Podcasts about Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Caitlin Stryker grew up a railroad brat, never living in any city for longer than a few years as her father's railroading career kept the family on the move. With her gypsy spirit firmly in place, she splits time between the three cities she calls home: NYC, LA, and Vancouver, BC. She started her career in the performing arts as a ballet dancer performing with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Young Performers Ensemble, where her love for emotional freedom was established. Caitlin was then scooped up by Elite modeling agency in Toronto, which fluidly led to her acting career in Film/TV. Her love of film has even put her behind the camera as she co-produced multiple shorts, and Award-Winning feature films, with her husband Bradley Stryker.In this episode we ‘get into it' with Caitlyn about: -Moving throughout childhood-Recreating identity-Stage and camera acting-Getting over stage fright and moreFollow Caitlyn on IG or visit her IMBD.

In today's episode, join us for an eye-opening chat with Cameron Fraser-Monroe, a trailblazing Canadian dancer and choreographer from the Tla'amin First Nation. From his early start in Ukrainian dance to his prestigious training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Fraser-Monroe's journey is nothing short of fascinating. We discuss his inspirations in dance and why he chose to prioritize dance over a potential career in mechanical engineering, getting candid about physical and time constraints in dance careers. Fraser-Monroe has performed with many companies including Dancers of Damelahamid, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada from Mexico to New Zealand. As a choreographer Fraser-Monroe has received commissions from the National Ballet of Canada, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Whim W'Him Seattle, Ballet Kelowna, the Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective, Artist's Climate Collective, Transformation Cabaret at the Cultch, and both PULSE and Indigenous Day Live! on APTN. For the past five years Fraser-Monroe has served as Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective, making dance more accessible in downtown Winnipeg. In 2023/24, he is the Choreographer in Residence at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, their first in 20 years.Learn more about ballet production with us as Fraser-Monroe takes us through the creation of one of his more recent works, "T'əl: The Wild Man of the Woods”performed by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Discover the intricate process from commission to premiere, involving rich imagery, extensive physical research, and the innovative inclusion of a narrator to tell the story in both Ayajuthem and English. Fraser-Monroe tells us more about how this unique choice underscores the importance of authentic oral history within Indigenous storytelling as well as engaging audiences on a deeper level.Looking ahead, Cameron shares his vision for the future of ballet in Canada, emphasizing the need for greater diversity and originality. He passionately discusses his upcoming projects, including a fundraiser in the Tla'aman Nation and his upcoming artistic endeavours. Cameron's commitment to meaningful community engagement and his advice for aspiring dancers—to seek inspiration beyond dance—highlight his dedication to creating a more inclusive, innovative and exciting ballet scene. Connect with us:Madison Beale, HostCroocial, ProductionBe a guest on The Artalogue Podcast

Leia Antunes fell in love with the dance of ballet from a very young age, getting accepted into Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Professional Division at the age of 13. She was immersed into the graceful, poised and beautiful world of ballet, but her lifelong dream of becoming a professional ballerina was met with strict dance schedules, body dysphoria, dancer comparisons, and sore feet. So this babe decided to take a break, travelled the world, and returned to her home in Smiths Falls to become... a registered massage therapist... and eventually, the new owner of the faith-based dance studio, Redeemer Dance Academy. In this episode, Leia and I chat about:

Join us for an enlightening episode as we delve into the significance of OFQUAL recognition for Acrobatic Arts UK with special guest Jennifer Shirkey. Discover how this accreditation elevates standards in dance education and opens new avenues for professional development. Jennifer shares insights into the journey toward OFQUAL approval and discusses the exciting future prospects for Acrobatic Arts in the UK. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on the intersection of excellence, safety, and innovation in the world of AcroDance training! Find out more about Acrobatic Arts Ofqual Recognition here: https://www.acrobaticarts.com/ofqual Questions? Email Jennifer at jennifer@AcrobaticArts.comAbout Jennifer Shirkey Jennifer Shirkey is from Regina, Saskatchewan where she danced competitively in the areas of Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Acrobatic for 15 years. She successfully completed her majors in RAD Ballet and was accepted to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's summer program where she was given the opportunity to further develop her skills and dance technique.She went onto the University of Saskatchewan to complete a bachelor's degree in International Studies and advanced certificate in Economics. She also studied abroad in Guatemala and completed a marketing internship in Madrid, Spain. Her career focus has been in sales, marketing and logistics. While traveling the world over the last 15 years, Jennifer's passion for dance and the arts inspired her to attend dance classes to fulfill her love of dance. Today, she maintains her commitment and involvement in dance as a Ballet Barre Works instructor at Ballet Barre Works Studio and various other studios in Calgary. Jennifer, is currently managing the UK Division and looks forward to supporting Acrobatic Arts' expansion into Europe in the near future. If you'd like more amazing content more tips and ideas check out our Acrobatic Arts Channel on YouTube. Subscribe Now! Connect with Acrobatic Arts on your favourite social media platform: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrobaticarts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acroarts Twitter: https://twitter.com/acrobatic_arts/ Learn more and register for our programs at AcrobaticArts.com Acrobatic Arts:https://www.acrobaticarts.com/

This week, Drusilla becomes a fitness girlie! Josh and she talk body dysmorphia and dieting, Tyra Banks, gay social media, Josh's personal connection to Brand Upon the Brain and Lynn Shelton at Cornish College of the Arts, Drusilla does a Dennis Hopper double feature with The Hot Spot (1990) and Red Rock West (1993), they do a deep dive on the career of William Sadler, Josh rewatched Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and they discuss Sheryl Lee, the 80s version of The Blob, Filmstruck (RIP), and more!They cover the Guy Maddin ballet adaptation, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary. From wiki: Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary is a 2002 horror film directed by Guy Maddin, budgeted at $1.7 million[1] and produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a dance film documenting a performance by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet adapting Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Maddin elected to shoot the dance film in a fashion uncommon for such films, through close-ups and using jump cuts.[2] Maddin also stayed close to the source material of Stoker's novel, emphasizing the xenophobia in the reactions of the main characters to Dracula (played by Zhang Wei-Qiang in Maddin's film).”NEXT WEEK: It Follows (2014)  Follow them across the internet:Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://twitter.com/BloodhausPodhttps://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/  

Ballet Help Desk sat down with Vanessa Léonard, Director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program. She covered not only how the program is structured, but how dancers work with the main company, where dancers get jobs and also how students can audition to join the program. Ms. Léonard also covers the unique challenges that dancers face when trying to dance in a country that isn't their own, especially when it comes to visa issues. Tune in to hear more about this unique Canadian company! Interested in auditioning for Royal Winnipeg Ballet School? Video auditions being accepted through June 1, 2024: https://www.rwb.org/school/professional-division/audition/video-auditions/   Royal Winnipeg Aspirant Program Ballet Help Desk Submit Year-Round Reviews Support Ballet Help Desk Instagram: @BalletHelpDesk Vanessa Léonard Bio Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Vanessa Léonard has been gracing the studios and stages of the Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet since 1994 as a student, principal dancer, and ballet master. In 2021, Ms. Léonard was honoured to be appointed as Director of the RWB's Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program. She received her early training from the Edmonton School of Ballet and the RWB School Professional Division before being hired into the RWB Company in 1997. During a fifteen-year career, Ms. Léonard portrayed the lead female role in many well-known works; the first of such roles was in David Nixon's Butterfly when Nixon picked her from the corps de ballet to perform the lead. In the 2001/02 season she worked with Sir Peter Wright to dance the dramatic and technical role of Giselle. Other roles that Ms. Léonard enjoyed dancing include Odette/Odile in Galina Yardonova's staging of Swan Lake, Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Lucy in Mark Godden's Dracula, Pamina in Mark Godden's The Magic Flute, the tender Cours D'Amour in Mauricio Wainrot's Carmina Burana and the lead role of Nancy in Val Caniparoli's A Cinderella Story. Ms. Léonard is known for roles that have been created on her including Tinker Bell in Jorden Morris' Peter Pan; Destiny in Mauricio Wainrot's Carmen, The Passion; March Hare in Shawn Hounsell's Wonderland; and Natalie in Jorden Morris's Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet. In 2009 Ms. Léonard danced the role of Juliet in Rudi van Dantzig's Romeo & Juliet for which she was called “simply stunning” by the Winnipeg Free Press. Ms. Léonard has appeared as a guest artist internationally, performing in galas with the Compania Nacional de Danza in Mexico City, the Benios De La Danse in Moscow, the 10th and 13th International Ballet Festivals of Miami, and the Encore International Dance Festival in Quebec. She has also been invited to dance with various companies and schools in full-length productions of Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty in Canada, the USA and Spain. In 2009, Peter Quanz selected Ms. Léonard to perform a new piece called In Tandem at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and at the 2010 Canada Dance Festival in Ottawa. As part of the Cultural Olympiad for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games she performed the lead in Iztik Galili's Hikarizatto. Since retiring from dance in 2013, Ms. Léonard has staged and coached many ballets for the RWB Company, Professional Division and Aspirant program. She has also staged full length ballets for Orlando Ballet, Louisville Ballet and the National Ballet of Cuba and has enjoyed guest teaching for schools and companies around the world.

Always dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer? Your chance to audition for one of the country's greatest schools is coming to the Maritimes soon. We'll hear from Royal Winnipeg Ballet alum and New Brunswicker Liam Caines about his journey through the company.

Gabrielle Lamb is a choreographer and 2020 Guggenheim Fellow, is based in NYC, where she directs Pigeonwing Dance, described by The New Yorker as “eccentric…playful…curious”. Her work has also been presented by the American Ballet Theatre Incubator, the New York Choreographic Institute, the MIT Museum, BalletX, the Juilliard School, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet Collective, Whim W'HIM, Jacob's Pillow, and Dance on Camera at Lincoln Center. She has won fellowships and competitions at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Milwaukee Ballet, and the Banff Centre, as well as the S&R Foundation's Washington Award and a Princess Grace Award. A native of Savannah, GA, she trained at the Boston Ballet School and was a longtime soloist at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, later performing with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and Pontus Lidberg Dance in NYC. She has been lauded by DANCE Magazine as “a dancer of stunning clarity who illuminates the smallest details—qualities she brings to the dances she makes, too." www.pigeonwingdance.com 

The 1950s were a busy time for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. They performed for the Royal Visit in 1951, launched several tours across Canada and the United States, were filmed by the National Film Board - and then, of course, there was the fire. Behind it all was the ballet's founders and managers, Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Hay-Farraly.

With over 35 years of experience and success in the performing arts industry working as a creator and creative manager, Richard has been involved in creating international live shows, both in permanent and touring venues, corporate and touristic events, FEC's and theme parks. He is well versed in leading different styles of creative processes and successfully guide teams to overcome complex challenges. Born and raised in Montreal, Richard's decade-long dance career with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet gave him the chance to travel the world and work with some of the best choreographers in the industry, honing his artistic skills. After 18 years working with Cirque du Soleil as head of auditions, senior artistic director and senior creative director, and a year in Dubai working on Franco Dragone's La Perle, he joined the live entertainment leader that is Cirque Eloize as its Vice-President Creation.   @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

With over 35 years of experience and success in the performing arts industry working as a creator and creative manager, Richard has been involved in creating international live shows, both in permanent and touring venues, corporate and touristic events, FEC's and theme parks. He is well versed in leading different styles of creative processes and successfully guide teams to overcome complex challenges. Born and raised in Montreal, Richard's decade-long dance career with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet gave him the chance to travel the world and work with some of the best choreographers in the industry, honing his artistic skills. After 18 years working with Cirque du Soleil as head of auditions, senior artistic director and senior creative director, and a year in Dubai working on Franco Dragone's La Perle, he joined the live entertainment leader that is Cirque Eloize as its Vice-President Creation.  “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Gorgeous weather Wednesday, some good hockey news for Winnipeg teams not named Jets (1:40); 'Bring our people back': One year later, Peguis still feeling effects of devastating flooding (8:30); Times we provided unpaid labour, whether intentional or not - like the 10-year-olds in Kentucky working at a McDonald's until 2am without pay (16:00); Unpaid labour stories (24:25); Small Town Salute... 26th annual Pritchard Memorial Golf Tournament in Carman - over 300 golfers last year! (27:05); Monthly segment with Mayor Scott Gillingham (35:35); Local hair salon closes down shop to give listener Rose's autistic son a haircut in peace (46:10); Winning text on unpaid labour (54:35); Royal Winnipeg Ballet season finale - Peter Pan! (57:30). 

