Winter 2006

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For the Love of Dance

—Hannah L. Drake ’06

Photographer Mark Sadan ’74G ONE MUST DO THE WORK, learn the craft, and be ready when you’re given the ‘gift,’ the vision, the art,” says Mark Sadan ’74G. Sadan has been many things in his career: actor, movie director, videographer. But his gift is an eye for light and movement, and he’s turned it into a distinguished career as a dance photographer. “Photography is not just about duplicating reality, it’s about finding the meaning or the mystery in the image, and letting the image lead you,” says Sadan. Sadan’s work has been featured in photography magazines and museums around the world, such as La Photographica from Spain, Italy’s Zoom, and the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York. He spent the first part of his artistic career directing, but had a turning point when he was invited to photograph sculptures in Norway. This eventually led to dance photography. Sadan owns and operates a Web site, Dancerzine, designed to showcase his work with dancers. Sadan says he is drawn to dance’s inherent beauty. “It makes the world more meaningful to be able to adorn it with beauty. The world can have such horror; beauty means a lot.” But Sadan’s gift may also have stemmed from his own dance experience. At age 8 he was pigeon-toed. Doctors recommended that he take dance, so he later found himself sneaking into an all-girls tap class. He was clumsy, but he enjoyed the experience. His only regret is that he didn’t keep dancing, even though he has been told he does with his camera. “It stayed in my heart,” says Sadan. “I loved that dance class; loved those girls.” To view Mark Sadan’s dance photography, visit www.dancerzine.com

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Life at Full Gallop

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For the Love of Dance

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A Bathroom of Her Own

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