Sarah-Ève Grant & Cirquantique

Dear Montréal,

This week J.D leads an interview with Sarah-Ève Grant, en Français. Sarah-Ève is the choreographer and performer of Dans le cercle, a contemporary dance piece being presented by Tangente next week in a double bill along side Isabelle Boulanger’s Fente toi!

Danse le cercle, photo credit: Maxime Pronovost

Next, Allison leads an interview with a pair of guests from Cirquantique’s production of Bang! Bang! We welcome in studio, co-producer and performer Esmeralda, along with another performer in the show, David Louch. Their production combines circus, burlesque, and by the sounds of it, a whole lot more.

Colonial, photo credit: Jerome Bonto

Before we say goodbye J.D. and Allison do a team review Colonial by Filipino-Canadian artist, Alvin Erasga Tolentino. The show played at the MAI last weekend.


Our show from NOVEMBER 1st, 2012
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Bye for now,

Allison Burns, J.D. Papillon and Karen Fennell

Andrew Tay, Gabrielle Coulter & Reviews

During the first half of the show we spoke with Andrew Tay, who has been very busy this past summer. Andrew spent time in Europe with DanceWeb as a part of the Impulstanz Festival in Vienna. Next he was off to Berlin for the Tanz im festival. After giving us the inside scoop on these experiences, he tells us about another project he managed to fit in this summer. He co-choreographed chapter 4 of Les Chemins Invisibles, the Cirque du Soleil event presented in Quebec City. For the event he worked alongside his long-time collaborator Sasha Kleinplatz.

Gabrielle Coulter chimes in after the break to introduce herself as an artist to the listening audience (the last time we had her in studio was during our Queer Artists Episode back in August).  Then she tells us about a few events coming up that she is involved in.  We are grateful for her coming in an expanding our horizons.  She promises to post all that info on our facebook page, so check it out.

Quiet - photo by: Gadi Dagan

Next J.D reviews Quiet (2009), choreographed by Arkadi Zaides.  The show was presented at the MAI last weekend.

To finish up, J.D. & Allison talk about The Tempest Replica in a little more detail.  This was the show that Crystal Pite choreographed, and her company, Kidd Pivot present at Agora last weekend to a sold out audience.

Our show from OCTOBER 18th, 2012
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Take care,

J.D. Papillon and Allison Burns

Israeli Episode: Arkadi Zaides, Zohar Melinek & Mary St-Amand Williamson

Dear Montréal,

This week we had a happy accident in programing and had two different guests from Israel in for interviews.  The first was Arkadi Zaides, the choreographer of Quiet (2009).  The show, which is on a world tour, is touching down in Montréal at the MAI for two nights only.  You can catch the show this weekend on October 12th and 13th at 8pm.  We host a sweet interview with a generous guest.

Jenn Doan & Arkadi Zaides

Next we just had to plug two great shows happening in the city this weekend.  First Jenn and Allison gush about Crystal Pite’s company Kidd Pivot presenting The Tempest Replica.  The show is playing at Agora, but we will spare you the details since the show is already sold out for the weekend.  So you lucky ducks who already have tickets, enjoy!  You can read Allison’s review of the show at Bloody Underrated.

The Tempest Replica - Photo: Jorg Baumann

J.D. then urges us to see Benoît Lachambre’s faux-solo, Snakeskins.  You can catch the show at Usine C at 8pm on the evenings of the 11th and the 12th.  He’ll be giving us a more in-depth review next week.

Zohar Melinek, Mary St-Amand Williamson & J.D. Papillon

The second interview during today’s episode was with a duo of multi-talented, interdisciplinary artists, Zohar Melinek and Mary St-Amand Williamson.  They are funny, heavy, political and intelligent.  It is a very full twenty-minute discussion.  You can learn more about their projects at www.zoharmelinek.com.

Our show from OCTOBER 11th, 2012
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Take care,

J.D. Papillon, Jenn Doan and Allison Burns

Yemayo and Herencias

Hello movement driven world,

This week on the show, Karen and Allison interview Farah Fancy, the production director of the show Yemayo, created by Julio Hong.  The show ran at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), in collaboration with Festival Accès Asie, from May 3-5th.

Farah and Julio also have a relatively new company together, Le Groupe Herencias.  The discussion spans many different topics including the production, dance classes, youth workshops, dance therapy etc.  At the moment, the best way to contact either of them about their endeavors and projects if either to send an email through Julio’s website, or give Farah a call (she mentions the number in the episode, so you’ll have to listen to get it!)

We also build on what we started last week when we talked about International Dance Day (April 29th) and the premiere of Québec Danse Week (April 23rd-29th).  Celebrate with us, and dance like nobody’s watching!

Our show from APRIL 26th, 2012
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Until next week,

Allison Burns and Karen Fennell

Muriva Dance, Muriva chats

Bonjour!

This week on the radio we have Gibson Muriva on to tell us about his show, Nyau.  Gibson runs the Muriva Dance Company here in Montreal. He teaches classes, dances and choreographs while blending, African, contemporary and classical dance forms into his own, unique style. Not only do we chat a bit about all of this, his creation process and his background, but Gibson also brought his thumb piano from Zimbabwe and plays a bit of music for us, live. The show he is presenting this week is a part of the Festival Vue sur la Relève.

Next, Allison reviews the triple bill, Yaado, Voodoo and Love, which was presented at Tangente in late February.  If you remember, we interviewed the artists who presented this trilogy of works, Nora Chipaumire and Souleymane Badolo, during our February 23rd episode.

Our show from APRIL 12th, 2012

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Until next week!

Allison Burns and Jenn Doan

of good moral character

Hello Montreal and beyond!

We had a fantastic show on the radio today. This episode was heartfelt and rich with artistic discussion. This week Jenn Doan interviewed up-and-coming dancer/choreographer, Lara Kramer about her new work "of good moral character" which premieres tonight, November 3rd at the MAI. They also discuss Lara's past work, "Fragments," her artistic background and her Ojibwa and Cree heritage. You can find more information about Lara and her work at www.larakramer.ca.

Our dance history this week was put together by Kati Belanger, and focuses on Gwynyth Evelyn Verdon (1925 - 2000). Gwynyth went from a child with rickets to woking with Bob Fosse.

Our show from NOVEMBER 3rd, 2011

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Until next time,

Allison Elizabeth Burns, Jenn Doan and Kati Belanger