American dancer Bobbi Jene Smith spent nearly a decade with the Israeli company Batsheva, before expanding upon her own solo work and choreographic career. Bobbi Jene discusses her start as a serious gymnast and how she fell in love with dance, leading her to study at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, North Carolina School for the Arts, and the Juilliard School, where she met Ohad Naharin. Bobbi Jene shares what inspires her to create and collaborate and the importance of making a piece of work personal and universal.Check out Bobbi Jene Smith on Instagram.Follow Moving Moments on Instagram.Follow Alicia on Instagram.You can find out more about Artful Narratives Media on Instagram or the web.The Moving Moments theme song was composed by Saul Guanipa for Videohelper.Moving Moments was co-created by Alicia Graf Mack, Jessica Handelman, and David Krauss. This interview has been edited and condensed to fit the time format.Episode copyright © 2023 Artful Narratives Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Winning Amazing Race Canada has made my platform much bigger and I'm able to reach out more to people and be a bigger advocate for brain cancer and every kind of cancer and people with disabilities and people who don't think they can do something – I've proven them WRONG!” She most certainly has. Catherine has danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, she's performed on Broadway and yes, won “Amazing Race Canada” all while living with a cancer diagnosis that will, as she will tell you, end her life. But she has NO plans on stopping anytime soon. She is a best friend, a wife, a mother of 2, a champion and an inspiration and advocate for so many! So, really… who is this incredible human? Listen to find out.

On today's show, three newspaper employees bought Carroll County News from CherryRoad Media, a New Jersey publishing company. The employees also purchased the Lovely Citizen, Ozark Mountain Trader and other specialty publications in Eureka Springs. Randy Dixon, the director of news archives and media at the Pryor Center, explains the origins of FedEx. Plus, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet hold auditions at the Walton Art Center, WelcomeHealth officials celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its building and more.

The debate of whether mercy killing can be used as a defence in a murder case is once again in the spotlight after a domestic homicide in Ottawa. Richard Rutherford, a former principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and officer with the Canada Council for the Arts, was found dead in his home Easter weekend. His longtime spouse Phillipe Hebert has been charged in his death. Ottawa Citizen reporter Andrew Duffy joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss events that led up to Rutherford's death, why the couple's friends think it was an act of mercy, and how such acts are viewed by the Canadian legal system. Background reading: The 'tragic and profoundly human' story of Richard Rutherford and Philippe Hébert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a professional ballet dancer, then listen in. For episode 27, host Catherine Tang chats with Elizabeth Lamont about boarding school, being in a documentary, and what it takes to make it in the world of ballet.Connect with us: Elizabeth Lamont is on Instagram at @elizabethlamontballetYou can find out more about the Royal Winnipeg Ballet at rwb.org or on their instagram page @rwballet Catherine Tang can be found on Twitter at @EduScribblings Theme music: "Inspiring and Upbeat"' by Scott Holmeswww.scottholmesmusic.com

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-98Subscribe to The Dance Edit Extra: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dance-edit-extra/id1579075769Links referenced in/relevant to episode 98:-Dance Magazine list of COVID cancellations: https://www.dancemagazine.com/coronavirus-dance-performance-cancellations/-Times of Israel coverage of the Sydney cultural festival boycott: https://www.timesofisrael.com/20-acts-pull-out-of-sydney-festival-over-israeli-embassy-funding-of-dance-show/-Globe and Mail story on the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's settlement: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-royal-winnipeg-ballet-agrees-to-10-million-settlement-over-photographs/-BG Independent News piece on Toledo Ballet's sudden leadership change: https://bgindependentmedia.org/toledo-ballet-announces-departure-of-artistic-director-resident-choreographer/-Broadway World post on the United Hip Hop Vanguard: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Full-Circle-Productions-Awarded-Grant-From-The-Ford-Foundation-20220107-New York Times feature on Tamara Rojo's appointment: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/dance/tamara-rojo-artistic-director-san-francisco-ballet.html-Dance Magazine story on Rojo's appointment: https://www.dancemagazine.com/tamara-rojo-2/-Pointe feature on Rojo's reimagined "Raymonda": https://pointemagazine.com/tamara-rojo-raymonda/-Dance Magazine piece on injury culture: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-through-injury/-New York Times feature on Britney Spears' dancing: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/dance/britney-spears-dance-instagram.html

Todd Jordan is Vice President of Paquin Artists Agency. Joining the team in 2001, Todd has represented a diverse roster of artists, including iconic performer Buffy Sainte-Marie, award-winning country act Corb Lund, world-music titans Afro Celt Sound System, and prestigious dance company, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, among many others. Todd has been an integral part in establishing Paquin Artists Agency's reputation as a premiere booking agency, representing over 150 acts globally. Under the direction of Todd and President Julien Paquin, Paquin Artists Agency has been honoured as Agency of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards for 11 years in a row. Todd has also received three nominations for Agent of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Among his many accomplishments, Todd has worked to develop and expand Paquin Artists Agency's business ventures in Asia. Constantly travelling to countries around the world in pursuit of new talent, Todd has discovered and signed many ground-breaking world-music artists to tour in North America, such as Calypso Rose, LA-33, Dulsori, Manou Gallo, Peatbog Faeries, and more. Todd has also lent his expertise to Manitoba's music community, sitting on the Manitoba Music Board from 2006 to 2012.

Alex, Sabrina and Nick dust off their sleigh bells, pointe shoes, and bottles of (non-alcoholic) champagne to talk about more festive Winnipeg stories. Sabrina talks about the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's The Nutcracker and it's lengthy legacy, while Alex takes us on a pub crawl through New Years party's past.

