PRESS RELEASES

ADTC HIP HOP & CONTEMPORARY TEACHER DARCY NAGANUMA TO PERFORM WITH HER COMPANY IN RANDOLPH, VT!

ADTC's Darcy Naganuma will pe performing at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, VT May 16 & 17 with her NYC based company, Naganuma Dance. New York City meets Vermont in this vibrant, refreshingly kinetic evening of dance. Hawaii-born, Manhattan-based choreographer Darcy Naganuma and a cast of acclaimed international performers unite in this explosive tour de force. The program will feature two world premieres and selections from UNbridLeD, a collection of lively, provacative works that span culture, time, place, and imagination. A "Meet the Dancers" reception will follow the opening night performance, and special tickets are available for dance students who would like to attend a Master Class prior to Sunday's matinee.  Click here to download postcard invitation.

"Compelling performance..." - New York Times  

"Powerful...fascinating and diverse movement vocabulary...utterly absorbing." - The Star Ledger

ADTC ONCE AGAIN DONATES $1000 TO "ASTEP"

This year, ADTC once again showed its support for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) by donating an additional $1000 raised by 2008 campers who participated in our "World Dance Company" (ADTC also donated $1000 in 2007!). ASTEP is a non-profit organization that uses the arts as a tool to empower young people with creativity, knowledge, and a strong sense of self-esteem, factors which help them advance their lives and communities. ASTEP seemed a likely fit for ADTC's donation - they actually offer camp programs in communities with populations of disadvantaged children who have limited access to arts education. Topics covered range from self-empowerment and positive future-building to HIV/AIDS awareness. Artists from all over the globe, including recent and current Julliard, New York University, Miami University and Furman students, Broadway professionals, and local talent serve as volunteer teachers for ASTEP. Each ASTEP experience caters to the needs of the particular community it works in. Every workshop or camp centers on a new theme that challenges the children and the volunteers to find fresh and exciting ways of further developing essential life skills that will help these youths deal with the difficult circumstances that surround them.