Category Archives: Dancer

Wen Wei Dance, Wen Wei Wang, Alison Denham

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Episode 177: [56:12]
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In this episode Wen Wei Wang and Alison Denham from Wen Wei Dance are interviewed.

The theme song is the Sunny Boys‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Steps by Frank O’Hara, and the music played during the show is from Steve Kaldestad‘s Blow Up.

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Myriam Allard, La Otra Orilla, Rebecca Halls, Julian Hughes

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Episode 173: [58:57]
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In this show Myriam Allard of La Otra Orilla talks about her latest show, El12. Rebecca Halls and Julian Hughes from ihoopu.com are interviewed about hooping and hooping culture.

The theme song is the Noble Surfers‘ version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is You are Gorgeous and I am Coming by Frank O’Hara and the music played during the show is from Star People by Miles Davis.

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Vincent Warren, & La Zampa

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Episode 171: [59:17]
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In this episode Vincent Warren, retired dancer and dance historian, and Magali Milian and Romuald Luydlin of La Zampa are interviewed.

The theme song is Ivan Katz‘s version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Saint by Frank O’Hara and the music played during the show is from Your Body Is Your Prison by Tommy Babin’s Benzene.

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Lucie Gregoire, Sophie Thibault, Emilie Morin, Le Retour du Temps

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Episode 157: [60:02]
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In this epsiode Lucie Gregoire, Sophie Thibault and Emilie Morin talk about their upcoming performance of Le Retour du Temps.

The theme song is Los Gatos Negros version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Casanova’s Bossa Nova by Rich Murphy and the music played during the show is Earthsongs by Stephen Chatman.

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Dominique Porte, Splintergroup

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Episode 154: [58:40]
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In this episode Dominique Porte of Système D is interviewed about her most recent piece Ulysse, nous et les sirènes, Gavin Webber and Gabrielle Nankivel of Splintergroup are interviewed about their piece Roadkill.

The theme song is a Karaoke version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Ballet ‘in Flagrante’ [the Modern Ballet Virgin] by Tony Jolley and the music played during the show are excerpts from Ulysse, nous et les sirènes and Roadkill.

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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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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

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

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

Paul White, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Amy Blackmore

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Episode 127: [58:12](Download: MP3 73MB, Flac 301MB, Ogg Vorbis 47MB or Stream)

In this epsiode Paul White is interviewed about ‘construct’ by Tanja Liedtke, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Amy Blackmore talk about about CoMotion Farm’s Dance Week and the Indyish Dance Mess. The final part of an 11 part round table discussion from Circuit Est on Music and Dance with Guy Cools, Danièle Desnoyers, Louis Dufort, Matteo Fargion, José Navas and Fabienne Cabado is played. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui‘s Sutra is reviewed. The theme song is performed by Barbie, the background music is from the album ‘Inside the Outside’ by Geordie McDonald and the poem of the week is Dark Pines Under Water Gwendolyn MacEwen.

Originally published on Movement Museum