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 Letter to College Seniors
Dear College Seniors, Hello and Happy Spring! Here's to your final weeks within school and to your exciting journey ahead. You have been on my…
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A Modern Dancer’s Guide to…Durham, North Carolina
Justin Tornow's COMPANY; photo by Brooke Meyer The unofficial, yet highly used, slogan of this city is, “Keep it Durty, Durham.” This isn’t to say…
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A Choreographic Mind by Susan Rethorst
Arrival rests on the idea that the dance's premise and content will be made manifest through the making, that I will arrive at where I…
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Read More about the Faculty at ADF for Summer 2016
Looking over the faculty list today, there are 8 teaching artists who have shared their stories on Life as a Modern Dancer over the past four…
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