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. 

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In this episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to Ziyian Kwan, Artistic Director of Dumb Instrument Dance, about her career, her journey to opening up Morrow, a cultural space and dance studio, her role in the community and how she creates.

Ziyian and Dumb Instrument Dance can be see May 12-14 with Rebel Grace at Scotiabank Dance Centre: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/dumb-instrument-dance/  

Claire French talks to Naomi Brand and Harmanie Rose from All Bodies Dance Project about their careers in dance, the inspiration behind the all inclusive dance company, how they adapted during the pandemic and the world of inclusive dance.

See All Bodies Dance Project perform in Discover Dance! March 24 at 12 noon at Scotiabank Dance Centre.

https://thedancecentre.ca/event/all-bodies-dance-project/

In the fifth episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to choreographer Daina Ashbee about her journey from a dance artist to a choreographer, her new piece J'ai pleuré avec les chiens (Time, Creation, Destruction), and how she ended up premiering a new group work during the pandemic.

See J'ai pleuré avec les chiens (Time, Creation, Destruction) at Scotiabank Dance Centre March 9-12, 2022 | 8pm

Presented with Vancouver International Dance Festival

Learn more: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/daina-ashbee/

In the fourth episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to Olivia C. Davies about her dance career and journey, the history and inspiration behind the Matriarchs Uprising Festival, plus details about the 2022 edition, happening February 14-19, 2022.

Learn more: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/matriarchs-uprising/

In the third episode of The Dance Centre Podcast, Claire French talks to Justine A Chambers about her work, the Vancouver dance community, the importance of spaces for dance, and the installation she and Natalie Purschwitz recently created for our lobby.

Learn more: https://thedancecentre.ca/20th-anniversary/

Claire French talks to Dance In Vancouver co-curators Angela Conquet (Melbourne) and Starr Muranko (Vancouver): listen to this wonderfully rich and thoughtful conversation about curating during the pandemic, opening spaces for conversation, and engaging with dance as a journey.

More about Dance In Vancouver 2021: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/dance-in-vancouver-2021/

In our inaugural episode, Claire French talks to bharatanatyam dance artist Arno Kamolika about her life in Bangladesh, her careers (both dance and architecture) and what the word contemporary means to her. 

See Arno in our Discover Dance! series on Thursday October 28 at 12 noon