Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Arts Administrators

  • Artist Profile #82: Onye Ozuzu (Chicago, IL)

    Hometown: I was born in Pettisville, Ohio. I grew up back and forth between Nigeria (West Africa) and the Midwest (Tri-state area). Current city: Chicago, Illinois Age: 43 College and degree: Florida State University, BA English Literature/Economics Graduate school and degree: Florida State University, MFA Dance (I was 23-25) How you pay the bills: Chairperson, Department…

  • Becoming an Arts Administrator: The Board of Directors

       From Blog Director Jill Randall: I am pleased to add another component to the blog. Once a month, a post will share ideas and details for dancers interested in arts administration. Dancers interested in working for a dance company, nonprofit arts organization, community center, studio, or arts council will find practical and important details…

  • Building a Dance Company: Understanding Marketing and PR Work

      Postcard images from: Nancy Karp + Dancers, Ka.Nei.See Collective, 2015 Fresh Festival, and California State Summer School for the Arts   "Marketing" and "public relations" (PR) are interrelated terms. But, what do they mean for a dance company? And ultimately, what are you doing – PR and marketing wise – for your upcoming show?…

  • Becoming an Arts Administrator: Describing Non-Profits and For-Profits in Most Basic Terms

       From Blog Director Jill Randall: I am pleased to add another component to the blog. Once a month, a post will share ideas and details for dancers interested in arts administration. Dancers interested in working for a dance company, nonprofit arts organization, community center, studio, or arts council will find practical and important details…

  • Artist Profile #79: Leah Cox (New York, NY)

    Photo: Paul B. Goode Hometown:  Spring, TX (about 30 miles north of Houston) Current city: New York City, NY and Barrytown, NY (I split my time between both pretty equally) Age: 38 Attended an arts high school? Yes, but only for my senior year (North Carolina School of the Arts, as it was called at…

  • New Blog Series: Becoming an Arts Administrator

       From Blog Director Jill Randall: I am pleased to add another component to the blog. Once a month, a post will share ideas and details for dancers interested in arts administration. Dancers interested in working for a dance company, nonprofit arts organization, community center, studio, or arts council will find practical and important details…

  • Artist Profile #76: Cathy Davalos (Richmond, CA)

      Photo: David Gaylord Hometown: Cerritos, CA Current city: Richmond, CA Age: 52 College and degree: California State University, Long Beach (CSULB); BA in Philosophy and Dance Graduate school and degree: California State University, Long Beach; MFA in Dance: Choreography and Performance when I was 32 years old. Website: www.davalosdance.org and http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mfa-in-dance How you pay…

  • Artist Profile #74: Ivy Baldwin (Brooklyn, NY)

    Photo by Steven Schreiber Hometown: Madison, FL Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 38 Attended an arts high school? No, I went to a rather unimpressive public high school in a very small north Florida town, but I took dance classes (ballet, tap, jazz) at my local dance studio from the age of 5 until I left…

  • Artist Profile #66: Marlena Penney Oden (Brooklyn, NY)

    Photo courtesy of Kate Weare Company; photo by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang Hometown: Chattanooga, TN Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 34 Attended an arts high school? Yes –  Chattanooga Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (Middle & High School) College and degree: University of Oregon, B.S. Dance How you pay the bills: Managing Director, Spoke the…

  • Artist Profile #63: Gretchen Pick (Minneapolis, MN)

    Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota Current city: Minneapolis, Minnesota Age: 44 College and degree: Sarah Lawrence College, Liberal Studies Graduate school and degree: University of Milwaukee, MFA in Dance (Graduated in 2002 at age 32) How you pay the bills: Artistic Director of Young Dance, and freelance dance performance and dance education work All of the…