Train and Create takes place Friday, January 9 through Sunday, January 11, 2026 in the newly finished studio spaces in 122 Cultural Center. The five teachers offer a taste of BDF’s Professional Training Program and the experience of both rigorous dance training and making each day. Morning classes will be postmodern technical training on all three days with Jennifer Nugent and Kyle Marshall and in the afternoon one-day workshops with André Zachery, David Dorfman, and Cara Hagan will be unique to each instructor’s creative processes.
Please note that due to limited capacities there will be no drop-in classes this year.
Teaching Artists
About Bates Dance Festival
Each summer, Bates Dance Festival offers rigorous, inclusive dance training for people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels as well as a performance series featuring world-class productions by choreographers from Maine, the U.S., and around the world. BDF is dedicated to offering a transformative dance experience to all who participate, whether through practice, study, performing, or creating.
Applications for BDF’s Summer Training Programs are open between November 19, 2025–May 15, 2026. Scholarships and internships are available. Learn more at BatesDanceFestival.org
