Life as a Modern Dancer
Sharing stories, offering resources
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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…
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The Running List: Our Roles in Modern Dance
Each artist profiled on the LAAMD Blog is asked about the "hats" he/she wears. We will occasionally share the running list of roles and jobs…
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Postscript: Further Discussion, Reflection, and Research Related to Maile Okamura’s Artist Profile
Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance…
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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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I’m Jill, the creator and editor for this site. I am passionate about sharing artists’ journeys and offering resources and inspiration for the field.
