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…

January 30, 2015

My Dance Week: James Graham

When Jill Randall (director of this blog) asked me to include a "typical" week of my schedule I almost laughed. I thought, "What week should…
January 28, 2015

New Job Survey/Self-Assessment for Modern Dancers

I am excited to share this new tool I developed for college undergraduates (as well as dancers of all ages). The goal of this simple…
January 24, 2015

Artist Profile #82: Onye Ozuzu (Chicago, IL)

Hometown: I was born in Pettisville, Ohio. I grew up back and forth between Nigeria (West Africa) and the Midwest (Tri-state area). Current city: Chicago, Illinois…
January 24, 2015

Questions We Ask Ourselves: For Choreographers and Perfomers

Fifteen questions that have been on my mind this week…..Great questions for both inside and outside of dances, as performers and choreographers. Why modern dance?…

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