Category: Choreographers

Photo by Robbie Sweeny Hometown: Mokena, IL Current city: San Francisco, CA Age: 35 College and degree:Carleton College, B.A. Anthropology/Sociology Graduate school and degree: University of Colorado-Boulder, M.F.A. (age 25-27), Harvard University, Ed.M. (age 27-28) Website: www.laurensimpsondance.com How you pay the bills: Teaching and residencies. My partner earns the majority of our household income. All of the dance hats…

By Alexandra Beller “I wish!” “If only…” “Do you ever do these as online courses?” “Come to Kansas and teach this please…!” These are the comments I often get when I post on Facebook about an upcoming workshop. Even for New York-based artists, the ability to commit to a live workshop, weekly, at a set…

Photo: Yvonne Portra Catching Fruits Where They Fall: A Personal Reflection By Liz Duran Boubion, Founding Director of the 5th Annual Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers As the artistic director of the Piñata Dance Collective, the first few years presenting the only Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC) in the U.S. felt like I…

Hometown and current city: Salt Lake City Age: 89 Website:  www.ririewoodbury.com —– I graduated from the University of Utah. Elizabeth Hayes, who was later my boss and my good friend, pushed at me to audition for the Orchesis club for dance. She really pointed out my career for me. I later attended New York University for…

Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti Hometown: Oceanside, CA Current city: San Francisco, CA Age: 34 College and degree: UC Berkeley, B.A. in English Literature and Dance & Performance Studies Website: www.factsf.org How you pay the bills: I make some money with my dance work, but my husband earns the bulk of our household income. All of the dance hats you wear: Choreographer, teacher, performer,…