Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Arts Administrators

  • Artist Profile #53: Peter DiMuro (Boston, MA)

    Hometown: Round Lake, Illinois                  Current city: Boston, Massachusetts Age: 54 College and degree: Drake University, BFA Theatre Graduate school and degree: Connecticut College, MFA in Dance; grad at 24 Websites:  publicdisplaysofmotion.com                                         …

  • Artist Profile #52: Jillian Harris (Philadelphia, PA)

      Hometown: Columbia, Maryland Current city: Philadelphia, PA Age: 38  College and degree: University of Utah, B.F.A. Modern Dance Graduate school and degree: New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, M.F.A. Dance Websites: https://vimeo.com/channels/303741 and https://vimeo.com/channels/508021 How you pay the bills: Assistant Professor of Dance, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) ———————————————– In late 2011, I decided to…

  • Artist Profile #50: Charlotte Boye-Christensen (Salt Lake City, UT)

    Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark Current city: Salt Lake City, UT College and degree: London Contemporary Dance School and the Laban Center in London – BA Graduate school and degree: Tisch School of the Arts, MFA  (age 23) Website: www.now-id.com How you pay the bills: I have worked professionally as a choreographer/dancer/ teacher almost non-stop since graduate…

  • Artist Profile #42: Aaron Mattocks (Brooklyn, NY)

    Photo: Aram Jibilian Hometown: Bellefonte, PA Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 33 College and degree: B.A., Sarah Lawrence College Website: www.aaronmattocks.com How you pay the bills: full-time freelance performer All of the dance hats you wear: dancer, writer, editor, curator, grant writer, panelist, lecturer ——————————— Photo: Aram Jibilian How have you landed your performance gigs over…

  • Artist Profile #36: Daniel Charon (Salt Lake City, UT)

    Hometown: Moorhead, MN Current city: Salt Lake City, UT Age: 40 College and degree: North Carolina School of the Arts, BFA Dance Graduate school and degree: California Institute of the Arts, MFA Choreography and Integrated Media (age 38 – 40) Websites: www.danielcharon.com and www.ririewoodbury.com How you pay the bills: Artistic Director of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, independent teacher, commissioned…

  • Artist Profile #35: Janet Wong (New York City)

    Hometown: New York. Born in Hong Kong. Current city: New York Age: 47 College and degree: Royal Ballet School, London. Fordham University, New York (unfinished)  Website: www.newyorklivearts.org How you pay the bills: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co (New York Live Arts) All of the dance hats you wear: choreographer, teacher, repetiteur, director Non-dance work you do: I…

  • Artist Profile #33: Dawn Robinson (Brooklyn, NY and Fort Lauderdale, FL)

    Photo credit: Bethanie Hines Hometown: Dallas, Texas Current city: Brooklyn, New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Age: 39 Attended an arts high school? Yes, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas College and degree: University of Utah, BFA in Modern Dance Website/Newsletter: http://mad.ly/c19013 How you pay the bills: I work…

  • Artist Profile #32: Christine Chen (New York, NY)

    Photo Credit: Jo Kreiter/Flyaway Productions Hometown: I grew up in Marlboro, NJ Current city: I live in New York City, and work in New Brunswick and Princeton, NJ Age: 37 College and degree: Princeton University, Bachelors in Sociology with minors in Women’s Studies and Theater and Dance Graduate school and degree: MFA in Dance from…