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Welcome to The Dance Centre Podcast, a monthly podcast from The Dance Centre. Join our host Claire French as she talks to artists, choreographers and other members of the dance world here on the West Coast to find out more about their work as creative practitioners and what it means to be a dance professional today.
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
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/
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
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/
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
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/
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
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/
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, host Claire French talks with dance artist and choreographer Kirsten Wicklund about highlights of her storied career including her time with Ballet BC, her current position at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and her experience on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
https://kirstenwicklund.com/
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to Yvonne Chartrand, Artistic Director of V'ni Dansi, about combining traditional and contemporary choreography, creating Mitchin di Mitchif (Mitchif Medicines), in collaboration with Santa Fe’s Dancing Earth, and the journey she took to get this work to the stage.
Mitchin di Mitchif (Mitchif Medicines) premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre June 19-21, 2022: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/vni-dansi/2022-06-19/
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to dance artist and scholar Alana Gerecke about her history with dance and how it relates to her current studies with expanded choreography and site specific work.
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to Ziyian Kwan, Artistic Director of Dumb Instrument Dance, about her career, her journey to opening up Morrow, a cultural space and dance studio, her role in the community and how she creates.
Ziyian and Dumb Instrument Dance can be see May 12-14 with Rebel Grace at Scotiabank Dance Centre: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/dumb-instrument-dance/
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Claire French talks to Naomi Brand and Harmanie Rose from All Bodies Dance Project about their careers in dance, the inspiration behind the all inclusive dance company, how they adapted during the pandemic and the world of inclusive dance.
See All Bodies Dance Project perform in Discover Dance! March 24 at 12 noon at Scotiabank Dance Centre.
https://thedancecentre.ca/event/all-bodies-dance-project/
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
In the fifth episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to choreographer Daina Ashbee about her journey from a dance artist to a choreographer, her new piece J'ai pleuré avec les chiens (Time, Creation, Destruction), and how she ended up premiering a new group work during the pandemic.
See J'ai pleuré avec les chiens (Time, Creation, Destruction) at Scotiabank Dance Centre March 9-12, 2022 | 8pm
Presented with Vancouver International Dance Festival
Learn more: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/daina-ashbee/