This week Kealan is joined by the charming and insightful Mark Biocca to discuss which qualities make for the best colleague. The pair discuss the mental and emotional pressures a young dancer may face at the beginning of their career, and the significance of having someone with whom they feel supported and understood. They also share behind-the-scenes stories from their time working together in Alberta Ballet, where Kealan was an apprentice and Mark was a soloist. Mark is a graduate of Royal Ballet School in London and in addition to AB has danced for Northern Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Macedonian National Ballet, National Ballet of Portugal, and Hungarian National Ballet. He currently freelances in Italy and the UK and has founded his own company InternationBallet.Find Mark on Instagram @MarkBioccaand @InternationBalletReach the show at twotwoguyspod@gmail.com or on Instagram @twotwoguys

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is one of The Winnipeg Foundation's first arts grant recipients, in 1961. Since then, RWB has continued to create outstanding performances in Winnipeg and beyond.BeCause Radio spoke with Tara Birtwhistle, Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, to learn more about the organization and its recent digital production of The Magic Flute. 

Our guest today was born in a mining town in the North of Canada. He started his dance career rather late - but that didn’t stop him from going far.

 He worked as a soloist for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, as an actor and dance captain at the Stratford Festival, and as Associate Artistic Director for the Phantom of the Opera.

 For the Cirque du Soleil he worked both on stage as a performer as well as off stage as Artistic Director for many years.

 He also was a professor at Cornish College of the Arts for over 10 years and he has choreographed over 25 ballets and musicals.

 And in case you need a certified stage fight director, you guessed it, he can do that as well. Please welcome Gérard Théorêt!

In 2015, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet made headlines across Canada when news broke that multiple women were accusing Bruce Monk, a choreographer and teacher of coercing them into taking nude or semi nude photos when they were underaged students at the school. We sit down with two of the women, Sarah Doucet and Serena McCarroll, currently leading a class-action lawsuit against Monk about their experiences over the past 15 years pursuing justice. This Episode is part 1 in a two parter detailing women's experiences with abuse and harassment in Ballet.

“Life is about staying in the flow, regardless of how the wave comes and hits you.” In this episode we speak with Gianni Di Marco. We discuses his experience teaching adaptive dance to children with down syndrome and autism, challenging and rewarding aspects when teaching the adaptive population, shifting norms within ballet, letting life lead us, finding motivation during challenging times and more. About Gianni: Gianni is a professor of dance at the Boston Conservatory teaching ballet technique. He founded the Adaptive Dance program with Michelina Cassella, a program for children with Down syndrome and autism, at Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education. He then started the Step by Step! Program for children with autism at the Berklee College of Music Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs. Gianni has danced professionally with many ballet companies, including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Festival Ballet Providence. If you have further questions for Gianni, you can contact him through our website. Support our podcast: https://www.patreon.com/movementtowardchangeMovementtowardchange.org Instagram: @movementtowardchange

This week’s Barre Talk guest is Jorden Morris, Orlando Ballet’s newest artist in residence. A former principal dancer with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Jorden Morris choreographs, teaches, and directs for prestigious dance companies across the country. In addition to premiering two full-length productions with Orlando Ballet this season, Morris will be a guest teacher at Orlando Ballet School’s summer intensives for the next two years and continue working with the company through the 2021-22 season. Morris’ ballet’s “Moulin Rouge” and “Peter Pan” will premiere in Orlando in February and April 2021 respectively.

