Life as a Modern Dancer
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In View: Carmina Burana with Dana Lawton DancesBy Jill Randall Grace Cathedral, San FranciscoApril 19, 2026 A year ago, I got to witness Dana Lawton Dances’ premiere of Carmina Burana at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. That was only my second time ever at Grace, so there was much…
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Artist Profile #152: Jan Erkert (Champaign, IL)
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Current city: Champaign, Illinois Age: 65 College and degree: University of Utah, BFA Website: http://www.dance.uiuc.edu/ How you pay the bills: Head of the Dance, University of Illinois…
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The Arts Administrator’s Alphabet: The Letter A
For the next few months, we will be using the alphabet as a novel way to unpack the many concepts of arts administration. Please join…
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Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 40s (Gesel Mason, Pamela Geber Handman, and Jess Humphrey)
Gesel Mason. Photo by Daniel Beahm. Gesel Mason (Boulder, CO): Your growth as a performer over the years: I trained many years in traditional ballet…
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What I Look for in a Dancer: Four Perspectives from Donna Uchizono, Risa Jaroslow, Marc Brew, and Christy Funsch
Photo courtesy of Christy Funsch How do you find dancers? What do you look for in a dancer? From Donna Uchizono (New York, NY): I…
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