Life as a Modern Dancer

Sharing stories, offering resources

Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPIC

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…

July 14, 2015

Reflections from the Author of Why We Dance: A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming

By Kimerer L LaMothe, PhD The greatest challenge in my life as a modern dancer has been giving myself permission to do it. Part of…
July 13, 2015

Teaching Artist Training Lab in Washington State: Three More Days to Apply

I have been reading up and researching about various teaching artist programs around the United States. If you live in Washington State, you still have…
July 13, 2015

Book Find: Barbara Dilley’s This Very Moment

Another book published in 2015 is Barbara Dilley's This Very Moment. Part memoir and part handbook for artists and educators, this book shares Dilley's dance journey…
July 13, 2015

Professional Learning with the Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA

You will find here the new professional learning brochure for the Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA. Whether you live in the Bay Area or…

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