Life as a Modern Dancer
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Jill Homan Randall (she/her) is a professional modern dancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jill has spent the past 25 years active in dance as a performer, teacher, arts administrator, and writer. Jill writes articles about dance, performing, teaching, and arts education.
Life as a Modern Dancer
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Megan Lowe Dances presents "Gathering Pieces of Peace." Dancers (far left, then clockwise): Melissa Lewis Wong, Malia Hatico-Byrne, Clarissa Rivera Dyas, and Megan Lowe. Photo by Hewitt Visuals. Containing Multitudes: Reflections on Megan Lowe Dances' Gathering Pieces of a Peace By Bhumi B Patel When I attended Megan Lowe Dances ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
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Reflection on “Drifter” by Keith Johnson/Dancers By Molly Rose-Williams In the talkback after his newest show, “Drifter,” Keith Johnson said he hoped the work would provoke conversation. In my experience, it has. But I don’t think they are the conversations Johnson intended to provoke when he created the work. At ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
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Nancy Karp In December 2022, I had the opportunity to sit down with Bay Area choreographer Nancy Karp on Zoom. This fall Nancy celebrated a huge milestone - 40 years of Nancy Karp + Dancers. —---- Jill Randall (JR): Congrats on this major milestone! I hope you have been savoring ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
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Seated: Andrew Merrell. Standing dancers, left to right: Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh, Rogelio Lopez, and Tara McArthur. Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: One Day Until Drifter with Keith Johnson/Dancers By Jill Randall Today I share Part 2 of my virtual interview with choreographer Keith Johnson and his collaborators. Check out Drifter Friday and Saturday night at ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
1y ago
Rogelio Lopez, Andrew Merrell, and Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: Two Days Until Drifter with Keith Johnson/Dancers By Jill Randall Keith Johnson/Dancers comes to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time this coming weekend with its production, Drifter, and a cast of eight. Drifter will be onstage at the Joe ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
1y ago
New Dance Books in 2022 By Jill Randall I always love compiling a book list! Please find below the wonderful and exciting titles of the year - great for your own reading or for adding into a college/graduate course. If I have missed a title, please add a comment below ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
1y ago
"Piece X Piece" by LA DANSA DANSA. Photo by Greg Meyers. Rosanna Tavarez & Bianca Cabrera Travel in Multiple Dimensions By Garth Grimball The weekend of November 11 - 13, ODC Theater ended its 2022 Fall Season with a split bill: Rosanna Tavarez/LA DANSA DANSA and Bianca Cabrera/Blind Tiger Society ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
1y ago
MoToR/Dance performs "Water in the Kettle." Photo by Dean Bosche. Reflections on “Water in the Kettle” by MoTor/dance By Molly Rose-Williams “Put the water on…Put the water in the kettle…” The performers’ voices swoop around the space, weaving in and out of one another as their bodies rock, walk, slap ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
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Left to right: Valerie Gutwirth, JJ Hansen, and Tammy Chang. Photo by Dean Bosche. Water in the Kettle: Five Questions with Evie Ladin By Jill Randall The other day I got to catch up with Bay Area artist Evie Ladin on Zoom about her upcoming evening length work with her ..read more
Life as a Modern Dancer
1y ago
Molly Rose-Williams. Photo by Molly Rose-Williams. Photo by Chani Bockwinkel. Ruminations on We Are All Friends Here by Molly Rose-Williams By Melissa Hudson Bell Delightful. That is the word that continues to come to me as I ruminate on Molly Rose-Williams’ latest show, entitled We Are All Friends Here. And ..read more