Prior to her tenure at UArts , Burchfield was Dean of the School at the American Dance Festival ( ADF ), where she developed the Hollins University / ADF MFA program and other degree programs in collaboration with ADF . Many former UArts dance faculty members will join Bennington as guest artists , including Sidra Bell , Ronald K . Brown , and Ismael Houston-Jones .
The making of original work remains the center of the dance program at Bennington , as it has been since the founding of Bennington College in 1932 . The college was the setting for the historic and pioneering Bennington Summer School of the Dance , and the visionary spirit represented there has been integral to both Bennington ’ s history and present philosophy . The Bennington campus was the scene of world premieres of classic modern works by some of the greatest dance artists of the time , including Martha Graham , Doris Humphrey , Charles Weidman , and Hanya Holm , among others . These iconic artists not only spent summers there – they returned as teachers , as well . Among the many classic dance pieces created at Bennington are Martha Graham ’ s Letter to the World , El Penitente , American Document , and Panorama ; Doris Humphrey ’ s With My Red Fires , New Dance , and Passacaglia in C minor . Hanya Holm created Trend , José Limón premiered Danza de la Muerta and Danzas Mexicanas , and Charles Weidman created Quest while at Bennington .
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In every decade since , the Bennington College Dance Program has been in a constant state of innovation and forward motion . Throughout , dance faculty , guest
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