Photo Album: Bates Dance Festival-goers sing and dance in the rain

Bates Dance Festival

Published
July 19, 2021

Photo Album: Bates Dance Festival-goers sing and dance in the rain

The internationally-known event is back in Lewiston this summer.
Published
July 16, 2021

‘A new lens’: Bates Dance Festival returns to the L-A community

Performers from around the world will attend July 14 to 31.
Published
April 25, 2021

Noted Peaks Island photographer Arthur J. Fink dies at 74

He had an enduring connection to the Bates Dance Festival, where he served as resident photographer from 2005 through 2017.
Published
March 17, 2021

Bates Dance Festival plans to hold in-person events this summer

There will be fewer dancers and performances than in past years.
Published
April 27, 2020

COVID-19 has already cost Bates College up to $2 million

It is likely to sock the Lewiston college for millions more in the months ahead, despite the school's efforts to control costs — including pay and hiring freezes.
Published
August 1, 2019

Bates Dance Festival ends 2019 season at full throttle

The festival's final weekend is Aug. 3-4.
Published
July 26, 2019

Dance review: Doug Varone returns to Bates festival with message of hope at time of uncertainty

The large group sections of his work are the most impressive.
Published
July 26, 2019

PHOTO: Bates Dancers perform in Kennedy Park

Students and instructors dance for the lunchtime crowd in Lewiston.
Published
July 24, 2019

Lewiston hosting lunch — and dance — at Kennedy Park

The event Friday will feature a Bates Dance Festival performance and food trucks.
Published
July 18, 2019

Hip-hop is about community, identity and sharing our roots

The Reminders, MaMa² (featuring Amirah Sackett and Mary Mar, aka B-Girl Mama) and DJ Man-O-Wax kicked off the Bates Dance Festival's mainstage concert performance series Friday at Schaeffer Theatre, putting on a hip-hop show with serious talent and heart.