The Dance Centre

The Dance Centre Podcast

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Welcome to The Dance Centre Podcast, a monthly podcast from The Dance Centre. Join our host Claire French as she talks to artists, choreographers and other members of the dance world here on the West Coast to find out more about their work as creative practitioners and what it means to be a dance professional today.

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Daina Ashbee: Episode 5 16.02.2022 46:36

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-...

Olivia C. Davies: Episode 4 19.01.2022 36:57

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/

Justine A. Chambers: Episode 3 15.12.2021 46:03

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/

Angela Conquet and Starr Muranko: Episode 2 17.11.2021 35:03

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/

Arno Kamolika: Episode 1 20.10.2021 47:14

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

The Dance Centre Podcast Trailer 09.09.2021 1:30

Welcome to the Dance Centre Podcast a new monthly podcast coming from The Dance Centre! As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our building Scotiabank Dance Centre we also launch this podcast, extending ways to explore the synergy between bodies, spaces, ideas and conversation. Our first episode is October 20th, be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Music composed by James B. Max...