Category Archives: Dance

Erick Hawkins Centennial Celebration, Katie Ward, Jamie Gogarty

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Episode 152: [57:46]
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In this episode Jamie Gogarty talks about the Erick Hawkins Centennial Celebration that he went to in January and Katie Ward’s Rock Steady is reviewed.

The theme song is sung by the Rolling Bidochons, the dance poem of the week is Dance Little Girl by C. Beale Fletcher and the music played during the show is from Night Chills by Catherine Meunier.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Les Imprudanses [Zeke’s Alternate Dance Review]

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Episode 150 [16:32]
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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand talking about Les Imprudanses, a competitive improvised dance performance that takes place on the last Sunday of every other month at Café Campus in Montréal.

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Originally published on Zeke’s Alternate Art #%^$#@!

Alexander MacSween and Joseph Bembridge

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Episode 149: [50:55]
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In this episode the composer Alexander MacSween talks about making music for dance, Joseph Bembridge talks about rasabox training, and the entire show is interrupted my a very loud fire alarm.

The theme song is sung by Jennifer Hoyt, the dance poem of the week is Living Tools by Linda Staten and the music played during the show is the Kirk Macdonald Quintet’s Songbook Vol. 1.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Danièle Desnoyers, Le Carré des Lombes, Dévorer le Ciel, CoMotion Farm & Circuit Est

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Episode 147: [57:47]
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In this episode Zeke reviews Danièle Desnoyers‘s Le Carré des Lombes new show Dévorer le Ciel, Allison Elizabeth reflects on CoMotion Farm’s Dance Week, and Part 1 from the Semaine Danse Musique les Paroles des Createurs which took place on the 11th of June, 2009 at Circuit Est with Marie Chouinard, Louis Dufort & Lucie Boissinot is played.

The theme song is sung by Die Puhdys, the dance poem of the week is Just to Dance by Linda Staten and the music played during the show is Interview by Amy Horvey.

Originally published on Movement Museum

Twitter Community Choreography, Multigraphers Group

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Episode 146: [57:30]
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In this episode we discuss Andrea Gunnlaugson’s Legacy Repertory Project, and the difficulties inherent in archiving and preserving dance, Zeke reviews a performance from December by the Multigraphers Group, Zeke and Allison Elizabeth review Dance Theater Workshop‘s Twitter Community Choreography #1 and Twitter Community Choreography #16 and the last part of the Trisha Brown Interview is played.

The theme song is sung by Jun Sena, the dance poem of the week is The Bridge by Thé Bridge and the music played during the show is Dialoghi (Dialogues for Cello and Piano) by Elinor Frey and David Fung.

Originally published on Movement Museum

CoMotion Farm

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Episode 143: [61:32]
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In this episode we hear Part 2 of a discussion between Isabelle Van Grimde, Dominique Porte and Danièle Desnoyers at Circuit Est from last June about music and dance, Part 5 of the Trisha Brown Interview and Amy Blackmore of Comotion Farm comes in studio to talk about Dance Week.

The theme song is sung by Alexandrine Roy, the dance poem of the week is Sunlit Morning by Mary Montague and the music played during the show is by Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorers Club.

Originally published on Movement Museum

Isabelle Van Grimde, Dominique Porte, Victor Quijada

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Episode 141: [58:14]
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In this episode we hear Part 1 of a discussion between Isabelle Van Grimde, Dominique Porte and Danièle Desnoyers at Circuit Est from last June about music and dance, Part 4 of the Trisha Brown Interview, and the Victor Quijada interview from April, 2009.

The theme song is sung by Hans Edler, the dance poems of the week are Take Me Out to the Go-Go by Thomas Sayers Ellis and Retired ballerinas, Central Park West by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the music played during the show is a Chopin Recital by Janina Fialkowska.

Originally published on Movement Museum

Kitty Wilkes and Clogging (aka Clog Dancing)

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Episode 139: [63:48]
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In this episode Kitty Wilkes talks about teaching Clogging (aka Clog Dancing) in Montreal, Part 3 of the Trisha Brown Interview is played, and a brief history of the Nutcracker written by Steve Barry is given as well. [Ms. Wilkes’ classes are free and happen Tuesdays and Thursday from noon to 2PM at the Red Barn, 20609 Lakeshore Drive in Baie-d’Urfe]

The theme song is sung by Eddie Cochran, the dance poem of the week is The Rain Dance by Sue Aspell and the music played during the show is a collection of bluegrass instrumentals.

Originally published on Movement Museum

Amqui and Corps intérieur

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Episode 137: [59:12]
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In this episode Zeke reviews Amqui by Marie-Ève Albert, Gwen and Allison Elizabeth review David Pressault’s Corps intérieur and Part 2 of The Trisha Brown Interview is played.

The theme song is sung by an unknown Chinese singer, the dance poem of the week is Crows in a Stong Wind by Cornelius Eady and the music played during the show is from Mozart the Mason by Jonathan Crow, Douglas McNabney and Matt Haimovitz.

Originally published on Movement Museum

José Navas & Mark Lanctôt

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Episode 136: [64:02]
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In this episode José Navas talks about the creation his pieces Villanelle and S as well as discussing his practice and dance in general. Before, both José Navas and Mark Lanctôt discuss the Tacita Dean piece Merce Cunningham performs STILLNESS (in three movements) to John Cage’s composition 4’33” with Trevor Carlson, New York City, 28 April 2007 that is at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal until January 3, 2010.

The theme song is sung by Petty Booka, the dance poem of the week is The Empty Dance Shoes by Cornelius Eady and the music played during the show is from Invisible Cities by William Beauvais.

Allison Elizabeth Burns, Gwen Fisher and Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand