Movement Museum, talking about dance in Montreal 93: Lucas Hoving, Lourdes Lopez

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Our show from December 30, 2010 (Download: MP3 56MB, Flac 524MB, Ogg Vorbis 34MB or Stream)

Mouvement Musee une emission de radio diffusee le jeudi a 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM a Montreal, et podcast vendredi matin a 8h a http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse a Montreal.

Dans cette emission Chris 'Zeke' Hand, fait jouer des entrevues avec Lucas Hoving et Lourdes Lopez.

La chanson theme de la semaine est la version par Del Shannon de Do You Wanna Dance, le poeme de danse de la semaine est Pavlova in London par James Elroy Flecker, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque Gelsey Kirkland, Russ Tamblyn, José Greco, Maurice Béjart, Harold Rhéaume, Fernand Nault, et Eddy Toussaint. La musique joue pendant l'emission est du CD This Brings Us To par la Henry Threadgill Zooid.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal.

In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, plays interviews with Lucas Hoving and Lourdes Lopez.

The theme song of the week is Del Shannon's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Pavlova in London by James Elroy Flecker, This Week in Dance History highlights Gelsey Kirkland, Russ Tamblyn, José Greco, Maurice Béjart, Harold Rhéaume, Fernand Nault, and Eddy Toussaint, and the music played during the show is from the Henry Threadgill Zooid CD This Brings Us To.

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Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Episode 92: Andrea Schermoly, William Wingfield and Ethel Butler

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Our show from December 23, 2010 (Download: MP3 63MB, Flac 564MB, Ogg Vorbis 37MB or Stream)

Mouvement Musee une emission de radio diffusee le jeudi a 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM a Montreal, et podcast vendredi matin a 8h a http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse a Montreal.

Dans cette emission Chris 'Zeke' Hand, fait jouer des entrevues avec Andrea Schermoly, William Wingfield et Ethel Butler.

La chanson theme de la semaine est la version par The Queers de Do You Wanna Dance, le poeme de danse de la semaine est Watching the Dance par James Merrill, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque Paloma Herrera, Gilda Gray et Jose Greco. La musique joue pendant l'emission est du CD Betweenwhile par la Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal.

In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, plays interviews with Andrea Schermoly, William Wingfield and Ethel Butler.

The theme song of the week is The Queers' version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Watching the Dance by James Merrill, This Week in Dance History highlights Paloma Herrera, Gilda Gray and Jose Greco, and the music played during the show is from Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys CD Betweenwhile.

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Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Julian: A Documoment by Stephen Dunn

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A short documentary about National Ballet School Student, Julian Botnarenko.

Dance Magazine reviews Victor Quijada’s Physikal Linguistiks

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And didn't like it too much.

Episode 91: Inertia Productions, The Art of Ballet, Maria Kochetkova, Out of Grace, Lynda Gaudreau

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Our show from December 16, 2010
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Mouvement Musee une emission de radio diffusee le jeudi a 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM a Montreal, et podcast vendredi matin a 8h a http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse a Montreal.

Dans cette emission Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan et Bettina Forget parlent sur Inertia Productions et The Art of Ballet coffret DVD, fait jouer une entrevue avec Maria Kochetkova, et critique Out of Grace; a project by Lynda Gaudreau.

La chanson theme de la semaine est la version par T-Rex de Do You Wanna Dance, le poeme de danse de la semaine est Of Dancing par Alan Brownjohn, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque Dan Dailey et Charles Laskey. La musique joue pendant l'emission est du CD Zoomin par la Joost Buis et les Astronotes.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal.

In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about Inertia Productions and The Art of Ballet DVD box set, play an interview with Maria Kochetkova, and review Out of Grace; a project by Lynda Gaudreau.

The theme song of the week is T-Rex's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Of Dancing by Alan Brownjohn, This Week in Dance History highlights Dan Dailey and Charles Laskey, and the music played during the show is from Joost Buis and the Astronotes's CD Zoomin.

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Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Episode 90: Germán Jauregui

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Our show from December 9, 2010
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Mouvement Musee une emission de radio diffusee le jeudi a 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM a Montreal, et podcast vendredi matin a 8h a http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse a Montreal.

Dans cette emission Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan et Bettina Forget parlent avec Germán Jauregui.

