Category: City Guides

Jamuna Chiarini in "Like a Corvette," choreographed by Linda K. Johnson Photo: Chris Peddecord   From Jill Randall and Jamuna Chiarini I have been thinking a lot about the Portland dance community over the past week. I appreciated Jamuna’s honesty and bravery writing the Modern Dance City Guide for my blog, which went online last…

Known Mass preview at daMata Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine studio, May 2014. Dancers pictured (left to right): Coco Loupe, Gretchen Erickson, Melissa Erin Strain, Monica Mata Gilliam, and Marion Spencer. Photo by Vanessa Duivenvoorde-Job   The New Orleans dance community has seen a lot of change since Katrina, thanks in part to the community-building efforts…

SubRosa    Photo: Design by Goats Portland is a burgeoning dance scene; you can find dance performances here almost every weekend non-stop throughout the year. But it isn’t entirely built on a legacy of its modern or postmodern dance forbearers. Those choreographers that created the scene here 10-20 years ago have almost all stepped down,…

Michel Rodriguez and Benjamin Wardell of The Cambrians Dancers and dance companies of all styles and sizes call Chicago home, while the city also hosts touring companies from around the globe. After all, what other city can boast a mayor with ballet training!? How to begin: The best thing to do, to start, is to…

Natalie Desch; photo by Hope Davis Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. Many NYC-based artists shared advice for dancers wanting to move to the city. During the summer, we will repost some of this advice from these past artist profiles. Click on any…

Columbus Dance Theatre Columbus is more than a midwestern, Buckeye driven college town. It’s home to a thriving urban arts and dance scene. Dance artists in Columbus collaborate locally, nationally, and internationally across disciplines. The outlook for Columbus is positive as a growing tech city in the heart of Ohio. Dancers are continuing to shape,…

Ashley Anderson, photographed by Chrissy Pessagno By Ashley Anderson and Molly Heller Salt Lake has been, but is still becoming, a city for dance. It has created ample systems for learning about and practicing dance, starting in elementary education. Consistent exposure to various art forms has provided enthusiastic practitioners and audiences.  For dance, this arguably…

little seismic dance company; photo by Tony Campbell By Jill Homan Randall, Blog Director The San Francisco Bay Area has a rich and varied modern dance scene: dance theater, contact improv, aerial dance, site-specific dance, physically integrated dance, and blending of styles. How to begin: The best thing to do is to join Dancers' Group. Dancers' Group…