The Dance Centre Podcast

This month on The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to Margaret Grenier, Executive and Artistic Director for the Dancers of Damelahamid. Join them as they discuss the lifting of the potlach ban, Margaret's life in dance, the history of Dancers of Damelahmaid and their work with other Indigenous people across Canada and the world.

https://damelahamid.ca/

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/discover-dance-dancers-of-damelahamid/

This month on the Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to DanceLab artist Tomoyo Yamada about her experiences (and the differences) dancing in Japan, Ohio and Vancouver, plus her MFA, her interdisciplinary work and how that led to working more in the theatre, and a preview of what she is working on during her DanceLab this year with The Dance Centre.

https://www.tomoyoyamada.com/

This month on The Dance Centre podcast Claire is joined by dance artists and choreographers Arash Khakpour and Emmalena Fredriksson who talk about their careers in dance, language and the journey their piece, You Touch Me, has taken over the past six years, evolving from a duet to an ensemble piece that can be seen at Scotiabank Dance Centre December 8-10, 2022.

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/arash-khakpour-and-emmalena-fredriksson-2022/

In this month's episode of the Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to co-founders of Corporeal Imago (Ci), Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes, about their history with Cirque du Soleil, failure, where their company is now and their new piece, Throe, which premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre November 17-19, 2022.

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/corporeal-imago/

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast Claire talks to dance artist and choreographer Shion Skye Carter about the beginnings of her career, her interdisciplinary duo Olive Theory, the importance of mentorship and her piece Residuals (住み・墨), which is coming to Scotiabank Dance Centre November 4-5, 2022.

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/shion-skye-carter/

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire is joined by returning guest Justine A. Chambers and Berlin based Canadian dance artist and choreographer Laurie Young who together, discuss the beginnings of their careers, the challenges they've faced as women of colour and as mothers, and their first collaboration, One hundred more, coming to Scotiabank Dance Centre October 13 and 14, 2022.

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/justine-a-chambers-laurie-young/

In our first episode of the 2022-2023 season, Claire French talks to multi-disciplinary iskwêw, independent dance artist, and choreographer Jeanette Kotowich about how she found herself as a professional dance artist, her journey with dance, the evolution of her first group work, Kwê, and her new piece, Kisiskâciwan, coming to Scotiabank Dance Centre September 30 and October 1, 2022.

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/jeanette-kotowich/

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, host Claire French talks with dance artist and choreographer Kirsten Wicklund about highlights of her storied career including her time with Ballet BC, her current position at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and her experience on So You Think You Can Dance Canada. 

https://kirstenwicklund.com/

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire talks to Yvonne Chartrand, Artistic Director of V'ni Dansi, about combining traditional and contemporary choreography, creating Mitchin di Mitchif (Mitchif Medicines), in collaboration with Santa Fe’s Dancing Earth, and the journey she took to get this work to the stage.

Mitchin di Mitchif (Mitchif Medicines) premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre June 19-21, 2022: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/vni-dansi/2022-06-19/

In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to dance artist and scholar Alana Gerecke about her history with dance and how it relates to her current studies with expanded choreography and site specific work. 

Alana's Member Profile