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Artist Profile #96: Molly Heller (Salt Lake City, UT)
Photo: Sara Parker Hometown: Boise, ID Current city: Salt Lake City, UT Age: 31 Attended an arts high school? No, in fact my only dance experience prior to college was tap dancing once per week from ages 13-17. College and degree: A major part of my dance and theatre training was at Boise State University,…
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Artist Profile #94: Carley Conder (Tempe, AZ)
Photo: Ed Flores Hometown: Yuma, Arizona Current city: Tempe, Arizona Age: 42 College and degree: University of Utah … Ballet BFA + Psychology BS Graduate school and degree: University of Utah … Modern Dance MFA … 25 yrs old when I graduated Website: www.conderdance.com How you pay the bills: Faculty Associate, Arizona State University; Adjunct Faculty, Scottsdale Community College; Breaking Ground Festival Organizer…
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Artist Profile #93: Vicky Shick (New York, NY)
Photo: Anjola Toro Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Current city: New York City Age: 63 High school: Performing Arts and Professional Children’s School (NYC) College: Hunter College – started as a full-time student in the late 60’s, became a part-time student in my third year – I don’t have a degree – had fantasies of being a math…
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Artist Profile #91: Abby Fiat (Salt Lake City, UT)
Photo: Roz Newmark The Learning Environment Has Kept Me Whole: An Interview with Abby Fiat ———————————— Abby Fiat, MFA, is a Professor Emerita of Modern Dance at the University of Utah where she taught and choreographed for 32 years. Both regionally and nationally, she has been a guest teacher for numerous colleges/universities, dance festivals, and…
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Artist Profile #90: Netta Yerushalmy (New York, NY)
Hometown: Shorashim, Israel Current city: New York, NY Age: 37 College and degree: NYU Tisch School of the Arts (BFA) Website: www.nettay.com How you pay the bills: Commissions from dance companies/festivals/university departments, fellowships/awards, dancing for another artist, teaching dance in the city, and a few private yoga clients. All of the dance hats you wear: Choreographer,…
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My Dance Week: Jayme Klinger Host
About My Dance Week: Once a month, an artist sketches out or writes out (literally) his/her week. One of the hardest things for a young dancer to envision is what a weekly schedule might look like – fitting in paying work, teaching, rehearsing, performing, training, family, friends, relaxation, and more. In particular, since the majority of…
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Artist Profile #89: Jeanine Durning (New York, NY)
Jeanine in rehearsal with Ros Warby for Deborah Hay's project with Motion Bank, Frankfurt Lab, 2012. Credit: Amin Weber Hometown: Cornwall, NY and NYC Current city: Newburgh, NY and NYC Age: 48 College and degree: BFA, Tisch School of the Arts, Dance Graduate school and degree: MA, Choreography, Amsterdam School of the Arts (age 43) Website: http://www.jeaninedurning.com/…
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Artist Profile #88: Anna Sperber (Brooklyn, NY)
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 38 Attended an arts high school? No, I attended Stuyvesant, a math and science HS, but I would take dance classes after school and on weekends (mostly at The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance where I had a Van Leir Fellowship, and Improvisation and Dance Making with…
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The Dance Artists of: Mark Morris Dance Group
Michelle Yard performing in "Mozart Dances" Curious to read more about the artists who work – or have worked – through the Mark Morris Dance Group over the years? Numerous dancers have written about their time with the company as performers, teachers, costume coordinators, and program directors. Click on any of the links below to…
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Five Questions for Dance Educator Anne Green Gilbert
1. Your bio: Anne Green Gilbert founded the Creative Dance Center and Kaleidoscope Dance Company in Seattle, Washington in 1981 and the Summer Dance Institute for Teachers in 1994. Anne has had a varied teaching career, starting as an elementary school teacher, moving onto dance and pedagogy classes at the University of Illinois Chicago and…
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