Show notes below: Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Productionwww.taracheyenne.comInstagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: Tara Cheyenne PerformancePodcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Musicwww.marcstewartmusic.com  © 2020 Tara Cheyenne Performance Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386 Show Notes:Links:Ziyian Kwan's shop MORROW: http://dumbinstrumentdance.com/category/morrow/Kate’s training, collaborators and work: Quinte Ballet School Of Canadahttps://quinteballetschool.com/Ballet BC:https://balletbc.com/Emily Molnar:https://www.ndt.nl/en/team/emily-molnar/Toronto Dance Theatre:https://tdt.org/At The Wrecking Ball:https://atthewreckingball.wordpress.com/about/KAEJA Dance: https://www.kaeja.org/Matjash Mrozewski:https://dancemadeincanada.ca/artists/matjash-mrozewski/Justine A. Chambers:https://justineachambers.comKate Holden:http://kateholden.ca/Dance_Artist.htmlCompany 605:http://company605.ca/Tara Cheyenne Performance:https://www.taracheyenne.com/Modus Operandi:https://www.outinnerspace.ca/mo/Marc Boivin:https://www.edcm.ca/en/school/team/marc-boivinValerie Calam:http://www.companyviceversa.com/Gold Saucer Studio:http://remysiu.com/gold-saucer-studio-ongoingTara’s training, collaborators and mentors:Royal Winnipeg Ballet:https://www.rwb.org/school/Simon Fraser University:https://www.sfu.ca/sca/programs/dance.htmlUniversity of Calgary:https://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/explore-programs/dramaGreen Thumb Theatre:https://www.greenthumb.bc.ca/Radix Theatre:http://www.radixtheatre.org/Denise Clarke:https://www.oyr.org/the-company/the-ensemble/denise-clarkeNigel Charnock:https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/aug/07/nigel-charnock"Highgate":https://www.taracheyenne.com/highgate"Happier With Gretchen Rubin" Ep. 251:https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast-episode/251-try-the-eight-stones-method/Obsessions!Eve - Who's That Girl? (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N9PL3Iz3xcBrooklyn Nine-Nine:https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/70281562?source=35RuPaul’s Drag Race:https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/70187741?source=35Crip Camp:https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81001496Animal Crossing:https://animal-crossing.com/Hannah Gadsby:https://hannahgadsby.com.au/https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81054700Patton Oswalt:https://pattonoswalt.com/https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81206879The Office:https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/70136120?source=35Tara’s "Laura Lockdown" Videos:https://www.instagram.com/taracheyennetcp/channel/Spike Ball:https://spikeball.com/Hannah’s Film Project:https://ent-nts.ca/en/blog-art-apart-ordinary-orchestraAbout:Kate FranklinAward-winning dance artist Kate Franklin spent the first decade of her career in Toronto, where she was active as a performer, producer, choreographer, teacher, rehearsal director, administrator, volunteer and mentor.  Living in Vancouver since 2012, she is Associate Director of Modus Operandi, and teaches professional level contemporary dance at Working Class and Ballet BC. She works as a collaborator/dancer with many independent choreographers and companies such as Tara Cheyenne Performance, Justine A. Chambers, Company 605, Jamie Robinson and Ne.Sans (Idan Cohen). She returns to Toronto regularly to continue her work with Valerie Calam/Company Vice Versa. Kate’s own choreography has been shown most recently at Boombox and Accelerate 3.0. Sarah Huttoninstagram is @sarah_huttonSarah Hutton was born and raised in Hanna, Alberta where she discovered her love for movement at the age of five. Sarah continued her early dance education throughout southern Alberta in jazz, tap, and hip-hop and began to choreograph on herself and other students. She moved to Vancouver in 2013 to continue her training, joining the Source Dance Company under the direction of Joanne Pesusich. In 2016, she was chosen for a scholarship at EDAM Dance under Peter Bingham, where she studied contact improvisation. Her new curiosities led her to Modus Operandi where she graduated in 2020 under the direction of Tiffany Tregarthen, David Raymond, and Kate Franklin. She has performed for creators Paras Terezakis (Kinesis Dance), Shay Kuebler (Radical System Art), Vancouver Fashion Week, Julie-anne Saroyan (Dances for a Small Stage), Kyle Toy, Heather Dotto, and Joanne Pesusich. She is also currently an apprentice with Shay Kuebler (Radical System Art). Sarah continues to explore her own choreographic practice. Throughout the past four years, her choreography has been performed by the training program The Source Dance Company. Most recently her work has been performed at The Dance Centre’s Christmas Party in 2019.  Hannah MeyersDriven by rhythms, patterns, colours and a heavy dose of romanticism. Likes to mismatch materials, modes of performance, theories, and histories. Recently, this has meant using found sound as a dialogue for a short video installation (Ordinary Orchestra, NTS Art Apart), board games as a tool to critique colonialism and capitalism (New Societies, Re:Current Theatre), poetry with exercise (The Albertine Workout, SFU), tap dancing through adaptations of adaptations (notnothamletmachine, THEATRECORPS), and rice crispy cereal on vanilla ice cream. A co-founder of Lo-Fi Spectacle Club; a nascent performing arts collective as idealistic as they come. A pandemic graduate (Simon Fraser University Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours in Theatre Performance). Walks and works on the stolen ancestral lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.  Walks and works on these lands as a queer, white, cisgender woman. Walks and works with contradiction. Mismatching and subverting form is both a proclivity and a political assertion.  Jaqueline Ritter Jaqueline Ritter is a graduate of SFU’s BFA program in Contemporary Dance. Having started ballet classes at the age of three, Jaqueline has committed her entire life to exploring ways to express herself through movement. During her time at SFU, Jaqueline has had the privilege of training under and performing in works by Judith Garay, Rob Kitsos, Chick Snipper, Vanessa Goodman, Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Dance Theatre (Israel), and many others. Jaqueline will soon be launching a choreographic career of her own, with an interest in creating pieces that appeal to her audiences’ emotional and kinesthetic senses of empathy. About Tara:Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director and writer. Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, she is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level"(The Georgia Straight).Tara is celebrated nationally and internationally for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. The string of celebrated full-length solo shows to her credit includes bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, and I can’t remember the word for I can’t remember, and she partners regularly on multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary-bending ensemble creations. When she isn’t creating innovative movement for theatre, Tara performs around the world- highlights include DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, and High Performance Rodeo/Calgary. Recent works include The Body Project (premiering 2020/21 season) The River with dance artist Miriam Colvin and artist and activist Molly Wickham (premiering 2021 in Wet'suwet'en Territory), empty.swimming.pool with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, (Castiglioncello, Bassano, Victoria, B.C. and Vancouver, B.C.), how to be (Vancouver, B.C.) , and I can’t remember the word for I can’t remember (currently touring). Tara lives on the unceded and traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlil̓wətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation)/East Vancouver with her partner composer Marc Stewart.

This week the Maier's unwind after a tense week of watching US Election coverage. Topics include: Calm app, Election coverage, change of the season, political household, party alignments, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, political kids, new Speaker, S.O.W., more campaign music and happy songs. Reach Us: @kmaemaier @chrismaierbc  @hwywhoney  hwywhoney@gmail.com

John has worked with a wide variety of organizations, individuals, and athletic teams, to improve their performance. He's worked with such clients as University of Alberta, The Canadian Military, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Saskatoon Blades, Braden Holtby & Carter Hart. We dig into social media & screen time and its effects on the brain & athletes abilities to think quick, what clues successful people have left & never touching alcohol. Enjoy! All episodes can be found at shaunnewmanpodcast.com New episodes every Monday & Wednesday

At Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education, we love providing insight into the various realms of not only a dancer's training, care and education, but that of their post-secondary aspirations as well. These post-secondary aspirations are not only relevant after dancers have left their school, as dancers' decisions are highly influenced by their dance educators, directors, studio owners and classmates. The role dance educators play in preparing dancers for the future in dance is very important. These aspirations could include everything from career goals, to professional training and education. Today we will gain insight into the hiring process of one of Canada’s Professional Ballet Companies the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Today’s tips will hopefully help guide dance educators as they prepare their dancers for their careers, dance-related or not. We are pleased to welcome the associate artistic director of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet to our program today Ms. Tara Birtwhistle. After graduating from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in 1991, Ms. Brithwhistle was hired into the Royal Winnipeg Ballet company eventually accepting the role as principal dancer. Birthwhistle holds many accolades including: MacLean’s “One of 100 Young Canadians to Watch”, her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and a Gemini award. Since retiring from the stage, Birtwhistle has been an integral part of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet artistic team. At the end of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s 2017-18 season, Birtwhistle was appointed Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. As Associate Artistic Director, Birtwhistle is a member of the senior leadership team, participating in strategic planning with responsibilities including casting, scheduling, development, marketing and overall management of the artistic team.

At Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education we know that dance teacher training, is so much more than learning steps. It is an understanding of various components of a dancer's training and technique, some of which include anatomy, dance injuries, dance history and music. To better support dancers’ “whole dance education” dance educators should be able to use music as a tool, as inspiration and method through which students can learn about their execution, performance and art form as a whole. Today we will focus on one exercise in ballet, “the adagio” to learn how time signatures can affect its execution. GUEST: Ms. Leal holds a BFA in Performing Arts from Providence College in Manitoba. She has worked as a piano accompanist for over 19 years with some of Canada’s most prestigious schools and companies including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Alberta Ballet Company and Albert Ballet School. In addition to her work as a piano accompanist for ballet exams and Ms. Leal has also taught music to ballet teachers throughout various programs.

Full attention and soaking up every word. This is the picture that Evelyn refers to in our conversation. (Picture courtesy of Evelyn Hart) Friends!Welcome to this only, or maybe first episode of the Late to the Party Ballet Podcast! I started working with Evelyn Hart a couple of months ago, and you can read the full story of how that came about in one of my recent blog articles. Right from the start I realized that I really enjoyed talking with her, beyond the ballet that she was teaching me. I was dying to ask her more questions, but despite Covid-related closures, our schedules were packed and there wasn't much time around classes to chat. But because I felt like her story offered so many gifts, I thought – why not ask her if she would be up for a conversation that we could share with others? She graciously agreed. And so here we are! What I only more recently learned, and what makes this conversation so relevant for us adult ballet starters, is that Evelyn started ballet quite late as a teenager, so a lot of her experience as a dancer revolved around “feeling behind” and “catching up”. Sounds familiar? :-) Picture courtesy of Evelyn Hart. Evelyn is considered one of Canada's most famed and accomplished ballerinas. She started dancing at 14, joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet when she was 17, and was promoted to principal dancer four years later. She won the gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, at 24, upon which she started guesting and for the first time diving into lots of classical repertoire - at an unheard pace - all over the world.What sounds like a prodigy-type journey is to a large extent also a story of rejections, overcoming limited turnout, and dealing with lots of stage fright and self-doubt. But it is also a story of incredible grit, perseverance, an incessant drive to figure out ballet technique from the inside out, and an exceptional musicality and artistry that would become the key to Evelyn's remarkable career. Evelyn now lives in Toronto and is a sought-after coach, teacher, and mentor to professional and pre-professional dancers. She is a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.We talk about how long it took her to overcome her late start and what advice she has for adult beginners who struggle with the “late start shadow”; what kept her going after being rejected from the National Ballet School THREE times; her take on pelvic alignment for exploring full turnout and hip joint rotation; why she chose to dance in pointe shoes that were soft as socks; the role of musicality in fundamental ballet technique; how she would start working with an absolute adult beginner; and gift of being uncompromising in any pursuit.For me, this conversation unlocked a new self-perception around being a student and dancer who started late in life. Hearing from someone so accomplished that, really, you can CREATE at any point in your life, no matter at what age you started, was like getting a fresh infusion of purpose into my daily ballet practice. I hope you'll get it to – and much more beyond it. Please enjoy! Picture courtesy of Evelyn Hart.

At Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education we know that by allowing our dance educators to hear a variety of perspectives with regards to teaching dance, that they will become more well-rounded dance educators that will allow them to access a variety of sources and strategies in these diverse studio environments. Which is why the perspective of the dancer matters. Today we are gaining some insight into the life of a professional ballerina. We will hear about some teaching styles that inspired her, and those that left her feeling weak and humiliated. We are very excited to have the brave, transparent, articulate, motivated and hardworking Sarah Murphy Dyson speaking with us today. Sarah Murphy-Dyson was a 1st soloist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. After retirement, she was cast in the North American premiere of Dirty Dancing (Mirvish) which brought her to Toronto. Sarah has appeared on such shows as Suits, Diggstown, Rookie Blue, The Next Step, and as Isabelle’s ballet teacher in the recent American Girl movie. She has won a Gemini Award and has worked as a stunt double for Milla Jovovich, Kate Beckinsale and Jaime King. Ms. Murphy-Dyson holds a BFA in theatre from the University of Winnipeg.

Amanda Green is the artist behind Melt Chocolate Company, a gourmet line of chocolates and bonbons like none other! It’s no surprise that they are known as the chocolates that are too pretty to eat but too delicious not to, as Amanda has a long history as an artist! Once a principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, a devastating hip injury ended her 13 year career and had her changing course. Come have a listen as I have the privilege of hearing how this beautiful ballerina turned chocolatier! Instagram - @meltchocolateco Website - meltchocolatecompany.com

Tara Birtwhistle, Associate Artistic Director of The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, sits down to talk about the sacrifice required to thrive in the world of ballet, the challenge of telling stories through movement, and the importance of dance, creativity, and the arts to our society.

SSM Episode #28 Never let other people tell you what you will be good at. One time Jorie was told she would never make a great sports dietitian and today she is one of the best that I know. Jorie received her undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba and furthered her education with the prestigious 2 year International Olympic Committee (IOC) Diploma in Sport Nutrition. Jorie is Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and has been ISAK Level 1 Certified. Jorie has participated in Molly Kellogg’s Counselling Intensive Course for Dietitians and is a Certified Life/Executive Coach. Jorie has been working and mentoring in the field for over 15 years in the areas of nutrition for sport performance, disordered eating and eating disorders, and in corporate health and wellness. She works for the Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba as the Director of Sport Dietetics and maintains a private consulting business. She was past president of the Sport Medicine and Science Council of Manitoba, co-chair of the Dietitians of Canada Sport Nutrition Network, and founder and chair of the Manitoba Sport Nutrition Network Inc. Jorie has gained extensive experience working with provincial, national and Olympic/Paralympic level athletes. Jorie has worked with the NHL, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Faculty of Family Medicine, Legacy and Pan Am Sport Medicine Fellowships, and has previously been a sessional instructor at both The University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg. You can find Jorie at http://joriejanzen.ca/. In this episode of the Super Sports Moms podcast, we tackle nutrition in sport from an interesting perspective with Jorie. Together, we delve into what it means to have a performance body and how we can all be supporting athletes better in this area. As we get closer to launching our performance body challenge we invite you to sign up so you receive all of the 5 instructional videos that will be delivered to your inbox starting the week of May 26th. Go to et4p.com/challenge.

