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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A Modern Dancer’s Guide to…..Milwaukee, WI
Oni Dance; photo by Denise Leitner Though Milwaukee is a small city by comparison, it definitely maintains a vital network of invested and community-oriented artists…
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Arts Administration as a Creative Endeavor
Ashley Peters Photo: Scott Shaw Over the years, I have asked arts administrators, in a variety of roles and organizations, the following question: How…
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2016 in Review: The Blog Series “Becoming a Teaching Artist”
From Blog Director Jill Randall: As I look back at the posts from 2016, there were 1-2 posts every month to share ideas, questions, and…
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Upcoming Pedagogy Workshop with Alexandra Beller
The first class I taught fell into my lap because I was dancing with Bill T. Jones. I had NO IDEA what I was doing.…
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