Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Choreographers

  • Artist Profile #158: Raja Feather Kelly (Brooklyn, NY)

      Photo credit: Kate Enman Hometown: Fort Hood, Texas + Long Branch, New Jersey Current city: Brooklyn, New York Age: 30 Attended an arts high school? Yes,  I was a Westwood Player at Long Branch High School. College and degree: Connecticut College, BA in English and Dance Website: www.thefeath3rtheory.com How you pay the bills: All arts…

  • Artist Profile #157: Rebecca Stenn (New York, NY)

    Photo: Ivan Singer Hometown: London, Ontario, Canada Current city: New York City Age: 49 Attended an arts high school? Interlochen Arts Academy (grades 10, 11); Professional Division of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (grade 12) College and degree: The Juilliard School – BFA Graduate school and degree: The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – MFA (at age 38) Website:…

  • Artist Profile #156: Becca Levy (Jacksonville, FL)

     Photo: Seth Langner Hometown: Boston, MA (Adopted hometown: Los Angeles, CA) Current city: Jacksonville, FL Age: 37 College and degree: Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts in Dance Graduate school and degree: California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA. Masters Degree of Fine Arts in Choreography. I…

  • Artist Profile #155: Heidi Henderson (Wakefield, Rhode Island)

    Hometown: Norwell, MA (until age 12), Skowhegan, ME from then on Current city: Wakefield, RI Age: 55 College and degree: BA from Colby College: Major in English, Independent Major (now called Self Designed Major) in Dance Graduate school and degree: MFA from Smith College. I was 25. I went to grad school only a few years after…

  • Artist Profile #154: Molly Lieber (New York, NY)

    Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Current city: New York Age: 33 Attended an arts high school?: Yes – CAPA Pittsburgh College and degree: BA in Dance from Connecticut College How you pay the bills: Mostly freelance dance projects, choreography commissions, and some teaching All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer, teacher Non-dance work you do or have…

  • Artist Profile #153: Becky Radway (Brooklyn, NY)

    Photo by Matt Carr  Hometown: Trevose, PA (just outside Philly) Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 36 College and degree: BA in Dance Performance and Choreography (and a minor in Math) from Goucher College in Baltimore, MD Website: www.beckyradwaydanceprojects.com How you pay the bills: Arts Admin… I am the Associate Artistic Director/Managing Director of Triskelion Arts, a performance and rehearsal space in…

  • Artist Profile #152: Jan Erkert (Champaign, IL)

    Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Current city: Champaign, Illinois Age: 65 College and degree: University of Utah, BFA Website: http://www.dance.uiuc.edu/ How you pay the bills: Head of the Dance, University of Illinois All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer, teacher, writer, administrative head (and body).  ——————————————- Jan Erkert and Dancers. Photo by William Frederking. Describe your dance life in your….…

  • Artist Profile #151: Jess Humphrey (San Diego, CA)

    Photo by TEO. Hometown: Born in Pasadena, raised in San Dimas, California Current city: San Diego Age: 40 College and degree: Cal State Long Beach, BFA Graduate school and degree: University of Utah and the Integrated Movement Studies Program (IMS) for Laban/Bartenieff Training. I turned 30 during grad school. Website: www.jesshumphrey.com How you pay the…

  • Artist Profile #150: Gesel Mason (Boulder, CO)

    Photo: Enoch Chan Hometown: Dallas, TX/New Orleans, LA Current city: Boulder, CO Age: 40s Attended an arts high school? Yes, Booker T. Washington HS for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, TX. (Formerly known as Arts Magnet) College and degree: BFA in Modern Dance from University of Utah with Teacher’s Certification in Secondary Education: Major –…

  • Artist Profile #148: Marc Brew (Glasgow, UK)

    Photo: Andy Ross Hometown: I grew up in a rural village called Jerilderie, in NSW Australia Current city: I am based in Glasgow, UK but work internationally Age: 39 College and degree: Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School – Victorian Certificate of Education and Dance. I then went on to the Australian Ballet School…