Kate Weare Company. Photo by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang. 

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

Looking back at the 168 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 7 years, I have selected 28 blog posts to use within a college Composition Course. The wide range of viewpoints and career paths can offer a window into working as a choreographer in the United States right now. Students can take away – and immediately experiment with – questions and suggestions from each choreographer. Use one or two blog posts a week as a discussion starter, enlivening a Composition Course with real world applications and considerations about dancemaking.

You can share the links below, or print out each post to include in a course reader. Each post takes 5 minutes to read.

Feedback and stories are always welcome – randalldanceprojects@gmail.com.

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Fifteen Questions for Choreographers and Performers

The Choreographic Moment: Ideas from Douglas Nielsen

The Choreographic Moment: Ideas from Jo Kreiter

Musings on "Unison" (With Cynthia Oliver, Lauren Simpson, Amy Chavasse, and Jo Kreiter)

Studio Time: Rebecca Stenn

Studio Time: Nina Haft

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My Dance Week: Daniel Charon (Artistic Director of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in Salt Lake City, UT)

My Dance Week: Kayla Farrish (Independent artist based in New York City)

My Dance Week: Kristin Damrow (Artistic Director of Kristin Damrow & Company in the San Francisco Bay Area)

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Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: 2 Weeks until Impact, with Kristin Damrow & Company

Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: 5 Days Until Molly Heller's Performance of "very vary" in Berkeley

Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: Four Days until BIG SALT with The Anata Project

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Artist Profile: Raja Feather Kelly (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Kate Weare (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Jeanine Durning (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Susan Marshall (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Banning Bouldin (Nashville, TN)

Artist Profile: Liz Lerman (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Profile: Reggie Wilson (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Amy Chavasse (Ann Arbor, MI)

Artist Profile: Rogelio Lopez (Oakland, CA)

Artist Profile: Tami Stronach (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Camille A. Brown (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Donna Uchizono (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Molly Lieber (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Becca Levy (Jacksonville, FL)

Artist Profile: Dayna Hanson (Seattle, WA)

Artist Profile: Tanya Chianese (Oakland, CA)

*There are 168 artist profiles on the blog. To read more stories, click here.

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Related posts:

For an Undergraduate Course: 45 Questions and Prompts for Post-Performance Discussions

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