Justin Gionet & Solitudes solo

Dear Montréal,

This week Jenn and J.D. interview Justin Gionet who performed in Daniel Léveillé Danse’s Solitudes solo at Agora over the weekend.  Justin tells us about his personal history, his experience working with Daniel Léveillé and the show.  The conversation takes a more general turn and a discussion about dance as a product evolves.

J.D. Papillon, Jenn Doan and Justin Gionet

Then J.D. reviews the very show we’ve been talking about.  He gives us a good idea of what Solitudes solo has to offer an audience.

Next up is dance news and dance calendar.  We cover the upcoming events Journées de la culture, Festival Phénomena (formerly Festival Voix d’Amériques), and Studio 7.  We also mention a couple call for submissions from Bouge d’ici and Vue sur la relève.

Our show from SEPTEMBER 27th, 2012
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Until next week,

J.D. Papillon and Jenn Doan

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