La chanson theme de la semaine est la version par Johnny Rivers de Do You Wanna Dance, le poeme de danse de la semaine est Spanish Dancers par Rainer Maria Rilke, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque le 100eme anniversaire de Hermes Pan et la musique joue pendant l'emission est du CD Next Exit par la Kelly Jefferson Quartet.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal.

In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk with Germán Jauregui.

The theme song of the week is Johnny Rivers' version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Spanish Dancer by Rainer Maria Rilke, This Week in Dance History highlights 100th birthday of Hermes Pan, and the music played during the show is from the Kelly Jefferson Quartet's CD Next Exit.

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Kallee Lins, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Tests for the 2e Porte à gauche's next show

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Episode 89: Fortier Danse-Création, Red Bull Flying Bach, Coleman Lemieux & Sun Ra Arkestra, Tribune 840

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Our show from December 2, 2010
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Mouvement Musee une emission de radio diffusee le jeudi a 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM a Montréal, et podcast vendredi matin a 8h a http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse a Montréal.

Dans cette emission Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent et critique des performances recentes par Fortier Danse-Création, Red Bull Flying Bach, Coleman Lemieux & Sun Ra Arkestra, et le table ronde Tribune 840 n°8 sur Y a-t-il quelque chose à comprendre à la danse contemporaine?

La chanson theme de la semaine est la version par Cliff Richard & The Shadows de Do You Wanna Dance, le poeme de danse de la semaine est Les Bayadères par Sacheverell Sitwell, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque le 21eme anniversaire de la mort de Alvin Ailey et la musique joue pendant l'emission est du CD Space is the Place par Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Solar Arkestra.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montréal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montréal.

In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about and review recent performances by Fortier Danse-Création, Red Bull Flying Bach, Coleman Lemieux & Sun Ra Arkestra, and the round table discussion Tribune 840 n°8 on Y a-t-il quelque chose à comprendre à la danse contemporaine?

The theme song of the week is Cliff Richard & The Shadows' version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Bayadères by Sacheverell Sitwell, This Week in Dance History highlights 21st anniversary of the death of Alvin Ailey, and the music played during the show is from Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Solar Arkestra's CD Space is the Place.

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Kallee Lins, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

National Ballet School Commercial

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More Sylvia than you knew existed

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The Ballet Bag adds to their Bag of Ballet. This time, Sylvia.

Dancing in Cablegate

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Muammar al-Qadhafi likes dance performances and flamenco dance performances in particular (see paragraph 7).

Grands Ballets Canadiens Commercial

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Dance and Science, two views

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'Dance Your Ph.D. 2010' Winner

Episode 88: Les Imprudanses, Gravel Works, The Sadari Movement Laboratory, Michael Trent, Dancemakers

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Our show from November 25, 2010
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Mouvement Musée une émission de radio diffusée le jeudi à 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM à Montréal, et podcast vendredi matin à 8h à http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse à Montréal.

Dans cette emission Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent et critique des performances récentes par Les Imprudanses, Gravel Works, Woyzeck by Sadari Movement Laboratory, It's about time : 60 dances in 60 minutes by Michael Trent and Dancemakers.

La chanson thème de la semaine est la version par The Ramones de Do You Wanna Dance, le poème de danse de la semaine est Danse Russe par William Carlos Williams, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque le 74eme anniversaire de Trisha Brown et la musique joué pendant l'émission est du CD The Gods Must Be Smiling par Barry Romberg's Random Access.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal.

In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about and review recent performances by Les Imprudanses, Gravel Works, Woyzeck by The Sadari Movement Laboratory, It's about time : 60 dances in 60 minutes by Michael Trent and Dancemakers.

The theme song of the week is The Ramones' version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams, This Week in Dance History highlights Trisha Brown's 74th birthday, and the music played during the show is from Barry Romberg's Random Access' CD The Gods Must Be Smiling.

Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Episode 87: Melanie Demers, Mayday Danse

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Our show from November 18, 2010
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Mouvement Musée une émission de radio diffusée le jeudi à 14h sur les ondes de CKUT 90,3 FM à Montréal, et podcast vendredi matin à 8h à http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-animateurs Chris Hand (aka "Zeke"), Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent de la danse à Montréal.

Dans cette emission Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins et Bettina Forget parlent avec Mélanie Demers de Mayday Danse.

La chanson thème de la semaine est la version par Les Beach Boys de Do You Wanna Dance, le poème de danse de la semaine est A Dance in the Palace of Alcinous par Homer, l'Histoire de la Danse Cette Semaine marque le 200e anniversaire de la mort du Jean-Georges Noverre, danseur et maître de ballet français.

