There’s a lot going on at the Bates Dance Festival each summer, including training for professional, pre-professional dancers, choreographers and artists, and students as young as 7. But there are also several performances and lectures from established and emerging artists who come to the festival from all over the world that are open to the public.

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“DanceNOW,” fresh voices from a new generation of festival faculty and alumni, Schaeffer Theatre, $12-$20, 7:30 p.m. July 10-11

Sean Dorsey Dance, “Show & Tell,” Sean Dorsey shares his social activism, oral history research and dance-making process, Schaeffer Theatre, free, 7:30 p.m. July 14

Sean Dorsey Dance: “The Missing Generation” – Named one of the nation’s “Top 25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine, Sean Dorsey Dance breaks ground with this dance-theater work exploring the impact of the 1980s AIDS crisis. A talkback with the artists follows both concerts, Schaeffer Theatre, $12-$25, 7:30 p.m. July 16 and 18

Delfos Danza Contemporanea, “Show & Tell” – Delfos co-directors and masterful dance-makers Victor Manuel Ruiz and Claudia Lavista reveal their passion for collaboration and invention, Schaeffer Theatre, free, 7:30 p.m. July 21

Delfos Danza Contemporanea – For their New England debut, Delfos Danza, Mexico’s leading contemporary dance company, brings its compelling evening-length work, “Cuando los Disfraces se Cuelgan (When the Disguises are Hung Up),” Schaeffer Theatre, $12-$25, 7:30 p.m. July 24 and 25

“Moving in the Moment” – An evening of improvisational dance and music by contact improviser Nancy Stark Smith and festival faculty and musicians, Alumni Gymnasium, free, 7:30 p.m. July 29

Robert Moses’ KIN – The artists return to Bates with “Nevabawarldapece,” (“never be a world of peace”) a collaboration with award-winning writer and performer Carl Hancock Rux; Afro-Celtic, folk-funk, hip-Appalachian vocalist Laura Love; blues musician, composer, MacArthur Fellow and Bates alum Corey Harris; and lighting and visual designer Elaine Buckholtz. A talkback with the artists follows both concerts, Schaeffer Theatre, $12-$25, 7:30 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1, 7 p.m. lecture before the Aug. 1 performance, “Inside Dance” with dance writer Debra Cash

Musicians’ Concert – Composers and musicians known for their work with dancers perform original and improvised works that blend musical styles from around the globe, Franco-American Heritage Center, $7-$15, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4

“Different Voices” – Featuring visiting choreographers from across the U.S. and beyond, Schaeffer Theatre, $12-$25, 7:30 p.m. Aug 6 and 7

“Young Choreographers / New Works” – An informal show of more than 20 new works by festival students. Audience members are invited to come and go throughout the afternoon, Schaeffer Theatre, free, 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 8

Festival Finale – Festival students perform new works by faculty members Robert Moses, Rennie Harris, Autumn Eckman, and Claudia Lavista and Omar Carrum. This culmination of the festival’s three-week intensive training program also showcases an original production by local youth ages 7 to 16 in the Youth Arts Program, Alumni Gymnasium, $6, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8

Dance Photo Exhibit by Arthur Fink – For the last nine summers Fink has spent several weeks photographing dancers at the festival. These stunning and provocative images capture the dancers at work – warming up, taking class and rehearsing, Fireplace Lounge, Bates Commons, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily July 1-Aug. 8

Daphne Howland is a freelance writer.