Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Choreographers

  • Artist Profile #128: Paloma McGregor (New York, NY)

    Hometown: St. Croix, Virgin Islands Current city: New York College and degree: BS Newspaper Journalism, Florida A&M University Graduate school and degree: MFA Choreography & Performance, Case Western Reserve University @ age 30 Website: angelaspulse.org How you pay the bills: Producing, performance, choreography, facilitation, project management Non-dance work you do or have done in the past: For…

  • Building a Dance Company: The Pre-Company Stage (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)

      Part One: The Pre-Company Stage By Lauren Simpson and Jenny Stulberg of Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations Around ten years ago, we each had the goal of starting a dance company, but that was long before we knew each other and had the wherewithal to take action steps to make it a reality. A whole set of…

  • Artist Profile #127: Rosana Barragan (San Francisco, CA)

    Hometown: Bucaramanga, Colombia Current city: San Francisco Age: 41 College and degree: Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia). Degree in Communications. Graduate school and degree: Laban Centre, now called Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. MFA in Dance Studies (no longer offered). Website: My dance studio: www.calliopedance.com; Saint Mary's College: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mfa-in-dance All of the dance hats you…

  • Artist Profile #126: Elisa Monte (New York, NY)

    Hometown: New York, NY Current city: New York, NY Age: 69 Attended an arts high school? Not really, it didn’t offer any arts training but accommodated a young professional's schedule, touring, engagements and training – the Professional Children’s School. College and degree: No degree, attended two years at St John’s and American College in Paris. Website: elisamontedance.org How you…

  • Artist Profile #125: Pamela Quinn (New York, NY)

    Hometown: Darien and Waterford, Connecticut Current city: New York City Age: 61 Attended an arts high school? No, but had a wonderful dance teacher named Pat Peterson at my school – Emma Willard 1972. College and degree: B.A. Inter-Arts Oberlin College 1976 Website: http://pamelaquinn.net/ How you pay the bills: Lecturer, teacher and private coach for people…

  • Artist Profile #124: Jo Kreiter (San Francisco, CA)

    Hometown: Born in Washington, DC Current city: San Francisco Age: 50 College and degree: Duke University, BA Political Science Website: www.flyawayproductions.com How you pay the bills: Teaching/choreographing/administrating All of the dance hats you wear: Artistic Director, Executive Director, Choreographer, Teaching Artist, Community-based Artist, Grant Writer, Dancer —————————— Describe your dance life in your….  20s: I began training as…

  • Six Questions for Tiffany Rea-Fisher of Elisa Monte Dance

    Photo: Ayodele Casel Tiffany Rea-Fisher is the Associate Artistic Director and Director of Operations for Elisa Monte Dance. In 2016, she will become the new Artistic Director. Can you talk about your growth as an artist and administrator over the past decade with the company?  I’ve been very fortunate to have what I like to…

  • Artist Profile #122: Banning Bouldin (Nashville, TN)

    Hometown: Nashville, TN Current city: Nashville, TN Age: 34 College and degree: Julliard, BFA in Dance, 2002 Website: www.newdialect.org How you pay the bills: Commissioned choreographer, dancer, instructor, Artistic Director of New Dialect All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer, Artistic Director, teacher, bookkeeper, program coordinator, mentor, development/fundraising, event planner, production manager Non-dance…

  • Artist Profile #121: Reggie Wilson (Brooklyn, NY)

    Hometown: Milwaukee, WI Current City: Brooklyn, NY Age: 48 College and degree: NYU, Tisch School of the Arts; BFA in Dance Website: fistandheelperformancegroup.org How you pay the bills: Choreographing, lecturing, teaching, grants and fellowships All the dance hats you wear: Choreographer, performer, vocalist, project director, Artistic Director, Executive Director, lecturer, “decider," “schedule-er," coordinator, lay-anthropologist, teacher, bringing…

  • Articulating Experience

    Articulating Experience By Jan Erkert, Author of Harnessing the Wind, The Art of Teaching Modern Dance I spent my career making dances in Chicago, so as a city girl, I didn’t know much about nature. Suddenly, a yearning appeared to be away from cement and small spaces, so for a year I moved to five stunning…