This week, Joey Landreth (The Bros. Landreth) releases his sophomore solo LP, Hindsight. On this episode of the Mulligan Stew podcast, Joey and Terry discuss preview a few tracks from the new record. Plus, the pair talk about Joey’s recent wedding, The Bros. Landreth’s recent collaboration with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet titled Ballet & the Band, and the band’s forthcoming LP. The podcast includes “Still Driving”, “Forgiveness”, “Cryin’” and “Hindsight”, the title track from the new record, out now. 

Get your tights ready, our guest this week is none other than Stephan Azulay, a dancer in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB). We chat about his path into dance, having resoluteness in your passion and living a life of adventure; One that's taken him from Australia to Las Vegas, New York and now Winnipeg. Check out Stephan and the RWB next month, where they will be showcasing "The Wizard of Oz". There's some great deals for the under 35 crowd on the RWB website (https://www.rwb.org/whats-on/access-pointe/) BUY TICKETS FOR THE UPCOMING SHOW: https://buy.rwb.org/single/EventListing.aspx You can find Stephan on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stephanazulay/ You can visit the Royal Winnipeg Ballet at: Website: https://www.rwb.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rwballet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWBallet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RWBallet Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/canadasrwb We have a website! Check us out at: http://www.bethechangeyps.com Find us on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/bethechangeyps Instagram: https://instagram.com/bethechangeyps

Former principal dancer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet talks about her transition from dancer to chocolate maker. 

Don McKellar and Tina Keeper and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Through Black Spruce, residential school and family history, responsibility of Canadians, a lack of understanding and stories and truth. Trailer Synopsis The film was shot on location in Moosonee, Moose Cree First Nation, Sudbury, Atikameksheng Anishinawbek First Nation, Killarney and Toronto, Ontario and it’s a ‘Collaboration and reconciliation,’ says producer Tina Keeper. ‘That’s what this production was all about. Indigenous and non-indigenous filmmakers coming together to tell a story that mattered to everyone.’ It’s the project she’s been building towards since founding Kistikan Pictures back in 2010, in partnership with Buffalo Gal Pictures in Winnipeg. The company is dedicated to the development and production of film and television with Indigenous artists. Based on the Giller Award-winning novel of the same name by Joseph Boyden, Through Black Spruce is a story of identity and survival. The disappearance of a young Indigenous woman named Suzanne Bird triggers events in two worlds: in Moosonee, the remote Northern Ontario community she fled years ago, and Toronto, where she modelled for a while before vanishing into the ether. Her sister Annie is a hunter, a fiercely-independent woman who’s always resented her weaker twin. But their mother’s despair sends her south to retrace Suzanne’s steps. Her life in Moosonee soon recedes as she’s drawn into the glittering “artists and models” scene her sister left behind. Meanwhile, her uncle Will copes with the dangerous consequences of Suzanne’s disappearance… and comes up against the ghosts of his own private tragedy. The two worlds finally collide in the fallout from the missing woman's troubled life. Biography Don McKellar Don McKellar was born in Canada and has had a varied career as a writer, director and actor. He was the screenwriter of Roadkill and Highway 61, and co-writer of Dance Me Outside, the Genie Award-winning Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould and The Red Violin (he also appeared in the latter two). He received a Genie Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role in Atom Egoyan’s Exotica and the Prix de la Jeunesse at Cannes for his directorial debut, Last Night, which he also wrote and starred in. He also wrote, directed and played the lead in his second film, Childstar. His stage writing credits include the five plays he co-created with the Augusta Company and the book for the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, for which he won a Tony Award. He also wrote and starred in the CBC television series Twitch City. Other film and television appearances include David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ, Atom Egoyan’s Where the Truth Lies and the series Slings and Arrows for the Sundance Channel. He collaborated on the film adaptation of Jose Saramago’s Nobel Prize-winning novel Blindness. Directed by Fernando Mereilles, he also starred with Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia Bernal and Mark Ruffalo. His recent work includes the Max Films feature The Grand Seduction, for which he won a DGC Award for Best Direction in 2014. Tina Keeper Tina Keeper is Cree, originally from Norway House Cree Nation, now a Winnipeg based media producer. She is President of Kistikan Pictures, a partner company to Buffalo Gal Pictures. Tina was formerly an actor, best known for her work on the hit Canadian series North of 60. Recent productions include Through Black Spruce, the 360-3D VR short film Sky Stories, Road of Iniquity, the critically acclaimed Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Going Home Star about the Indian Residential School history in Canada, and The REDress REdress Project a short documentary on the issue of Murdered and Missing Aboriginal women in Manitoba. Tina also served as a Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Churchill. Tina has a BA Theatre from the University of Winnipeg and has trained at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre, the Banff Centre and the Sundance Film Institute Tina currently serves as Chairperson of the board of trustees for the Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation, member of the advisory Committee to Urban Shaman Gallery, the advisory committee to Red Cross Manitoba, Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and is member of the Order of Manitoba, Canadians for a New Partnership, a recipient of an Aboriginal Achievement Award, a Gemini Award, 3 American Indian Film Festival awards for acting and producing, a 2014 Canadian Civil Liberties Association award for Public Engagement, was named ACTRA’s 2017 Women of the Year. In June 2017, Tina received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Wilfred Laurier University and a Governor General Meritorious Service Medal along with the late Elder Mary Richard, and RWB Artistic Director Andre Lewis for the ballet Going Home Star. Image Copyright: Serendipity and D Films. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

on today's show, Joe Day from Humboldt on Emergency Preparedness Week, Stewart Bell on a Canadian member of ISIS, Ryan Jespersen on free transit in Edmonton? Plus, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet!

Baby, It's Cold Outside, We're Having Coffee Talking Our Favourite Christmas TV Specials, Liz Kulyk from Manitoba CAA pays us a visit, Schools are looking at starting classes later, an Elderly Married couple is separated just before Christmas, Yule Celebrations start, Fans are petitioning Disney about the new Star Wars movie, and The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is presenting the holiday favourite The Nutcracker. This is The Shadoe Davis Show for Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. 

