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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Artist Profile #59: Maile Okamura (Brooklyn, NY)
Maile Okamura of Mark Morris Dance Group; photo by Elaine Mayson Hometown: San Diego, CA Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 39 College and degree:…
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Becoming a Teaching Artist: A Resource List for You
Last night I was a guest speaker for Cal CREATE, an arts education internship program at UC Berkeley. Attached here is a resource list I…
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Questions We Ask Ourselves
From Blog Director Jill Randall: Thirteen questions you can ask yourself about the many aspects of a life in dance – as a performer, choreographer,…
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My Dance Week: Elizebeth Randall
We are excited to launch our new monthly series, My Dance Week. Once a month, an artist will sketch out or write out (literally) his/her week.…
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