Tag Archives: Grands Ballets Canadiens

Sankai Juku, National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Sylvain Émard Danse

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Episode 231: [58:21]
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In this episode Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand, Bettina Forget and Jenn Doan review Sankai Juku‘s performance of Hibiki, Resonance From Far Away, The National Ballet of Canada‘s performance of 24 Preludes by Chopin and Emergence, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens‘ performance of Léonce & Lena. Bettina talks about the 20th anniversary of Sylvain Émard Danse. Elizabeth Seyler discusses on the annual colloquium for tango research held at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières by Professor France Joyal.

The theme song is the Fabulous Wailers version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Hibiki, Resonance from Far Away by Ushio Amagatsu, and the music played during the show is from Anna Webber‘s CD Third Floor People.

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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 CanadiensMinus One, Toronto Dance Theatre‘s Dis/(sol/ve)r, « WE ARE ROBOTS » and Margie GillisFilature / 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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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 CandiensMinus 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

The All-Review Show II

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Episode 175: [62:09]
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In this epsiode we review Les Grands Ballets CanadiensKylián Evening, En On (Yumiko Yoshioka, Lise Vigneault, Karen Sherman) and Primordial Vaudeville (Krin Haglund, Shannon Cochrane, La Zampa) from the Edgy Women Festival. Parabelo and Breu by Grupo Corpo.And Allison Elizabeth gives a report on the Mega Auction vs. Giant Dance Party fundraiser for Inertia ProductionsThe Duck Wife.

The theme song is the Sandy Nelson‘s version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Having a coke with you by (and read by) Frank O’Hara, and the music played during the show is from Julia Kent‘s Delay and Drainolith‘s Organ Zone.

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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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Circuit Est, Destinations Danse France, Grands Ballets Canadiens

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Episode 107: [63:54](Download: MP3 82MB, Flac 322MB, Ogg Vorbis 51MB or Stream)

In this episode Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand, Gwen Fisher and Rachel Ni Chuinn talk about dance in Montreal. The Dance Poem of the week is “as i fly over this time” by Thulani Davis, part 5 of a round table discussion from Circuit Est on Music and Dance with Guy Cools, Danièle Desnoyers, Matteo Fargion, José Navas and Fabienne Cabado. is played. Zeke adds an addendum to his review of Carmen & Geoffrey from September 10, Rachel & Zeke discuss the shows at Destinations Danse France that they saw at L’Agora de la Danse as well as the Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal’s choreographic workshops. Gwen reads selection from the Awesome Montreal Dance Calendar and the auditions list,and the theme is played by the Ramones.

Originally published on Movement Museum