The Dance Centre Podcast

Julia Taffe: Episode 20

This month on The Dance Centre Podcast Claire talks to Julia Taffe, Artistic Director of Aeriosa Dance Society about how she came to vertical dance, the challenges and differences in choreographing and performing vertical dance and Aeriosa's collaborations with Butterflies in Spirit and Croatian choreographer Marija Šćekić.

 

https://aeriosa.com/

Ralph Escamillan: Episode 19

This month on The Dance Centre Podcast Claire talks to dance artist, teacher and choreographer Ralph Escamillan about his life in dance, how he balances all his various career paths and the inspiration behind his new work, PIÑA which premieres May 4-6 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

 

More about PIÑA: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/fakeknot-2023/

More about Ralph: https://www.ralphescamillan.com/

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Davi Rodrigues: Episode 18

This month on The Dance Centre Podcast Claire talks to Davi Rodrigues, Artistic Director of Lamondance, about his life as a dance artist and choreographer, how he came to Vancouver, Lamondance’s role in the community and his relationship with students as a teacher and a mentor.

https://www.lamondance.com/

 

Margaret Grenier: Episode 17

This month on The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to Margaret Grenier, Executive and Artistic Director for the Dancers of Damelahamid. Join them as they discuss the lifting of the potlach ban, Margaret's life in dance, the history of Dancers of Damelahmaid and their work with other Indigenous people across Canada and the world.

 

https://damelahamid.ca/

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/discover-dance-dancers-of-damelahamid/

Tomoyo Yamada: Episode 16

This month on the Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to DanceLab artist Tomoyo Yamada about her experiences (and the differences) dancing in Japan, Ohio and Vancouver, plus her MFA, her interdisciplinary work and how that led to working more in the theatre, and a preview of what she is working on during her DanceLab this year with The Dance Centre.

 

https://www.tomoyoyamada.com/

Arash Khakpour and Emmalena Fredriksson: Episode 15

This month on The Dance Centre podcast Claire is joined by dance artists and choreographers Arash Khakpour and Emmalena Fredriksson who talk about their careers in dance, language and the journey their piece, You Touch Me, has taken over the past six years, evolving from a duet to an ensemble piece that can be seen at Scotiabank Dance Centre December 8-10, 2022.

 

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/arash-khakpour-and-emmalena-fredriksson-2022/

Corporeal Imago: Episode 14

In this month's episode of the Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to co-founders of Corporeal Imago (Ci), Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes, about their history with Cirque du Soleil, failure, where their company is now and their new piece, Throe, which premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre November 17-19, 2022.

 

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/corporeal-imago/

Shion Skye Carter: Episode 13

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast Claire talks to dance artist and choreographer Shion Skye Carter about the beginnings of her career, her interdisciplinary duo Olive Theory, the importance of mentorship and her piece Residuals (住み・墨), which is coming to Scotiabank Dance Centre November 4-5, 2022.

 

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/shion-skye-carter/

Justine A. Chambers & Laurie Young: Episode 12

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire is joined by returning guest Justine A. Chambers and Berlin based Canadian dance artist and choreographer Laurie Young who together, discuss the beginnings of their careers, the challenges they've faced as women of colour and as mothers, and their first collaboration, One hundred more, coming to Scotiabank Dance Centre October 13 and 14, 2022.

 

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/justine-a-chambers-laurie-young/

Jeanette Kotowich: Episode 11

In our first episode of the 2022-2023 season, Claire French talks to multi-disciplinary iskwêw, independent dance artist, and choreographer Jeanette Kotowich about how she found herself as a professional dance artist, her journey with dance, the evolution of her first group work, Kwê, and her new piece, Kisiskâciwan, coming to Scotiabank Dance Centre September 30 and October 1, 2022.

 

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/jeanette-kotowich/