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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, and podcast Friday mornings at 8h at http://movement-museum.blogspot.com/. Co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal.

In this show Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins and Bettina Forget talk with Mélanie Demers of Mayday Danse.

The theme song of the week is the Beach Boys' version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is A Dance in the Palace of Alcinous by Homer, This Week in Dance History highlights the 200th anniversary of the death of Jean-Georges Noverre French dancer and ballet master.

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Jenn Doan, Kallee Lins, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Interesting Marketing by Ballet BC

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OK, so they gave away 200 tutus. For what purpose?

500 members, 25 views

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Le Regroupement québécois de la danse needs to work on its marketing...

Do they have beds at Radio-Canada?

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Because Marie Chouinard was interviewed on Sunday on a TV show there, and then again yesterday morning on the radio. Both interviews were under seven minutes long. Based around her being la Personnalité de la semaine La Presse/Radio-Canada, and in my estimation René Homier-Roy is a better interviewer than Louis Lemieux, although that's not saying much...

And since Radio-Canada doesn't do embedding click on these to hear and see the interviews:
Marie Chouinard interviewed by Louis Lemieux on TV.
Marie Chouinard interviewed by René Homier-Roy on the radio.

Kick-Ass article

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By my friend Jordan on and about Jeff Melanson, executive director of the National Ballet School of Canada.

Read it here.

Episode 86: Yvann Alexandre, Sasha Kleinplatz, Andrew Tay

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Our show from November 11, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget review All the Ladies by Sasha Kleinplatz and On Power and Permission... by Andrew Tay and then talk with Yvann Alexandre about his practice and the show Jumeaux.

The theme song is the Bobby Freeman's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Dancers by Elizabeth Jennings, and the music played during the show is from The Exploding Star Orchestra's CD Stars Have Shapes.

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Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Solid State, beginnings (part one)

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The first of the four videos played at the beginning of Solid State's Reunion Show.

Episode 85: Lina Cruz, Fila 13, Catherine Lessard

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Our show from November 3, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Bettina Forget talk with Lina Cruz of Fila 13 about her show Soupe du jour, and Catherine Lessard about her show Face-Back-Profile.

The theme song is the John Lennon's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is New Mexican Mountain by Robinson Jeffers, and the music played during the show is from The Claudia Quintet's CD Royal Toast.

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Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer discuss 3D dance filmmaking at Jacob's Pillow

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And the obligatory links to Jacob's Pillow and Mouvement Perpétuel.

Rubberbandance gets reviewed in Boston

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They performed at someplace called the ICA, and got a lukewarm to favorable review in the Boston Phoenix last week.

"Evan McKie is a famous ballet dancer."

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Despite having a page in Wikipedia that reads like it was written by a 12 year-old, Evan McKie is a Canadian dancer, and apparently a pretty gosh-darn good one as well. He came to my attention via this interview at the Ballet Bag.

Tout se pète la gueule, chérie by Frédérick Gravel in less than 3 minutes

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Tout se pète la gueule, chérie — séquence d'extraits from L E M M on Vimeo.

Episode 84: Sankai Juku, National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Sylvain Émard Danse

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Our show from October 28, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show 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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Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Is Kidd Pivot a Canadian Company?

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Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM got a nice review in yesterday's New York Times. I get a kick out of the line "East Coast premiere." And the fact that they dance to Voltaire... But why Montclair, NJ?

And in case you're interested a second (much longer) review by Tobi Tobias.

You Dance Funny, So Does Me Pins the Sylph

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An absolutely fascinating post on the history of Les Sylphides.

Episode 83: Solid State Breakdance, Isobel Cohen, Maria Muñoz, Dominique Thomas, Andrée-Anne Ratthé, Thierry Huard, Peter Jasko

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Our show from October 21, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Bettina Forget and Jenn Doan review Solid State Breakdance's Reunion and Solo Cello, Isobel Cohen's The Great Escape, Maria Muñoz's Tous les noms, Dominique Thomas' Nocturne pour femmes oubliées, Andrée-Anne Ratthé's Le déterminant un and Thierry Huard's The Goddess' Return, and interview Peter Jasko.

The theme song is an unknown version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Daunce of the Shepheards by Edmund Spenser, and the music played during the show is from the Pierre L'Abbe +12 CD Tremblement de Fer.

