Life as a Modern Dancer
Sharing stories, offering resources
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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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Becoming an Arts Administrator: City Guides as Resources and Research
This summer on Life as a Modern Dancer, artists and arts administrators around the United States have written guides for their communities: Boston Philadelphia Los Angeles…
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A Modern Dancer’s Guide to……Boston, Massachusetts
Alli Ross By Peter DiMuro and Audrey MacLean The Boston dance scene – which includes Cambridge, too – is peppered with some great opportunities to…
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New Blog Series: 40-100 Stories
Eddie Martinez of Pina Bausch; photo by Donata Wenders From Blog Director Jill Randall: In the coming months, I am excited to run a new series…
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Blog Series: Building a Dance Company
Kate Weare; photo by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang Over the past 3 years, choreographers have shared on the blog about their weekly schedules, balancing artistic and administrative…
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