Category Archives: Dance

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Interview, Podcast

Francine Bernier

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Episode 198: [57:23]
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In this show Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand and Bettina Forget interview Francine Bernier, Director General and Artistic Director of the Agora de la danse.

The theme song is the We Five‘s version of Do You Want to Dance, the poem, is Weave the Dance (from Prometheus Unbound) by Percy Blythe Shelley, and the music played during the show is from disc one of Oscar Peterson‘s Dimensions.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Dance, Podcast, Review

Projet in situ, Sylvain Émard Danse, Saburo Teshigawara, and Greg ‘Krypto’ Selinger

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Episode 195: [63:41]
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In this episode Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand and Bettina Forget discuss and review A piece of: My Heart (Breaking) by Greg ‘Krypto’ Selinger from the Montreal Fringe Festival, and Tu vois ce que je veux dire? by Projet in situ, Le très grand continental by Sylvain Émard Danse, and Miroku by Saburo Teshigawara of Karas from the Festival TransAmériques.

The theme song is the Romantics‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Daffodils by William Wordsworth, and the music played during the show is Aki Onda‘s Bon Voyage and The Arboreal Quartet.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Dance, Podcast

Writing About Dance, and talking about talking about dance

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Episode 194: [57:43]
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In this show Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand reviews Writing About Dance by Wendy Oliver, plays a couple of paragraphs of Gregory ‘Krypto’ Selinger’s A Piece of my Heart, discusses upcoming reviews, tries to explain the concept behind Movement Museum and Allison Elizabeth gives an update from Ottawa about The Duck Wife.

The theme song is the Bobby Fuller‘s version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Gibbet Dance by Arthur Rimbaud, and the music played during the show is by Aun.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Podcast

The Second First Annual Movement Museum-Fringe Festival Open House

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Episode 191: [59:42]
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In this episode we have our Second First Annual Movement Museum-Fringe Festival Open House with Tanya Elchuk & Amy Crnkovic from Heart-Strings, Isaac Kessler from 2-Man No-Show, Sasha Kleinplatz from Piss in the Pool, Yanomi from SHOSHINZ presents: A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup, Brianna Stark from Aurelia and Imago and Allison Elizabeth Burns does double duty as co-host and representative for Inertia Productions‘ The Duck Wife.

The theme song is the Danny Davis and the Boys‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Vaudeville Dancer by Carl Sandburg, and the music played during the show is Dawning Luminosity by Viosac.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Author, Conversation, Dance, Interview, Podcast

Sylvie Frigon

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Episode 189: [61:48]
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In this episode we talk with Sylvie Frigon author of Chairs incarcérées, une exploration de la danse en prison with Claire Jenny about Dance in Prison, and two paragraphs of Gregory ‘Krypto’ Selinger’s A Piece of my Heart Breaking are played.

The theme song is the Hurriganes‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Dance by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and the music played during the show is by The Arboreal Quartet.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Podcast

Stu McIntyre, Imbroglio, Mihaela Coman

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Episode 187: [57:43]
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In this episode we talk with Stu McIntyre of Imbroglio about creating and performing dance for the street vs. for the stage and Imbroglio’s upcoming productions of Cheyen and Oppo for the Montreal Fringe Festival, and Mihaela Coman of dancethisweek.com and mihaelaonline.com about Belly Dancing and Social Networking.

The theme song is the Raimundos‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Pannyra of the Golden Heel by Albert Samain, translated by James Elroy Flecker, and the music played during the show is Jacky Terrasson’s Push.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Interview, Podcast

Clothilde Cardinal, Pierre Des Marais, Danse-Danse

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Episode 185: [62:12]
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In this episode we talk with Clothilde Cardinal and Pierre Des Marais the co-directors of Danse-Danse about their 2010/2011 season and their fund-raising campaign.

The theme song is Sonny & Cher’s version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Isadora Duncan by Carl Sandburg, and the music played during the show is from The Arboreal Quartet.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Podcast, Review

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Toronto Dance Theatre, « WE ARE ROBOTS », Margie Gillis

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Episode 182: [59:39]
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In this epsiode we review Les Grands Ballets Canadiens‘ Minus One, Toronto Dance Theatre‘s Dis/(sol/ve)r, « WE ARE ROBOTS » and Margie Gillis‘ Filature / Thread.

The theme song is Attaque 77‘s version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Tarantella by D.H. Lawrence, and the music played during the show is from Geordie McDonald‘s Time/After Time.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Podcast

Margie Gillis

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Episode 180: [59:53]
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In this episode we talk with Margie Gillis about her latest performance Filatures / Thread.

The theme song is the Kim Carnes‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Window by Leonard Cohen, and the music played during the show is from The Arboreal Quartet.

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Originally published on Movement Museum

Audio, Conversation, Dance, Podcast, Review

International Dance Day, La Otra Orilla, Wen Wei Dance, Marie Chouinard, Pas de Danse Pas de Vie

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Episode 179: [60:23]
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In this show we review La Otra Orilla‘s El12 and Wen Wei Dance‘s Cock-Pit, have a round table discussion about upcoming Festival TransAmériques shows, Les Grands Ballets Candiens‘ Minus One, briefly report on the talk that Marie Chouinard gave on her personal library and sources of inspiration at the Grande Bibliotheque and the book sale at the Bibliothèque de la danse Vincent-Warren along with discussing some of the events taking place in Montreal as part of International Dance Day / Pas de Danse Pas de Vie.

The theme song is the Laurent Voulzy‘s version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Dance by William Carlos Williams, and the music played during the show is from Jean Luc Fillon‘s On the Reed Again.

Originally published on Movement Museum