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Save 20 Percent on American Dance Festival Performances

Tickets for 80th anniversary season go on sale May 13

Kyle Abraham dance troupe. Photo courtesy of ADF.
Kyle Abraham dance troupe. Photo courtesy of ADF.

Tickets go on sale May 13 for the American Dance Festival (ADF), which runs June 13 through July 27. Duke staff and faculty can purchase individual tickets at a 20 percent savings.  Regular ticket prices start at $25.

The 2013 season will be the festival's 80th and features 47 performances by 25 companies and choreographers. Long-time favorites such as Shen Wei Dance Arts, the Paul Taylor Company and Pilobolus will be joined by fresh faces from Camile A. Brown & Dancers, The 605 Collective, and many more.

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"This season will be a feast of dance," said ADF Director Jodee Nimerichter. "The breadth of offerings means there is something for everyone."

Employees can buy discounted tickets to most performances in person or by phone from the box offices at Duke and the Durham Performing Arts Center. 

The full festival schedule is available at americandancefestival.org.

Most of this year's performances will be downtown at the Durham Performing Arts Center or at the Reynolds Industries Theater at Duke. Discount tickets are not available for children's matinee performances, the Mark Haim performance at the Nasher Museum of Art or the performance by ponydance at Motorco Music Hall.

In addition to regular performances, ADF will offer free yoga in Sarah P. Duke Gardens on June 22. The classes are suitable for all skill levels and are offered at 7, 8:15 and 9 a.m. The yoga at Duke Gardens is co-sponsored by lululemon, an athletic apparel company at the Streets at Southpoint.

"Yoga is an important way that dancers condition their bodies," Nimerichter said, "and we are delighted to bring together the dance community and the wider community to share something this beneficial in the beautiful setting of Duke Gardens." 

As a special addition to ADF, the last week of the festival will celebrate its 80th season and showcase its future. 

"Even if you've been going to ADF for years, this season will be new,," Nimerichter said. "There is a lot of unexplored territory at ADF."