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 #168: Tanya Chianese (Oakland, CA)
Photo: Rob Best Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Current city: Oakland, CA Age: 30 College and degree: University of Oklahoma: BFA in Modern Dance, BA in…
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Writing on Dance: A Response to Katie Faulkner’s Divining (ODC Theater, February 15, 2019)
The Oxford English Dictionary defines divining as an intuitive, sage-like form of discovery or a power for seeing the future. It often refers to the…
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One Good Quote: Katie Faulkner’s little seismic dance company in Divining
Photo: Stephen Texeira In Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched a new concept for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals are multi-fold: What are…
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CriticalMasses: 8x8x8 (January 24, 2019)
For the second year in a row, Paufve Dance invited 8 people to write and respond to its annual 8x8x8 performance. The event on January…
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