Thrust

Thrust

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Thrust episodes

  • Justine A. Chambers
    An accomplished choreographer and performer, Justine A. Chambers illuminates the struggles of the incoming generation of dance artists she teaches at Simon Fraser University. Faced with drastically shifting hierarchies and slow moving institutional structures, Justine offers how she nurtures artistic development while balancing her own dance career.
    27 min
  • Anisa Tejpar
    The formalization of the practice of intimacy coordination opened up a new career path for multi-talented Anisa Tejpar. She shares how finding and advocating for someone’s ‘no’ can actually open a better path for ‘yes’s to happen, increasing and pushing intimacy farther than it’s ever been.
    24 min
  • Anne Dunning
    With an eye on the landscape of dance across North America, Anne Dunning of Arts Action Research shares her over 30 years of expertise as a consultant in the field. She speaks to the biggest hurdles and successes happening in dance today, the power artistic practices have to shape a better world, and how the…
    23 min
  • Dr. Laurel Trainor
    The creator of a one-of-a-kind performance hall able to measure performers and audience, Dr. Laurel Trainor has dedicated her practice to measuring the power of the arts. Through sophisticated studies in cognitive research, Laurel offers exciting insights into the particular impacts of coming together for live performance.
    24 min
  • Thrust Season 6 Trailer
    We’re thrusting you into the future, examining what is emerging in the field of Canadian dance. This season welcomes guests who are taking bold steps in the innovation of dance academia, research and advocacy, interpersonal relationships, and global dynamics that are shaping the milieu at large. Listen in for conversations hosted by Aria Evans with…
    1 min
  • Crazy Smooth
    Paving the way for street dance to enliven theatrical spaces, Crazy Smooth is now at the helm of two organizations with aligned and yet, disparate goals. Crazy Smooth shares his hopes for finding his way through this unexpectedly quick shift with openness and curiosity, steered by the guiding hand of his late mentor.
    30 min
  • Natasha Powell
    Natasha’s ongoing study of jazz dance informs her ability to choreograph and imbue jazz culture within her work in this successive form. Knowing its co-opted history and complex relationship to music, we get insights into the challenges Natasha faces in keeping true to this form.
    0 min
  • Olivia Shaffer + Peter Bingham
    Take a peek into a three year transition plan where the evolution of the dance form, contact improvisation, acts as one of the biggest teachers. After Parkinson shifts his physical abilities, witness Peter Bingham’s succession plan in action as he imparts his knowledge and details of his life’s work to incoming director Olivia Shaffer.
    35 min
  • Penny Couchie
    The consideration of legacy from an intergenerational and deeply cultural lens serves as the foundation for Penny’s creation of Big Medicine Studio. Penny’s practice of storyweaving, learned from her mentor, brings together diverse individuals across age, gender, race and ability to see their shared experiences and connectedness.
    29 min
  • Victor Vân Tran + Deanna Peters
    Leadership models are constantly in flux – witness a shift from one leadership team to another in Vancouver International Dance Festival’s 2025 season. Learn how Deanna Peters and Victor Tran are placing their grassroots ideas and values at the centre of what could be seen as a local institution.
    32 min

About Thrust

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Like a thrust extension added to a stage, thrust podcast pulls you into closer proximity with the driving forces behind the Canadian dance industry. Learn what motivates a choreographer to create, follow what’s trending across the sector, or tune in to be reminded of the transformational power of moving our bodies. thrust invites you to be more present to our embodied experiences and the momentous force of Canada’s dance industry.