The Dance Centre Podcast

Sophie Dow: Episode 34

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire is joined by dance artist, choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Sophie Dow.

Join them as they discuss how Sophie got started in dance, the many hats they wear in their careers in dance and  bodyworks, plus their new piece Agrimony and it's journey through music and dance.

 

https://www.sophiedow.com/

Rebecca Margolick Episode 33

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire is joined by dance artist and choreographer Rebecca Margolick. Join them as they discuss Rebecca's dance journey including her time in New York and her experience working in both Canada and America. She also shares what inspires her, the importance of collaboration, the closeness she feels to her collaborators and how she connects the people she's worked with together through dance.

 

You can see a studio showing from Rebecca and Hannah Epperson on July 25 at Scotiabank Dance Centre:

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/rebecca-margolick-2024/

https://www.rebeccamargolick.com/

Danny Nielsen: Episode 32

Welcome back to the Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire talks to tap dancer Danny Nielsen about how he got started in tap and how he draws inspiration from his instructors as well as the elders and masters of tap. 

Join them as they discuss the complex history of tap, the future of art form and what to expect from his new show, In Conversation, premiering at Scotiabank Dance Centre May 23 & 24. 

 

Show Notes:

In Conversation: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/danny-nielsen/

Danny Nielsen Website: https://danonielsen.wordpress.com/

"Tap" Challenge Scene: https://youtu.be/5Zd6GnFCfck?feature=shared

Dance//Novella: Episode 31

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire talks to dance artist, choreographer and Co-Artistic Director of Dance//Novella, Racheal Prince. Join them as they discuss Racheal's journey through dance including her time with Ballet BC, her work teaching and guiding young dance artists, the creation of Dance//Novella and the inspiration behind their new work, Night is the Mother.

 

See Night is the Mother at Scotiabank Dance Centre April 25 at 12 noon: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/discover-dance-dance-novella/

https://www.dancenovella.com/

 

Marissa Wong: Episode 30

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire talks to dance artist, choreographer and Artistic Director of The Falling Company, Marissa Wong. Join them as they discuss Marissa's career journey and how it led her to The Falling Company, the importance of facilitating inclusive and sustainable art spaces, time management and the personal inspiration behind her new piece, Family Room.

 

See the world premiere of Family Room April 19-20 at Scotiabank Dance Centre: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/the-falling-company/

 

The Falling Company's website: https://www.thefallingcompany.com/

 

Alina Sotskova: Episode 29

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire talks to Dr. Alina Sotskova, Founder and Artistic Co-Director of Voirelia Dance Hub. Join them as they discuss Alina's dance career as well as her work in clinical psychology and how she balances the two. Alina also shares her journey to contemporary dance, why she started Voireila Dance Hub and how literature inspires her work including the piece De/Formed Revival which you can see on February 29 as part of our Discover Dance! series at Scotiabank Dance Centre. 

 

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/voirelia-dance-hub/

https://voirelia.com/

 

Sarah Hin Ching U: Episode 28

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire talks to dance artist Sarah Hin Ching U about her dance career, moving from ballroom dance to contemporary, breaking and street dance, working as neurodivergent artist and her upcoming residency in Montreal as part of the Quebec BC Residency Exchange with Circuit-Est Centre Chorégraphique. 

 

sarah-u.com

Nellie Gossen: Episode 27

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. Today Claire talks to interdisciplinary artist Nellie Gossen about Nellie's work with fashion, including the previous iterations of their piece Returns, as well as their experience with dance both in Vancouver and Germany.

 

See Returns from January 7 - February 3 at Scotiabank Dance Centre, details and full viewing scheduled here: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/nellie-gossen/

 

Returns is presented in partnerships with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.

Alvin Tolentino: Episode 26

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. Today Claire talks to dance artist, choreographer, and founder of Co.ERASGA, Alvin Tolentino.

Join them as they discuss Alvin's beginnings as an independent dance artist, the creation process and how that has changed over his long career, his collaboration with dance and interdisciplinary artists and the cultural shift happening in the dance world today.

 

Learn more about Co.ERASGA's and their new show Accumulation here: https://www.companyerasgadance.ca/

 

Meagan O’Shea: Episode 25

Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. In today's episode Claire talks to dance artist, choreographer and founder of Stand Up Dance, Meagan O'Shea, about why and how she does a "slow tour" model, the importance of community and creative engagement, the improvisation and ensemble work that led to their show Anatomalia and the generosity of saying no. 

 

See Anatomalia from Stand Up Dance November 16-18 at Scotiabank Dance Centre: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/stand-up-dance/

 

https://www.standupdance.com/