LEWISTON —  One of America’s most gifted dancemakers, Doug Varone will return to the Bates Dance Festival for his sixth creative residency since 1992. His company will perform new works, “Lux” and “Castles,” and excerpts from a work in progress, “Chapters from a Broken Novel.”

A Washington Post reviewer wrote that “Lux,” set to music by Philip Glass, “is all about freedom. It is what dancing really feels like…loose and sweeping in a spirit of exultation. Varone puts the beating heart at the center of his work.”

“Castles” is set to Sergei Prokofiev’s Waltz Suite, Op. 110. The whirling score propels nine dancers across the stage with striking energy.

“Chapters From A Broken Novel,” set to an original score by award-winning composer David Van Tieghem, is composed of seemingly independent short segments that reveal intimate portraits reflecting the human experience.

Founded in 1986, Varone’s company commands attention for its expansive vision, versatility and technical prowess. Varone, his dancers and designers have been honored with 11 New York Dance and Performance Awards, better known as Bessies.

At home in New York City, Doug Varone and Dancers is the resident company at the Harkness Dance Center at the 92nd Street Y. On tour, the company has performed in more than 100 cities in 45 states across the United States and around the world.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, July 15 and 17, in Bates College’s Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. For information about tickets, visit www.batesdancefestival.org/perform-listings.php.

There will be a lecture-demonstration, open to the public at no cost, at 7:30 p.m.  A public discussion with the artists will follow the Thursday concert and an “Inside Dance” talk by dance writer Debra Cash will precede the Saturday show, also at 7:30 p.m.