At age 50, Bates dance is still ‘the same awesome experience’

Stories about "Bates Dance Company"

As part of the celebration of 50 Years of Bates Dance, the Bates Dance Archives Interactive Exhibition, set up in Gannett Theater, was curated by Sara Hollenberg '19 (black tank top), a double major in dance and mathematics from Stamford, Conn., and Rebecca Howard '19 (black long sleeved shirt) of Aspen, Colo,, a double major in art and visual culture and religious studies (with a minor in dance)Sara:I think one of the most important things about this, for me has been recognizing both the depth and the breadth of what the Bates dance program has been. And also, you know, we lost our founder a couple years ago. And so this has been another way to sort of weave her memory in, in a permanent sense. And reminding people of that.Rebecca:I think it's also a lot about showing how connected the generations of dance are, how we've all had all these experience with a lot of great professors and we all know the other, like reunion class year, and we get to meet older alums and especially we can see it through pictures and costumes that like, there are things -- like I'm looking at those pants that are right there.And somebody wears them every year in a concert just because they're so popular, and everyone gets to come here and bond and be like, I wore the pants. I wore the pants. I wear the pants and it's this great experience where you have this community that is your class and the classes around you. And then you get to add to that with all these other alums who have shared the same awesome experience. Sara: The network is really incredible and super important and very much a part of what it means to be a Bates dancer and in that community

At age 50, Bates dance is still ‘the same awesome experience’

Thursday, May 2, 2019 3:45 pm

Strong community, deep thought, and beautiful pieces on the Schaeffer stage. That's the “standard that Marcy Plavin set.”

‘What Does the Bobcat Say’ parody video ‘might be the best one’ out there

Monday, November 4, 2013 3:32 pm

Among the many Fox parody videos in circulation, the Bates version "might be the best one!"

First dance majors present their choreography

Thursday, November 3, 2011 2:31 pm

Featuring dances created by acclaimed choreographers and by students who will graduate among Bates' first dance majors next spring, the Bates Modern Dance Company offers its annual Fall Concert in performances Saturday, Nov. 12, through Monday, Nov. 14, in Schaeffer Theatre.

A Bates weekend in the arts: dance, Global Lens, classical music

Friday, November 12, 2010 11:59 am

Three dance performances featuring work by local and New York choreographers, a film from Serbia in the Global Lens films series, concerts by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the combined Bates and Bowdoin college orchestra featuring pianist Frank Glazer: Why stay home?

Works by New York choreographers Ford, Barnes on Bates College Modern Dance Company program

Friday, November 5, 2010 10:38 am

Works by noted choreographers Monica Bill Barnes and Niles Ford are featured in Bates College Modern Dance Company performances at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14; and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St.

Bates College Modern Dance Company presents annual showcase of student work

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:58 pm

In two different programs presented over four performances, the Bates College Modern Dance Company performs its annual spring concert of new student works at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5; 5 p.m. Saturday, April 3; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 4, all in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St.

Boston company joins Bates dancers for informal program

Monday, February 22, 2010 11:39 am

Choreographer Jody Weber and her company Weber Dance join the Bates College Modern Dance Company and Maine dancers Carol Dilley and Trish Harms in a program of current works and works in progress at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Plavin Dance Studios in Merrill Gymnasium, 141 Russell St.

Modern Dance Company offers two performances

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:20 pm

The Bates College Modern Dance Company offers public performances at noon Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St.

Modern Dance Performance

Friday, May 1, 2009 12:18 pm

From left, Yasin Fairley '12 and Claire Parker '11 rehearse "doesn't fall far from the," a piece choreographed by Lindsay Reuter '11, for The Bates College Modern Dance Company 's annual spring concert of new works.

Modern Dance Company features work by student choreographers

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 4:01 pm

The Bates College Modern Dance Company offers "Departure Point," its annual spring concert of new works, in four performances from April 3 through April 6. The Friday performance follows the Mount David Summit, Bates' annual showcase of student achievement in academics, creative work and community-based research.