Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Dirty Feet • No More Radio

Dear dedicated Movement Museum fans,

Our new podcast is up and running, so if you would like to continue to hear great weekly, audio episodes dedicated to dialogue about dance, you need to check out the brand new Dirty Feet podcast as a part of the No More Radio network.

We already have two episodes posted, one on Dance Journalism, and the second on Short&Sweet #9. Don't miss out!




See you on our other site!

Take care,

Allison Burns, J.D. Papillon and Jenn Doan

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Big News

We are announcing some BIG NEWS on the show this week. It has something to do with Dirty Feet... podcasting and shaking things up!


Allison Burns, J.D. Papillon, Jenn Doan and new contributor Joannie Pharand 
speak about the new project with organizer Paul Aflalo

Also, we will be interviewing Peter Trosztmer about the work he is remounting at Tangente, EESTI : Myths and Machines so tune in at CKUT 90.3FM or download the podcast from iTunes or right here at movementmuseum.com.

Until tomorrow,

Allison Burns, Jenn Doan, and J.D. Papillon

Friday, November 2, 2012

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

Monday, April 30, 2012

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

Friday, March 23, 2012

The "Just Us" Show

Hello dance enthusiasts of Montréal!

This week on the show Allison and Kati get carried away gushing about Crystal Pite, her company Kidd Pivot and her show that is currently running at Agora, The You Show.  Seriously, just go see it.



Then we dedicate some time to current events in the dance world.  Kati talks about some recent developments in the provincial budget as it relates to the dance industry.  Then she tells us about some interesting stats concerning the cultural engagement of the public in different provinces.  Bringing her attention still wider, she talks about the reception and reaction of Québec contemporary choreography in France.  You can find links to the various articles she references bellow:
Le Monde – Danseurs québécois, à poil, au poil
Le Devoir - Distinct, le Québec?
RQD - Budget du Québec
Longeuil - Budget

Next Allison reviews Scary Tales & Broken Hearts, a show produced by Lynsey Billing and Entre-Deux, which was presented at MainLine Theater back in February.

Finally, Kati tells us about her incredible experience witnessing Hora choreographed by Ohad Naharin.  This Danse Danse production was presented at Théâtre Maisonneuve, and performed by the Batsheva Dance Company earlier this month.

Our show from MARCH 22nd, 2012
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Until next week!

Allison Burns and Kati Belanger

Friday, March 9, 2012

Love, Death, Devil & Grandeur Nature

Hello dance lovers,

This week we split our show in two.  In the first half hour Jenn interviews Ben J. Riepe Kopaine, the choreographer of Love Death Devil – The Piece, presented at La Chapelle.  Benefiting from having seeing the show beforehand, Jenn gets right into the work with Ben.

For the second half hour we switch to French and Kati and Karen interview Séverine Lombardo, the choreographer of Petites Pieces de Poches:  Grandeur Nature.  This work was presented by Danse-cité at Usine C.  Also recent witnesses of the work, the ladies talk logistics as well as process.



We top off the show today with a super-fast “micro-review” of last week’s Tangente presentation of Spin & Century of Small.  To learn more about that show, reference last week’s episode of Movement Museum when we interview the artists involved.

Our show from MARCH 8th, 2012
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Until next week Montréal,

Allison Burns, Kati Belanger, Jenn Doan and Karen Fennell

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Whirling and hoops

Dearest Montreal,

We continue our Tangente marathon in this episode of Movement Museum as we interview two artists involved in this week's Tangente production, which is again a double bill.  Rebecca Halls is the choreographer and performer of Spin, and Raqib Brian Burke is a performer in Mira Hunter’s work Century of Small.  We discuss the difference and similarities of hula hooping and whirling dervish.  It is a dizzying conversation!

If you are interested in hearing the interview we referenced, from the last time Rebecca Halls was in studio with Movement Museum check it out here.


Our show from MARCH 1st, 2012
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Enjoy,

Allison Burns, Kati Belanger and Jenn Doan

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Flashback Episode: Danse à 10

Hello Montreal,

This is an old episode from the vault, and actually one of our favorites. Guest co-host Melina Stinson is in studio with regular hosts Jenn and Kati. They interview three lovely ladies from La 2em Port à Gauche's sold out production of Danse à 10. You'll hear the voices of Miriah Brennan, Katya Montaignac and Miss Betty Wilde speaking about their experiences working on a show set in Kingdom, a Gentlemen's Club, and dealing with subjects of nudity and eroticism. They also get into a fascinating discussion about a stripper and a contemporary dancer virtually switching roles while meeting in the middle for this production.

Dance History this week takes the form of a biography of Paul Draper, an american tap dancer and choreographer.

Our show from SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2011

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Take care,

Jenn Doan, Kati Belanger and Melina Stinson