Open Call - Modern Dance Residency

Open call for all dancers of all levels and styles.

In this residency program, Mary Sano will share core concepts and technique of Duncan Dance, and introduce choreography of Isadora Duncan from the Chopin and Brahms repertoire. She will also introduce students to her original work ‘Letters from Isadora’, created in 2018 with a group of dancers and musicians. The piece is inspired by and includes quotes from ‘The Art of the Dance’, a compilation of Isadora Duncan’s essays on her art form, and strives to honor Isadora’s legacy by allowing each performer to express themselves in their truest sense.
In this residency, Sano is joined by her talented students Alexandra Zeidan and Julie Dubois.

Mary Sano is a third generation Duncan dancer and protégée of Mignon Garland, who studied and toured with Irma and Anna Duncan. Sano has established schools in Tokyo and San Francisco, and is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Duncan choreography. She has been performing and teaching traditional Duncan choreography as well as her original work for over 25 years in the US, Japan, and Europe.