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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The Virtual Book Club for Arts Administrators – Our First Meeting
I am thrilled to begin our Virtual Book Club, exploring The Cycle: A Practical Approach to Managing Arts Organizations by Michael M. Kaiser. Some people have officially…
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Summer Journal: Notes from Berkeley, California
Co-founder Frank Shawl in front of the Center Intergenerational Contemporary Dance: Training, Rehearsing, Performing and Learning Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) was founded by Frank Shawl and Victor…
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Reading List: For a Senior Seminar Course (Updated August 2016)
Ivy Baldwin; photo by Steven Schreiber From Blog Director Jill Randall: Looking back at the 136 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 4 years,…
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Advice on Dancing in NYC: Anna Sperber, Brandon Cournay, Kate Weare, and Leah Cox
Anna Sperber Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. Many NYC-based artists shared advice…
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