“Contemporary Dance Teaching Retreat” June 22–27 ~ Directed by Bebe Miller Retreat participants with extended families—Back row: Nicole Stanton, Phil Brooks, Balinda Craig-Quijada, Ann Sofie Clemmensen, Ron Estes; Middle row: Bebe Miller, Chase Angier, Nicole Garlando, Annie Kloppenberg; Front row: Pina Estes, Leslie Seiters, Ruth Grauert, Chris Aiken, Angie Hauser, Ruby Aiken, Anna Wotring, Felix Brooks-Quijada

	“Shape/Space and Time/Motion” June 28–July 11 ~ Taught by Ruth Grauert and Véronique MacKenzie Back row: Anabel Sagrero, Ruth Grauert, Véronique MacKenzie, and Allison Bradley; Front row: Jmaw Moses, Megan Mizanty, Michal Freriks, Harper Foote, and Sari Nordman

	“Slow Tempo” July 12–19 ~ Taught by Peter Kyle and Scott Giguere Back row: Anabel Segrero, Ruth Grauert, Cooper Pell, Ted Johnson, Michal Freriks, Harper Foote, Alli Bradley, and Megan Mizanty; Front row: Malia Wild, Diane Schwarz, Karen Ivy, Scott Giguere, Evy Orbach, Carol Dilley, Jmaw Moses, and Peter Kyle

	“Mapping the Human Terrain” Taught by Robin Gilmore July 20–26 Back row: Michal Freriks, Julie Goldberg, Robin Gilmore, Ruth Grauert, Alli Bradley, Jmaw Moses, Anabel Sagrero, and “Shana”; Front: Megan Mizanty and Harper Foote

	“BLiS — Finding JOY through Voice and Movement” July 26–August 1 ~ Taught by Lauren Kelly-Washington Back row: Julia Schoenster, Ruth Grauert, Robin Gilmore, and Stacey Hamrow; Middle row: Harper Foote, Alli Bradley, Michal Freriks, and, Jmaw Moses; Front: Megan Mizanty, Ellie Handel, Lauren Kelly-Washington, Anabel Sagrero, and Evelyn Langley

	“Writing and Moving, a Creativity Retreat” August 2–8 ~ Taught by Claire Porter Back row: Jennifer Katz-Burk, Alison Krochina, Megan Mizanty, Anabel Sagrero, Ruth Grauert, Michal Freriks, Alli Bradley, Harper Foote, Jmaw Moses, Susan Petry, and Terry Conlon; Front row: Dana Crowe, Claire Porter, Ann Matthews, Ruth Neustadter, Anna Blash, Linda Yates, Audrey Goodman, Tracy Pattison, Maribeth Van Hecke, and Carly Taylor

	“Ancient Kagura & Contemporary Choreography” August 9–15 ~ Taught by Susan Buirge Back row: Mary-Jean Cowell, Harper Foote, Megan Mizanty, and Jmaw Moses Front row: Anabel Sagrero, Ruth Grauert, Susan Buirge, Alli Bradley, and Michal Freriks See workshop description

	“Combining Disciplines for Creative Performance” August 16–22 ~ Taught by K.J. Holmes Top row: Anabel Sagrero, Michal Freriks, Jmaw Moses, Precious Jennings, and Amelia Charter; Middle row: Ruth Grauert, Harper Foote, Alli Bradley, and Shelley Washington; Front row: Dana Florin-Weiss, Ilona Bito, K.J. Holmes, Hannah Verrill, Julia Burkey, Hope Goldman, and Megan Mizanty

2015 Faculty

Ruth Grauert and Véronique MacKenzie

Peter Kyle and Scott Giguere

Robin Gilmore

Lauren Kelly-Washington

Claire Porter

Susan Buirge

K.J. Holmes

Our 2015 Young Artist Residents

Allison Bradley

Harper Foote

Michal Freriks

Megan Mizanty

Jmaw Moses

Anabel Sagrero

Bearnstow’s Young Artist Residency Program is a 10-week intensive summer program of dance, creative process, performance, and teamwork for a young professional and semi-professional dancers. The summer of courses, choreography, and creativity culminates in a final, formerly mounted concert. Final performance was held on August 29 at the Union Hall in Vienna, Maine.

See full description and images and video of 2015 program.

Dnncers rehearse by the stable for the final concert