ADF Presents: Made in NC

Co-presented with Cary, NC • ADF-Commissioned World Premieres • ADF Debuts

Program: New works by Tracey Durbin, Jabu Graybeal, Courtney Liu, & Amanda K. Miller

Running time: 90 minutes, including one intermission

Tickets are purchased through Duke University’s Box Office.

The Made in NC program features the world premiere of four ADF-commissioned works by North Carolina artists. Tracey Durbin, now based in NC after 25 years as a central figure in Portland’s dance scene, continues to shape the state’s artistic landscape through choreography, teaching, and collaborations with institutions such as the North Carolina Museum of Art. Pittsboro native Jabu Graybeal, an award-winning tap artist who trained with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, has performed with companies such as Caleb Teicher & Company and Michelle Dorrance, appeared in Apple TV+’s Spirited, and now shares his work with millions globally. He recently performed a tap duet with Kenji Igus on Netflix’s talent competition show Star Search. Courtney Liu, Director-Choreographer and Assistant Professor of Music Theatre at Elon University, merges Broadway experience with deep roots in NC’s academic and performance communities. Amanda K. Miller, founder of Pretty Ugly Dance Company and a former founding member of Ballet Frankfurt, brings decades of international experience to NC, where she works as a choreographer, opera director, and educator. An encore performance will take place at Downtown Cary Park on September 26 at 7:30 pm.

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