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 Book I Have Waited 20 Years For….
Hiking the Horizontal by Liz Lerman As Liz Lerman writes in the prologue (xvii): "Keep one foot in the professional world and one in the community,"…
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Building a Dance Company: Working with a Youth Ensemble
Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble (Berkeley, CA) The intersection and interplay with having a company – and teaching and choreographing in the community – are rich and…
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Advice on Moving to New York City
Lia Bonfilio; photo by William Frederking Over the past 6 months, numerous NYC-based artists have shared about their career paths on the blog. Today we…
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What I Look for in a Dancer…
Flyaway Productions Jo Kreiter, Artistic Director Photo: Austin Forbord What do you look for in a dancer? How do you find dancers? From Tiffany Mills…
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