Podcast appearances and mentions of Clifford E Lee

"I think unless we embody sensibilities, we connect the head, the heart and the body. We don't have a complete range of experience and expression are limited in what we think, feel and see, and so I have integrated the body into everything I've done. Judith MarcuseJudith Marcuse is one of Canada's senior artist/producers with a career that spans over 40 years of professional work as a dancer, choreographer, director, producer, teacher, writer and lecturer in Canada and abroad. She has created over 100 original works for live performance by dance, theatre and opera companies; many projects for film and television; and has produced seven large-scale arts festivals. Her repertory contemporary dance company toured nationally and internationally for more than 15 years, while also creating innovative community and youth programs.A pioneer in the field of arts for social change, her work is internationally-recognized. The youth-centred, issue-based ICE, FIRE and EARTH projects, each five years long, included workshops, live touring and film productions, and extensive community outreach work. In 2006, Judith Marcuse produced EARTH: The World Urban Festival during the U.N.'s World Urban Forum, hosting performances and exhibitions of socially-engaged artists from around the world and audiences of some 20,000 people.Marcuse teaches and presents in university and other settings in Canada and abroad. She has received many honours, including Canada's two major choreographic awards, the Chalmers and the Clifford E. Lee, and an honourary doctorate from Simon Fraser University.Judith Marcuse Dancing Towards Change: Art, Activism, and Social Transformation--------- EPISODE SUMMARY ---------“My earliest memories of dancing are intertwined with feelings of freedom and expression.”, a sentiment echoed by our esteemed guest, Judith Marcuse. As a pioneer in fusing art with social activism, Judith takes us on a captivating journey through her life, illustrating how the union of head, heart, and body can drive societal transformation. This episode sweeps across the vibrant dance scene of 1960s London, where Judith began her creative quest, and ventures into her profound work engaging communities through collective creativity. Her rich narrative serves as a testament to the influential role physical expression plays in advocacy and change, inspiring listeners to consider how their own passions might fuel meaningful action.Navigating the complexities of societal oppression and censorship, Judith opens up about her experiences touring globally and the innovative ways she's fostered dialogue and collaboration. She recounts captivating stories of running a dance company as a collective, highlighting the importance of safe spaces for conversation, especially when addressing life's most pressing challenges with the youth. This episode shares nsights into building partnerships that transcend cultural divides, using nonverbal communication to foster understanding, and the vital role of communal efforts in combating loneliness and igniting change.Rounding out our discussion, the transformative power of art in global collaborations takes center stage. Judith's experiences in Pakistan and South Africa, among other places, reveal art's profound impact on community change and personal growth. She shares the inspirational encounters that have shaped her perspective, stressing the importance of humility, active listening, and embracing diversity. The episode culminates with a look at the Tar Sands Songbook project and the International Center of Art for Social Change, championing the powerful potential of creativity when harnessed for the greater good.HIGHLIGHTS ---------0:03:03 - Life's Work (95 Seconds)0:09:56 - Artists Creating Change Through Collaboration (88 Seconds)0:18:06 - Youth-Led Initiatives on Tough Topics (102...

Ottawa-raised street dancer & Bboyizm company founder "Crazy Smooth" has won the prestigious Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award. We talk to him about his work in progress, In My Body.

Ottawa-raised street dancer & Bboyizm company founder "Crazy Smooth" has won the prestigious Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award. We talk to him about his work in progress, In My Body.

Listen in as Paul talks about the complexities of war, how the world is “not settling down” and about his encounter with absolutes.Film SynopsisTrailer here.IMDB here. Paul Gross (Passchendaele) directs and co-stars in this taut war drama about Canadian troops in Afghanistan weathering Taliban attacks while struggling to complete construction on a crucial highway link.Writer-director-star Paul Gross’ new film portrays the heroic duties undertaken by Canadian armed forces in Afghanistan with the same gut-wrenching immediacy that Gross brought to the blood-soaked Belgian battlefields of World War I in his epic Passchendaele. Hyena Road is a masterful examination of modern warfare that drops viewers straight into the belly of the beast.Depicting an embattled Canadian- American initiative to increase safe transport across Afghanistan, Hyena Road is a group portrait of men and women at work in a dangerous and often confounding conflict zone.We meet a sniper (Rossif Sutherland who becomes precariously implicated in the life of one of his targets — as well as the life of an alluring colleague (Christine Horne). There’s an intelligence officer whose customary world-weary wisecracks — “Even the dirt is hostile” — veil a fundamental belief in the ethics of war.And the film introduces us to a legendary former mujahid known as The Ghost (Neamat Arghandabi) who, for mysterious reasons, is lured back into the battle zone to assist the Canadian forces.All these characters’ trajectories collide in ways that illustrate the triumphs and frustrations that occur amid the moral uncertainty of war. Alternating between relatively tranquil scenes of life at the base and adrenalized sequences that thrust us into the heat of battle, Gross orchestrates a cinematic symphony of soldiering: the highs and lows, the brotherhood and barbarity.Hyena Road does what great war movies can do: it carefully examines the plight of a few so as to speak to the experience of many.BiographyPaul Gross is internationally known for his role as Constable Benton Fraser on themultiaward-winning drama series “Due South.” He was honoured with two GeminiAwards for Best Actor, and one Gemini Award for his writing on the series.  Gross also received two Gemini Awards for best performance by an actor in the critically acclaimed series “Slings & Arrows”. In 2000, Gross wrote, directed and starred in the feature film Men with Brooms, which was the highest-grossing English-language Canadian film of the previous 20 years.  He also starred in, co-wrote and produced the miniseries “H2O” as well as its sequel “The Trojan Horse”.In 2008 Gross released his feature film Passchendaele, a movie based on the famous First World War battle heroically fought by 50,000 Canadians in the bloodied fields of Ypres, Belgium. Passchendaele, which Gross wrote, directed and starred in, was the highest grossing Canadian film of 2008 with the box office reaching over $4.5 million, and won five Genie Awards, including Best Picture. He starred in the ABC series Eastwick based on the movie The Witches of Eastwick, opposite Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Ray Newman and Lindsay Price and the movie Gunless and also Executive Produced the series Cra$h & Burn and The Yard. Gross earned a degree in drama at the University of Alberta, and went on to perform extensively in Canadian regional theatres in addition to forging a writing career. His first play, The Deer and the Antelope Play, performed in Edmonton, won the Clifford E. Lee National Playwriting Award and the Alberta Cultural Playwriting Award (1982).His numerous acting credits also include starring roles in the television movies “Murder Most Likely”, “Getting Married in Buffalo Jump,” and “Buried on Sunday” and the miniseries “Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City,” and “Chasing Rainbows.” Gross also performed in the feature films Barney’s Version, Wilby Wonderful, Aspen Extreme, Cold Comfort, Paint Cans, Whale Music and Married To It.On stage, Gross performed the title role in the Stratford Festival’s 2000 production of Hamlet to record-setting audiences. He received a 1985 Dora Award nomination for his performance as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and a Dora Award for Best Performance for his role in the critically acclaimed North American premiere of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Toward the Somme (1988) which played at Toronto’s CanStage. In the Fall of 2011 he appeared in Noel Coward’s Private Lives opposite Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) on Broadway and at the Royal Alex in Toronto and in 2012 he starred in John Guare’s Are You There, McPhee? at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton. Gross has received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award and the Pierre BurtonAward. He was recently appointed to the Order of Canada and also received the Earle Grey Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award, from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.