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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…
From Blog Director Jill Randall: From August 2014 through August 2015, every day I took a few minutes to write down a dance-related word or…
Why Double Exposure? By Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein The inception of Double Exposure dates back to Fall of 2012. We had a mixed…
At the age of 69, this is my first experience at ADF! Summer has always been my busiest season – raising children and directing the…
Jodi Melnick Today we share ideas and stories from four artists who have written for the blog during the past half year. Click on any…

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