Art by Amber Heaton; http://www.amberheaton.com/

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

I am currently pursuing my MFA in Creative Practice in the new low residency program at Saint Mary's College in California. Now with new eyes, I have a deeper appreciation for the advice given to choreographers in the artist profiles each week here on the blog.

I have decided to revisit the past artist profiles from the last 3 years, and will highlight the choreographic advice and inspiration. 

These posts can be enjoyed by dance artists of all ages, and the posts can also be used each week within a college level composition/choreography course to offer current, fresh, real-world advice from artists around the United States.

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From choreographer Rebecca Lazier:

• Find safe places to develop your work.
• Take time on the process, change your process, experiment with ways of working and trust every flash of new ideas no matter how outlandish.
• Research related ideas in other art forms, see as much work as possible, and develop a community of artists.

To read Rebecca's full artist profile, click here.

From choreographer Stephan Koplowitz:

Why are you making work? (What is motivating you to stay in or enter this field?)

Are you still challenging yourself to try new things?

Who will you listen to when your work is badly reviewed or received, or when you feel you are not getting the support you need?

To read Stephan's full artist profile, click here.

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