Takako Segawa is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, movement coach, dance-theatre performer, and teacher of Japanese Arts. Born in Japan, Takako trained in both traditional arts and contemporary Japanese movement styles, before graduating from the London Contemporary Dance School. Her 20-year career includes performances throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. Takako has been an Ottawa-based dance artist since 2016. Her new work, Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada will premiere at Ar...
Oct 04, 2024•44 min
An interview with Jessica Ruano about the world premiere of Skin Songs . This dance theatre performance takes place outside in a public park in Ottawa, Canada. The score, along with the performer's personal stories, are delivered via headphones while the four women dance through the park dressed in red. The show, which focuses on a variety of experiences and perspectives of femininity, was devised by Eleanor Crowder , Jacqui duToit , Jessica Ruano , Lola Ryan and Angela Schleihauf . It is being ...
Jun 07, 2023•37 min
An interview with Hannah Sampson , a Senior Dance Artist with Stopgap Dance Company , and Renata Soutter , Co-Director of Propeller Dance . Stopgap Dance Company (based in Southeast England) is driven by a diverse creative team who uses dance as a movement for change. Propeller Dance (based in Ottawa, Canada) is an integrated dance organization for people with and without disability. This conversation focuses on their international collaboration resulting in the production This is Happening , a ...
Jun 02, 2023•42 min
Host Allison Elizabeth Burns speaks with playwright, actor, and director Laurie Fyffe about her new upcoming play, Exciting Cause (about the women of Rockwood Asylum ) and an associated workshop, Moving Through Theatrical Space . The show’s script and movement are being developed simultaneously, influencing one another. Allison is choreographing the production and facilitating the workshop, and so takes on the role of interviewee mid-way through the episode....
Dec 22, 2022•35 min
Ana Gherasim is an artist, educator, and the owner and founder of Azucar, Latin Dance Company in Ottawa. We speak about her evolving relationship to dance, how her studio has changed recently, and what is on the horizon for a more inclusive and consent-aware social dance scene.
Apr 26, 2022•41 min
Brittney Canda is a choreographer and dance film director among other things. We speak about her unique style, how she discovered her love for dance on film, and her recent accolades. Specifically we talk about her works, Wrap Me Up - which was awarded Best Choreography in a Music Video at the UKMVAs - and Touch which was awarded Best Film at Festival Quartiers Danses.
Jul 19, 2021•37 min
This episode explores the impact the COVID-19 global pandemic has had on different Contemporary dance artists in Ottawa. Yvonne Coutts the artistic director of the Ottawa Dance Directive, Sylvie Desrosiers the director of the Contemporary Dance program at The School of Dance, Frédérique Pelletier a recent graduate of that same school, and Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson a mid-career independent dance artist. This selection of artists are all at different stages in their career, and yet only represent ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 192
This episode covers the third edition of the Dark Horse Dance Projects which took place in September 2017. Host, Allison Elizabeth Burns, starts off the episode by interviewing Project Leader, [ … ]
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 12 min
In a very special episode, Allison interviews her childhood dance teacher. Judith Davies has been a pillar of the Ottawa dance community for many years. She is the Director and [ … ]
Dec 01, 2017•42 min
Dirty Feet host, Allison Elizabeth Burns is premiering the multidisciplinary show, Do You Want to Live Forever?, at the Ottawa Fringe Festival this summer. In this episode she speaks with co-creator [ … ]
Jun 10, 2017•50 min
Award winning, multi-faceted artist, Marie-Josée Chartier is presenting work in Ottawa this week. She speaks with Allison about scale, big projects and small projects, her company, Chartier Danse, working with [ … ]
