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Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPICBy Max Winig EPIC, a 2026 dance production by Pei-Ling Kao in collaboration with Sunny Nai-HsuanYang, looks at the relationship between chaos and order. Blending Kao’s expertise in post-modern dance with Yang’s hip hop prowess, it explored themes around individual identity and group…
Degree offered: MFA in Dance Website: www.dance.illinois.edu Audition and application deadlines: Applications are due December 1, 2017, and our audition is February 7-8, 2018. Average age…
2nd Annual On/Line Teen Dance Film Festival Presented by The Hamlin School (San Francisco, California) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Hamlin School is pleased to curate…
Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com For Seasoned Teaching Artists: Reflection Questions and Inspiration for the Semester Ahead As we dive into this semester, these questions…
Jill Randall – MFA candidate at Saint Mary's College of California; photo by David Gaylord This fall, the Life as a Modern Dancer Blog is highlighting…

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