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…

February 9, 2013

Artist Profile #24: Damon Rago (Los Angeles, CA)

Hometown: Sacramento, CA Current city: Los Angeles, CA Age: 42 College and degree: California State University, Fullerton, BA 1994 Graduate school and degree: University of…
February 4, 2013

Postscript: Further Discussion, Reflection, and Research Related to Stephanie Sleeper’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…
February 2, 2013

Artist Profile #23: Stephanie Sleeper (Brooklyn, NY)

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah Current city: New York (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) Age: 37 College and degree: University of Utah, BFA Modern Dance Website: www.sleepdance.org How you…
January 30, 2013

Blog Extra: Piece about John Killacky

I enjoyed reading this short piece today about arts administrator John Killacky and when he worked for Trisha Brown. Definitely worth reading (or listening to…

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