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American Dance Festival

Since its founding in 1934, the American Dance Festival (ADF) has been one of the United States’ most important dance resources focusing on nurturing and sustaining the development of modern dance.  ADF has distinguished itself as an important presenter of contemporary dance from around the world while nurturing the development of dancers from across the U.S. and across the globe through its school and International Choreographers Residency Program. Since 1984, ADF has been among ACC's most significant partners in creating meaningful exchange programs for dancers and choreographers between the U.S. and Asia.

Grants Awarded

to enable Indonesian dance artist Martinus Miroto to participate in the International Choreographers Commissioning Program at ADF in summer 2005.

to enable Dai Jian, from Guandong, China, to participate in ADF's six-week school in summer 2004

to enable Japanese choreographer Akiko Kitamura to participate in the International Choreographers Commissioning Program at the American Dance Festival in summer 2003

to enable American Dance Festival co-directors Charles and Stephanie Reinhart and consultant Chiang Ching to travel to China in order to explore the possibility of establishing an American Dance Festival program in China

to enable choreographer Li Hanzhong from Guangzhou, China, to participate in ADF's International Choreographers Commissioning Program in summer 1999

to support the fall 1997 American tour of the Guangdong Modern Dance Company

to support the participation of Guangdong Modern Dance Company choreographer Wei Shen in ADF's 1995 International Choreographers Commisioning Program

to enable dance scholars Malbourg Kim from Korea and Sal Murgiyanto from Indonesia to attend the International Dance Critics Conference at the American Dance Festival in summer 1994.

to enable three dance critis from Asia to attend the Dance Critics' Conference at the American Dance Festival in summer 1993.

to enable members of the Guangdong Modern Dance Company, Guangzhou, China, to study and perform at the American Dance Festival in summer 1991

to support the participation of three choreographers from Asia in the International Choreographers' Workshop at the American Dance Festival in sumer 1985

to enable four choreographers and dancers from China participating in the summer 1986 Festival to spend one month in New York observing dance activities

to support the participation of modern dance companies from Indonesia and the Philippines in the Festival's fiftieth anniversity program held at Duke University in summer 1984.

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