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Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

More on Rubberbandance in Florida

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Carrie Seidman likes Rubberbandance.

The Regina Police Service gets nervous

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The Regina Police Service issued a press release about a Decentralized Dance Party. Cool! We've emailed the Decentralized Dance Party folks and when they get to Montreal, we will be talking to them.

Episode 82: Bradley Michaud, Method Contemporary Dance

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Our show from October 14, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Bettina Forget and Jenn Doan talk to Bradley Michaud of Method Contemporary Dance about his practice.

The theme song is the Bette Midler's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is Dancer, How Do You Dare? by Norma Farber, and the music played during the show is by Anna Webber.

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Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

[The choral version of Dancer, How Do You Dare? written is by Daniel Pinkham and performed by the Wall Choir, conducted by F. W. Wilson. And contrary to what was said during the show, Third Floor People, the debut album of Anna Webber, will be released on Nowt Records on October 22, 2010.]

Old reviews

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Onegin by the National Ballet of Canada reviewed by Kate Snedeker in Ballet-Dance Magazine.

Bach: Multiplicity, Forms of Silence and Emptiness by the Compañía Nacional de Danza (in Ottawa) reviewed by Karen Barr.

Don`t bust my chops about tardiness, they just appeared on the internet this week.

Adult Dancers, La 2e Porte à Gauche

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Just to wash the saccharine out of my system...

Blind Date — La 2e Porte à Gauche from L E M M on Vimeo.

La 2e Porte à Gauche at a Nuit Blanche, I'm not certain which year...

Beginning Dancers

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Thankfully there were no cats in this video or it would have been death by cuteness.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia recap: Season 6, episode 3 "The Gang Buys A Boat" (9/30/10)

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RubberBanDance in Florida

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A fairly generic preview piece on Victor Quijada from the Bradenton Herald by January Holmes (shhh, don't mention the typo...) because RuberBanDance is going to be performing at the Ringling International Arts Festival Thursday through Sunday.

If there's a review, I'll post it here as well - but don't hold your breath.

Illusionary Rockaz

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IRC dance movement from . on Vimeo.

song by: of porcelain - signal the captain

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BJM Danse in Edmonton

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BJM Danse played out west last week and one of the dances that they did got a rave review from Salena Kitteringham, the other two dances got a paragraph and a half.

Episode 81: George Stamos

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Our show from October 7, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Jenn Doan and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Bettina Forget and Jenn Doan talk to George Stamos about his show Cloak.

The theme song is the Wax's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Red Dance by Anne Sexton, and the music played during the show is from a CD by The Swyves.

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Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Ballet de Ruelle

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I gotta set aside some time, Ballet de Ruelle has uploaded 21 videos to their YouTube Channel.

Over the years, the green alleys of Montreal have become a new way of seeing and experiencing the city. Twelve young professional dancers have decided to give their side of the story, their dance steps and their worldview. Eight short choreography will be presented in situ in one of the most beautiful streets of Plateau Mont-Royal.

Interesting Marketing by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

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It kind of jumped out at me as I walked out of the coffee shop where I hang out sometimes...

Les Grand Ballets Canadiens insert in Nightlife.ca magazine

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens had thrown some serious cash at Nightlife magazine (now rebranded to included the dot ca). Both an insert, and and fancy two-page advertisement with a card attached.

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens two page full color glossy advertisement in Nightlife.ca magazine

But someone needs to do some proof-reading for them, the insert offers discounts of up to 30%, while the card offers a discount of 40%. Hmmmm...

To that you can then add this way upscale video



Which, if I understand correctly is designed as a money making cash grab fund raiser for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. It appears to be aimed squarely at wealthy individuals who wouldn't want to associate with the hoi poloi. But what are the under 30s they are trying to target above, but the hoi poloi?

Hmmmm... We're going to have to keep an eye on this turn of events. It'll be interesting to see how this sudden surge in marketing works out.

Episode 80: Elizabeth Seyler, Jeanne Renaud

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Our show from September 30, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Bettina Forget and Allison Elizabeth Burns talk to Elizabeth Seyler about her research in and about Tango in Montreal and Philadelphia part three of the Jeanne Renaud interview from Visages de la Danse is played, and we welcome the newest member of the Movement Museum collective, Jenn Doan.

The theme song is the Die Strandjungs' version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is The Dance by Theodore Roethke, and the music played during the show is from the CD 82% Chance of Rain by The Andrew Oliver Sextet.

