Life as a Modern Dancer

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  • Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: 4 Days Until The Anata Project’s Performance at ODC Theater

    Dancer: Yuko Monden. Photographer: Claudia Hubiak. (Thank you to meets the eye studios for donating the space and lights for the photoshoot.)  From Blog Director Jill Randall: Lately, I have been thinking about dance writing and dance publicity. How do we share/invite/entice/preview a work for our potential audience members? Bay Area artist Claudia Hubiak and I are…

  • Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: 5 Days Until The Anata Project’s Performance at ODC Theater

    Dancer: Jessica Egbert. Photographer: Claudia Hubiak. (Thank you to meets the eye studios for donating the space and lights for the photoshoot.)  From Blog Director Jill Randall: Lately, I have been thinking about dance writing and dance publicity. How do we share/invite/entice/preview a work for our potential audience members? Bay Area artist Claudia Hubiak and I are…

  • Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: 6 Days Until The Anata Project’s Performance at ODC Theater

    Dancer: Mallory Markham. Photographer: Claudia Hubiak. (Thank you to meets the eye studios for donating the space and lights for the photoshoot.)  From Blog Director Jill Randall: Lately, I have been thinking about dance writing and dance publicity. How do we share/invite/entice/preview a work for our potential audience members? Bay Area artist Claudia Hubiak and I are…

  • Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: 7 Days Until The Anata Project’s Performance at ODC Theater

    Dancer: Emily Hansel. Photographer: Claudia Hubiak. (Thank you to meets the eye studios for donating the space and lights for the photoshoot.)  From Blog Director Jill Randall: Lately, I have been thinking about dance writing and dance publicity. How do we share/invite/entice/preview a work for our potential audience members? Bay Area artist Claudia Hubiak and I are…

  • Ririe-Woodbury’s Dynamic Fall Program (and the 3 Choreographers Behind It)

    The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is a long-standing, thriving company now into its 53rd year. (Congratulations to R-W!) Under the direction of Artistic Director Daniel Charon, the first program this fall will include choreography by Kate Weare, Raja Feather Kelly, and Charon himself. All three of these choreographers have shared their story on Life as a…

  • Catching Up with Mike Barber (Artist Profile #6)

    Artist Mike Barber (Portland, OR) was one of the first people to write for Life as a Modern Dancer. Five years later, we reconnect with Mike, and he shares an update on his current dance path. The last 5 years have brought me some big and beautiful changes. I retired as a teacher from Portland Public…

  • Dance Device Lab

    New York City-based artist Brandon Cournay has shared his artist profile and "week in dance" on Life as a Modern Dancer in previous years. Today Brandon shares about his latest project, Dance Device Lab. —–   I am excited to say that earlier this year I launched a new company, Dance Device Lab!   DDL is…

  • Weekly Inspiration for College Professors and College Students Alike

    As we begin the next academic year, sometimes a word, question, or quote can lead the week, open up a conversation, or focus the work. There are a variety of options on Life as a Modern Dancer that we wanted to highlight today: Dance + Change 2017: A monthly graphic design and guiding question related…

  • Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Heidi Henderson and Becca Levy

    Happy Summer! Looking for a little inspiration this week? Artists Heidi Henderson and Becca Levy eloquently share about the intersection of teaching and artistry in their careers. Click on either name to read their full artist profile from the blog this year. Heidi Henderson (Wakefield, RI) Teaching for me is an exchange of ideas, two…

  • Coming Up Next: A Workshop/Performance Series with Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance

    Photo: Mike Esperanza Dante Brown shared his artist profile on the blog in December 2016, and today we are sharing about his vibrant workshop and performance series coming up from May 19th-21st at Gowanus Loft in Brooklyn, NY for #blacklivesmatter.  From Dante: The DB|WD Workshop is designed for young professional dancers (18+) to meet a range…