Debut Program: Dirty Laundry Access the Digital Program. Running time: 65 minutes, no intermission Tickets: $30 Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office. Company Website: https:/...
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July 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Dancer or sex slave?? Read the review as a preview of the next performance in LA--

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Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Milka Djordjevich’s BOB - Preview and Review
WHEN: May 9-10, 2025 WHERE: WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA 152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 TICKETS: $10+ For more i
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May 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Paul Taylor Dance exalts us at the American Dance Festival. Click the link for the Picture This Post review-- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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American Dance Festival Presents PAUL TAYLOR DANCE Review —Poetry On Fire
Choreographer Pam Tanowitz uses the uber-athletic Paul Taylor dancers’ bodies as a shout out of I HEAR YOU! to syphilitic Schubert as he freneticaly composed
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July 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Madonna and Martha Graham mashup by a drag dancer SO ENTERTAINING- Read my review to find out why Jesse Factor is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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American Dance Festival Presents Jesse Factor MARTHAODYSSEY Review - FUN!!
What a perfect season opener!!! How lucky we are that Martha Graham herself decided to put the 2026 American Dance Festival opening performance on her calendar
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June 18, 2026 at 9:59 PM