Internships at Bates Dance Festival!

Bates Dance Festival is seeking interns for the following areas:

Technical Production/Stagecraft Apprenticeships
Videography
Arts Administration
Dance Education


The Festival's internship/apprenticeship program offers qualified individuals an opportunity to work side-by-side with the Festival's professional staff. Interns/apprentices will receive on-the-job training in technical production, videography, arts administration and dance education, while gaining valuable contacts and in-depth knowledge of contemporary dance. Housing, meals and complimentary tickets to performances are provided. Dance education, administration, video interns and stagecraft apprentices may register for up to two classes a day. Technical Production interns receive a $300 stipend (upon submission of receipts) to assist with travel.

Visit the festival website for more details at: http://www.batesdancefestival.org/internships.php

Bates Dance Festival hostes Doug Varone

Earlier this year the Bates Dance Festival received an American Masterpieces grant from the Maine Arts Commission to support Doug Varone’s project, CHAPTERS FROM A BROKEN NOVEL, a full company piece for eight dancers set to a commissioned score by David Van Tieghem.

The Bates Dance Festival began July 5 and will be in full swing through August 7. Doug Varone will be presenting a lecture and demonstration tonight at 7:30 in the Schaeffer Theatre. This event is free and open to the public. On July 15 and 17 Varone will perform at the Schaeffer Theatre, tickets can be purchased from the Bates Dance Festival site.