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Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com For Seasoned Teaching Artists: Reflection Questions and Inspiration for the Semester Ahead I am really enjoying these questions as touchstones and guiding ideas each week this fall. Please join in!  I want to thank my colleagues Leah Cox (Dean at ADF and Associate Professor at Bard College), Debra Knapp (Director of Dance at New…

From Blog Director Jill Randall: Over the past 4 years, I have been incredibly honored and moved by the artists who share their stories, questions, and wisdom through the Life as a Modern Dancer project. It is my pleasure to be the "new archivist" for dance history here in the United States, which I am discovering more…

Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com For Seasoned Teaching Artists: Reflection Questions and Inspiration for the Semester Ahead I am really enjoying these questions as touchstones and guiding ideas each week this fall. Please join in!  I want to thank my colleagues Leah Cox (Associate Dean at ADF and Associate Professor at Bard College), Debra Knapp(Director of Dance at…

Today I want to highlight a wonderful program going on through the Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley. (The text for this post is respectfully pulled from Luna's website.) Luna Dance Institute biannually hosts CHOREOFUND, a grassroots opportunity for the community to support homegrown dance-making. CHOREOFUND 5 happens November 5th, 2015, 7-9pm at Luna's Aquatic Park Studio.…

I have been thinking this week about festivals and opportunities for artists from around the US to share the stage. Click here to see the list of festivals to which you can apply. Today, I read a great article about the Fall for Dance North Festival going on in Toronto. I like how they are approaching the…

Student/Teacher/Performer/Admirer: A Correspondence with Ramona Kelley of Twyla Tharp Dance Many years ago, dancer Ramona Kelley was a student of mine in a teen modern class in Berkeley, California. Over the years, it has been exciting to see her head off to college at NYU and then launch into a professional career. Ramona merges technique…

I am excited to read that the project has come to fruition. Find out more here about the new film on Yvonne Rainier and where you can see it.  http://www.feelingsarefacts.com/ ———————  

I am always on the lookout for pieces on NPR, or podcasts, about dance. Audio can be a great way to publicize, share, and honor dance going on right now, as well as becoming the new way to archive our work.  Today on NPR, there was a great piece celebrating the 10th anniversary of the…

Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com For Seasoned Teaching Artists: Reflection Questions and Inspiration for the Semester Ahead As we dive into this semester, these questions can offer opportunities to consider, reflect, and grow.  I want to thank my colleagues Leah Cox (Associate Dean at ADF and Associate Professor at Bard College), Debra Knapp(Director of Dance at New Mexico…

I am excited to see Joe Goode's Poetics of Space next week (which runs through October 11th). Read more here about three of the artists performing in the project:  Melecio Estrella: http://blog.lifeasamoderndancer.com/2012/08/artist-profile-2-melecio-estrella-oakland-ca.html Andrew Ward: http://blog.lifeasamoderndancer.com/2014/09/blog-series-my-dance-week-andrew-ward-.html Patricia West: http://dancingwords.typepad.com/life_as_a_modern_dancer/2014/03/artist-profile-61-patricia-west-sotelo-oakland-ca.html ——————-