Life as a Modern Dancer
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*This writing was originally published on September 28, 2026 on the pateldanceworks website. Shared here with permission by the author. Turning Toward Exquisite Attention by Bhumi B Patel I’ve been thinking a lot about the many times protesters have used mirrors facing the aggressors as shields so that those approaching…
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Wholeness in “Split”
LizAnne Roman Roberts. Photo by Robbie Sweeny. Image description: Dancer stands downstage in a performance space lit bubblegum pink. Dancer wears a sleeveless button up…
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Gestures and Dreams at Queer Date Night
Octavia Rose Projects in "bodyfabric II" with Jhia Jackson (left), Heidi Cash (center), and Noah James (right). Photo by Kim Anno. Image description: Three dancers…
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In “Bacchae Before” the Reveal is in the Subtext
Silk Worm as Dionysus, center, with Belinda He, left, and Karla Quintero as two Bacchae. Photo by Robbie Sweeny. Image description: A very dark theater…
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RAWdance’s Portal into (Un)familiar Space
Nick Wagner and Jhia Jackson, foreground. Erin Yen, Claire Fisher, ArVejon Jones, and Juliann Witt (upstage). Photo by Hillary Goidell. RAWdance’s Portal into (Un)familiar…
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