Life as a Modern Dancer

Sharing stories, offering resources

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  • Back in Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched One Good Quote for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals were multi-fold: The premise is simple, and 8 years later, still offers a valuable platform for artists and audience members alike. If you experienced the live performance of SHOUT IN…

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  • 365 Dance: Words for the Month of September

    From August 2014 through August 2015, every day I took a few minutes to write down a dance-related word or phrase from the day. These…

  • Five Year Olds Dancing

    "The Figure 5 in Gold " by Charles Demuth From Blog Director Jill Randall: Recently, I posted and shared about the language of childhood and…

  • Dance Device Lab

    New York City-based artist Brandon Cournay has shared his artist profile and "week in dance" on Life as a Modern Dancer in previous years. Today Brandon…

  • Catching up with Nadia Oka (Artist Profile #3)

    Photo: Michael Topolovac Artist Nadia Oka (San Francisco, CA) was one of the first people to write for Life as a Modern Dancer. Five years later,…

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I’m Jill, the creator and editor for this site. I am passionate about sharing artists’ journeys and offering resources and inspiration for the field.