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Allison Elizabeth Burns, Jenn Doan, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Born To Serve 2010 International Bboy Competition

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Last weekend Saolin Entertainment produced the Born To Serve 2010 International Bboy Competition here in Montreal. The Gazette sent Dario Ayala to record it.

Lodela by Philippe Baylaucq

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Pretty gosh darn cool short film with a very young José Navas...



But one small picky thing; does anyone know how to get rid of the NFB logo in the lower right hand corner? It takes up a lot of space.

Savion Glover & Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo coming to Montreal

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It looks like Spectra is signing some contracts. During the time of year that they usually do the Hydro-Quebec-lets-use-lots-of-energy-festival Savion Glover & Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo are going to be performing at Place des Arts. Mark down February 6 and February 8 in your calendars now.

BJM Danse in Portland Oregon

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BJM Danse performed there last week and it was called 'charming,' and 'a pleasurable stage performance.' Over in Willamette, Riley Hooper copy/pasted some quotes from the BJM Danse press kit and then wrote the titles of what they perfomed.

Episode 79: Danses Buissonnières Classe 2010, Jeanne Renaud

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Our show from September 23, 2010
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Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Allison Elizabeth Burns talk about Danses Buissonnières Classe 2010, part two of the Jeanne Renaud interview from Visages de la Danse is played, and Marie-Hélène Papillon, Cendrillon of VoulezVousDanserAvecMoi.ca. comes in to talk Tango Libre in Parc Laurier and Danse sociale at the Serres municipales in Verdun.

The theme song is the Neil Young's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is To A Gitana Dancing by Arthur Symons, and the music played during the show is from the CD At Somewhere There by William Parker.

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Allison Elizabeth Burns and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

André Ducharme finally gets around to mentioning dance

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L'actualite appears to have jumped on the blog bandwagon and one of their blogs is written by André Ducharme who writes about things that happen on a stage. But after writing about just about everything else under the sun (including two posts on the Visual Arts!) he finally gets around to hyping Sankai Juku who is the first performance in the Danse Danse series this year.

Electro Montreal-Electro Afternoon

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I'm not certain if I prefer the Batusi or Electro...

Do the Batusi

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La Danse a Montreal

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Over at Coolopolis, Kristian Gravenor scanned some old pictures as a salute to dancing in Montreal.

La Danse au Canada

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I'm not certain why it appeared on my radar today, since it all appears to have been written and posted back in August, but over at opusmang.com they have a very nice thread going on their bulletin board about Quebecois Dance.

Episode 78: Jeanne Renaud, Estelle Clareton, Créa­tion Ca­féine, S'Envoler, The Duck Wife

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Our show from September 16, 2010
(Download: MP3 68MB, Flac 581MB, Ogg Vorbis 38MB or Stream)

Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Allison Elizabeth Burns talk about The Duck Wife in Edmonton and Estelle Clareton / Créa­tion Ca­féine's S'Envoler, along with playing part one of the Jeanne Renaud interview from Visages de la Danse.

S'Envoler Photo by Ben Philippi

The theme song is the Glenn Miller Orchestra's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is An Ode to a Dance (Isadora Duncan) by Witter Bynner, and the music played during the show is from the CD Papasoff Live by Charles Papasoff.

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Allison Elizabeth Burns and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

Assassin's Creed 2 Dance Party

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Extreme niche podcasts for fame and fortune with Chris “Zeke” Hand

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What I did over the weekend...

Movement Museum Episode 77: Brian Webb, Canada Dance Festival, Marie-Hélène Papillon, Voulez Vous Danser Avec Moi.ca

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Our show from September 9, 2010
Download: MP3 80MB, Flac 624MB, Ogg Vorbis 42MB or Stream)

Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Bettina Forget talk with Brian Webb artistic director of the Canada Dance Festival and Marie-Hélène Papillon, Cendrillon of VoulezVousDanserAvecMoi.ca.

The theme song is Iltinho Blue's version of Se Voce Quer Dancar, the dance poem of the week is Hippolytus the Bad Dancer by Paul Hannigan, and the music played during the show is from the CD Papasoff Live by Charles Papasoff.

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Allison Elizabeth Burns, Bettina Forget and Chris 'Zeke' Hand

The Canadian Varsity Dance Challenge

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Free registration before December 31.

And if you want to see what you're going up against...