May 10, 2017•35 min
Dirty Feet Resident Composer, Tristan Henry is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and music teacher based in Montreal. Although we hear his music every episode, the last time he was on the [ … ]
May 07, 2017•24 min
May 12th in Wakefield, QC, Jordan Es is producing the event, Rooted Contemporary Dance. The show is a double bill featuring Jordan’s choreography, The Idea of the North and a [ … ]
May 02, 2017•31 min
Mathilde Papillon describes her vision for bringing together dance and science. She recently gave a TEDxKanata talk on Novel ways to talk science: dancing relativity. A student at the French [ … ]
Apr 15, 2017•22 min
Propeller Dance is an integrated contemporary dance company based in Ottawa. The organization is recognized as a leader in Canada for their innovative, inclusive creations and teaching practices. I speak [ … ]
Mar 28, 2017•47 min
Sylvie Desrosiers is not only the Director of Contemporary Dance Studies at The School of Dance (see episode #181), she is also an established choreographer, and the Artistic Director of [ … ]
Mar 14, 2017•27 min
Laura Taler is a multitalented artist who has worked as a choreographer, dance-film director and visual artist. She is presenting an exhibition at Gallery 101 titled, The soft and the [ … ]
Mar 04, 2017•33 min
This episode features a conversation with Sylvie Desrosiers, the Director of Contemporary Dance Studies at The School of Dance. We talk about the benefits of a conservatory-style training, successful program [ … ]
Feb 27, 2017•24 min
The show TRUST, a requiem for wood and stone, by 10 Gates Dancing is being presented by the Ottawa Dance Directive in their upcoming Séries danse 10 / Series Dance [ … ]
Feb 23, 2017•24 min
This episode features a complete episode of The Working Arts podcast by Erica Martin. The tables are turned, and Dirty Feet host, Allison Burns is interviewed. In this new podcast, Erica [ … ]
Feb 02, 2017•47 min
The Ghomeshi Effect is a verbatim dance-theatre piece that tackles sexual violence in Canada. Creator and Director, Jessica Ruano, and Choreographer, Amelia Griffin, tell us about their work in theatre [ … ]
Dec 14, 2016•42 min
Hannah Beach is an educator, artist, author and speaker with a background in social work. She is the founding director of Dandelion Dance, a company which creates empowering dance experiences [ … ]
Dec 02, 2016•41 min
Karen Kaeja is an awarding-winning, Toronto-based artist. She is a dancer, choreographer, project instigator and co-artistic director of Kaeja d’Dance alongside her partner, Allen Kaeja. She is presenting her choreographic [ … ]
Nov 10, 2016•32 min
Anik Bouvrette is a Franco-Ontarian choreographer and the Founder, Artistic Director & General Manager of Tara Luz Danse. The francophone contemporary dance company creates and tours work for all ages. [ … ]
Oct 19, 2016•38 min
Amanda Bon is a professional dancer, pilates instructor, musician and scientist. In this interview she reveals her career experience, her adventure overcoming an injury and returning to dance, and her [ … ]
Oct 15, 2016•30 min
Public Recordings is a Toronto-based performance company rooted in dance. They are touring their work, what we are saying this fall, wrapping up with a presentation at the Ottawa Dance [ … ]
Oct 12, 2016•29 min
Serge Bennathan founded the Vancouver based company Les Productions Figlio in 2006 after spending 16 years as the artistic director of Toronto’s Dancemakers. This 12-time Dora Award nominee (two-time winner) [ … ]
Sep 28, 2016•29 min
The last of a series of episodes covering the 2016 edition of the Dark Horse Dance Projects features an interview with the Technical Director and Lighting Designer, Fraser MacKinnon. Allison then [ … ]
Aug 31, 2016•24 min
This episode features interviews with the remaining choreographers presenting work as a part of the Dark Horse Dance Projects. The first group of guests include choreographer, Charles Cardin-Bourbeau and his [ … ]
Jul 23, 2016•1 hr
In a continuation of the Dark Horse Dance Projects coverage, Allison interviews the artists presenting choreographic work in the showcase. First is solo artist Alexane Couture, followed by choreographer Amber [ … ]
Jul 22, 2016•1 hr 3 min
