“One of ACDA’s strengths is as a platform for bringing established and rising artists together,” says executive director Diane DeFries. “There’s a richness in convening. Interacting with people, building relationships, seeing where they go—it’s an incredible source of energy.”

What’s on the minds of college students today? I recently had the honor of adjudicating at the American College Dance Association‘s National College Dance Festival, along with choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess and former National Endowment for the Arts dance specialist Douglas C. Sonntag. We chose three winners—one for Outstanding Choreography and two for Outstanding […]

Putting together a dance for a major festival—where it will be shown alongside dozens of others—is no easy task. How do you make something grab an audience when they’re experiencing so many pieces at once? That question was on my mind last week while watching 31 works at the American College Dance Association‘s National Festival at The Kennedy Center. I was […]