Excitement for ADI’s Summer Season in NYC with Sights Set on Catskill

Our inaugural ADI/NYC season is underway at The Kitchen in New York City with performances through July 2nd. Along with sold out houses and solid reviews of the three new works presented to date — mention of ADI/Lumberyard is finding its way into the press. Village Voice, New York’s longtime arts and entertainment weekly, recently quoted artist Jane Comfort’s characterization of the upstate town where we’ve begun building our new residency facility. “Catskill’s moment is about to come — it feels like Soho did in the early 70s,” she said. Jane, who is part of ADI/Lumberyard’s Artistic Advisory Board, went…

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ADI/Lumberyard Looks Forward to an Exciting Future in Catskill

Following the Groundbreaking Celebration, on May 7th, a group of 150 guests gathered to learn more about ADI/Lumberyard. As the sun set over the Catskill Creek and guests enjoyed a glass of wine and delicious catering by Hudson-based Talbott & Arding, a video played showing excerpts of some of the innovative work that has been created and presented at ADI and included interviews by choreographers whose work has greatly benefited from the resources available at ADI. Guests cheered as the video stated, that after an exhaustive search for a new home, ADI had found what it was looking for in…

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Hundreds gather in Catskill to celebrate ADI Lumberyard’s new beginning

We were honored to welcome more than 300 guests to our Groundbreaking Celebration on Saturday. Thank you to all who attended, including Catskill residents and those who travelled from throughout the Hudson Valley and eastern United States. As Executive Director Adrienne Willis told guests, our dream of building a preeminent performance venue for contemporary dance has been possible through the collective support of the Village of Catskill, community leaders, a wide range of artists as well as government officials, who have committed funds to our initiative. “Just over a year ago, we walked into this garage and knew we had…

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Local business leader: Catskill ‘Renaissance’ unfolding

After more than three decades living and working in Catskill, Don Gibson is comfortable characterizing the influx of new businesses and arts initiatives to town as a Renaissance. The president and CEO of The Bank of Greene County says he began to notice a change about three years ago and has continued to be impressed by the level of development taking place since. “It’s a Renaissance. It has taken on a life of its own,” he says. “We’ve had a resurgence of new restaurants and shops, there’s the Bridge Street Theater. It all ties together. “ADI/Lumberyard is a nice fit…

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Catskill entrepreneur Natasha Witka pivotal to ADI’s relocation

When ADI began looking for property in the Hudson Valley area, Natasha Witka was recommended as a realtor and quickly got to know our team. Natasha saw momentum building in the Valley’s economy beginning about three years ago and was inspired to from Manhattan back to Catskill, where she had grown up. ADI began talking with Natasha about what type of property we needed, and she showed our team spaces we had researched and requested to see. But, after meeting in person and talking more about ADI’s programs and our space needs, she suggested taking a look at Catskill. “Once…

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Historic Greene County business applauds ADI/Lumberyard’s new beginning

A family-run lumber business that has helped build much of Greene County over the last four generations is lending its support to our Groundbreaking Celebration. Genn Hagan, one of the partners at GNH Lumber, has been quick to welcome us to Catskill and share with us her good experience of running a business in the area. “When new business comes to Greene County, we embrace it,” Genn told us recently. “Here’s another business bringing a positive economic impact to our neighborhood. “You want the community you do business in to thrive and that starts from the ground up.” We’re grateful…

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Crossroads beer to top Groundbreaking Celebration menu

The award winning entrepreneurs behind Crossroads Brewing Company beer are rallying once again in support of their community, recently offering their popular beverages to the menu of our Groundbreaking Celebration. Excited to have @crossroadsbrewingco sponsoring our Groundbreaking Celebration next month! #CrossroadsBrewingCo #ADI #ADILumberyard A photo posted by American Dance Institute (@adi_dc) on Apr 4, 2016 at 3:42pm PDT   On May 7, we come and enjoy a selection of Crossroads beverages — the same beers residents and visitors have enjoyed at Hudson Valley bars, restaurants and celebrations for years. Crossroads is beginning to have more of a presence in Catskill…

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Meet Chris Bolan!

Chris Bolan has been in Catskill a lot lately, getting to know residents, business owners and community leaders as well as sharing with them some details of our plans. As Community Relations Manager, Chris is ADI’s on-the-ground contact in Catskill while the ADI Lumberyard transformation into a performing arts facility is getting underway. If you haven’t already, we hope you’ll have a chance to meet Chris soon. A bit about him… Q: What are some details of your career and life that Catskill residents might be interested to know more about? A: Oh, wow! Hmm. Well, I was raised in…

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Support thriving among Catskill creatives

A creative couple who recently chose Catskill as the base for their web development agency is supporting ADI Lumberyard with a sponsorship for our May 7 groundbreaking event. We’ve enjoyed getting to know Akemi Hiatt and Paolo Vidali of Hidden Gears whose office is on Catskill’s Main Street. The soon-to-be married couple recently shared with us their enthusiasm for creative life in the Hudson Valley. Akemi, who has worked in marketing for a number of cultural organizations throughout upstate over the past 7 years, told us: “In Hudson Valley, people understand how arts and culture support everything else in a…

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You’re invited

Join us on Saturday, May 7 for the ADI/Lumberyard Groundbreaking Celebration! All are invited to help kickoff the renovations of ADI/Lumberyard, a new home for contemporary dance and performance in the Hudson Valley. Join ADI at at 50 Water Street in Catskill between noon and 3 p.m for the celebration and shovel ceremony. Throughout the afternoon, we’ll have a bouncy castle for kids, games for kids of all ages, a raffle with over $2,000 worth of prizes, and live music by The Wiyos. Come by and grab a drink in our beer garden – sponsored by Crossroads Brewing Company –…

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