Saturday June 28–Sunday June 29, 2008

Artists, students, faculty, musicians, critics, production and administration staff who have been involved in the ADF are invited to come together to rediscover the Festival during the 2008 ADF Alumni Weekend. Whether you have been longing to jump back into your favorite classes, attend traditional ADF ceremonies or take advantage of the incredible performance line-up, come back and experience the heart of the festival at its best!

Many activities are planned including: Best seats available for a performance by Martha Graham Dance Company and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company a Bantaba on the lawn led by Chuck Davis Picnic on Duke's breathtaking campus Masterclasses with Martha Myers, Ruth Andrien, Sharon Kinney and Gerri Houlihan Special panel looking back on ADF’s 75 years moderated by Charles L. Reinhart, featuring Chuck Davis, Donna Faye Burchfield, Martha Myers, and Gerri Houlihan Invitation to the Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching Award ceremony honoring Dianne McIntyre Invitation to the reception and ceremony of the Samuel H. Scripps/ADF Award presentation to Laura Dean with special performance of Dean's Sky Light by ADF Dancers Alumni Weekend Closing Reception catered by Giorgios Hospitatlity An ADF t-shirt

Participation in this exhilarating weekend is just $75! REGISTER NOW! Limited space is available!  Your family members are invited to join us in the festivities! Contact Molly Brown, ADF’s Marketing and Community Relations Associate, at 919-684-6402 or mbrown@americandancefestival.org. Please spread the word about ADF Alumni Weekend to all the ADF alums you know! We look forward to sharing this season like no other with you!

The Hilton Durham is the official hotel of the 2008 ADF.
The Hilton is offering the special rate of $69+ tax per night for all Alumni Weekend participants.
To take advantage of this offer call 1-800-HILTONS or go to www.hilton.durham.com and use the group code “ADA”.

If you need a rental car, contact Caroline Kesler of Thrifty Car Rental at caroline.kesler@dtag.com or 919-832-9381 ext. 309 for the ADF discount!

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Photos: Students in the Quad on Duke's Campus (top), Gerri Houlihan (middle), and Martha Graham's Chronicle, photo by John Deane (bottom).