00:00 - Classrooms in Manitoba elementary schools will no longer be capped at 20 students. The Province is scrapping a limit on class sizes put in place by the old NDP government. -- Global News reporter Keith McCullough, & your thoughts. 24:50 - Charles Adler reads an essay entitled "You May Want to Marry My Husband", written by children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who has died at the age of 51 of ovarian cancer. 37:27 - Reese Precourt, 16-year-old founder of "Reese's Pieces Project 3.0", a bake sale now in its third year in support of Lighthouse Mission, happening Saturday March 18th 9am-4pm at Sherwin Williams on Pembina Hwy. 55:12 - Allison Price & Marty Adams, comedians with the Second City Guide to the Symphony, being performed this weekend at the Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. 74:18 - Andre Lewis, executive artistic director with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet -- 78th season announced today 85:43 - Bonus attempt at adding a U2 qualifer to the big draw for March 31st, then ticket giveaway for World of Wheels 94:17 - Richard Cloutier & Julie Buckingham tee up The News, then, the answer to today's trivia question

Today's show is all about avant-garde fashion. Host, Christine Kim, spoke with Joseph Benjamin, founder of a fashion PR company called Revolt based in LA California who spoke on the ways in which he wants to change the marketing tactics of the fashion industry (http://www.fashioninrevolt.com). A ticket giveaway for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's performance of Going Home Star was given and our listener, Kevin, won them (http://www.rwb.org)! Finally, on the show, there was a review of Vancouver Fashion Week 2016. Interviews with fashion designers and photographers participating in VFW 2016 was aired (http://vanfashionweek.com). Check out this fashion-filled show!

A panel discussion, January 28, 2016 Cathy Levy hosts a pre-show talk with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Artistic Director André Lewis, choreographer Mark Godden, novelist Joseph Boyden, Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, and composer Christos Hatzis on the genesis, development and collaborative process of the ballet Going Home Star –Truth and Reconciliation. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet created this contemporary full-length work relating to the legacy of residential schools with the aim of bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous people closer together. As they describe their own individual contribution and creative process, the panelists pay homage to Winnipeg Elder Mary Richard, actress, producer and Indigenous activist Tina Keeper, and Steve Wood & the Northern Cree Singers. The closing remarks by Tanya and André are both sobering and hopeful.

Raised in the small Canadian town of Harrow, Ontario, Craig learned to ice skate almost as early as he learned to walk.  His competitive nature was stoked by participating in the country’s favorite sport- hockey.  Craig’s artistic spirit drew him to the intense physicality and discipline of ballet, and he joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet as a student, and later danced with the company. ?The lure of the stage soon called and Craig answered appearing in numerous original theatrical hits on Broadway and pre-Broadway such as “Mamma Mia!”, "Fiddler On The Roof Revival" with Rosie O'Donnell and Lea Michele, Stephen Sondheim's "Bounce", "Matthew Passion", "A Kiss From Alexander" and "Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang."  He also has appeared in television and films in such projects as “Once Upon a Mattress” with Carol Burnett and GLEE’s Matthew Morrison, "An Englishman in New York" with John Hurd and Cynthia Nixon, and the daytime soap opera “All My Children" with Susan Lucci.  Along the way, Craig trained fellow performers using his vast understanding of kinesiology, muscle building and weight loss techniques, and nutrition which lead to him being one of the most sought after celebrity trainers. Craig is very close to his family, this lead him to a greater knowledge of wellness and health because he was determined to take care of his mother Lenore, who was in constant pain. Craig's mom was finally diagnosed with "Fibromyalgia" in early 2000, which sparked Craig's focus to take care of not only his mothers’ health and wellness, but for all people.  Craig developed his unique understanding of the importance of the "Mind, Body and Spirit" connection and this message has helping his mother succeed in her health and countless others to date.  

Raised in the small Canadian town of Harrow, Ontario, Craig learned to ice skate almost as early as he learned to walk.  His competitive nature was stoked by participating in the country’s favorite sport- hockey.  Craig’s artistic spirit drew him to the intense physicality and discipline of ballet, and he joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet as a student, and later danced with the company. ?The lure of the stage soon called and Craig answered appearing in numerous original theatrical hits on Broadway and pre-Broadway such as “Mamma Mia!”, "Fiddler On The Roof Revival" with Rosie O'Donnell and Lea Michele, Stephen Sondheim's "Bounce", "Matthew Passion", "A Kiss From Alexander" and "Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang."  He also has appeared in television and films in such projects as “Once Upon a Mattress” with Carol Burnett and GLEE’s Matthew Morrison, "An Englishman in New York" with John Hurd and Cynthia Nixon, and the daytime soap opera “All My Children" with Susan Lucci.  Along the way, Craig trained fellow performers using his vast understanding of kinesiology, muscle building and weight loss techniques, and nutrition which lead to him being one of the most sought after celebrity trainers. Craig is very close to his family, this lead him to a greater knowledge of wellness and health because he was determined to take care of his mother Lenore, who was in constant pain. Craig's mom was finally diagnosed with "Fibromyalgia" in early 2000, which sparked Craig's focus to take care of not only his mothers’ health and wellness, but for all people.  Craig developed his unique understanding of the importance of the "Mind, Body and Spirit" connection and this message has helping his mother succeed in her health and countless others to date.  

Dans ce troisième de trois épisodes, Anne Michaud, converse avec le directeur artistique du Royal Winnipeg Ballet, André Lewis. L'entretien a eu lieu en janvier 2012, à l'occasion du passage au CNA du Royal Winnipeg Ballet, venu pour présenter Svengali.

Dans ce deuxième de trois épisodes, Anne Michaud, converse avec le directeur artistique du Royal Winnipeg Ballet, André Lewis. L'entretien a eu lieu en janvier 2012, à l'occasion du passage au CNA du Royal Winnipeg Ballet, venu pour présenter Svengali.

Dans ce premier de trois épisodes, Anne Michaud, converse avec le directeur artistique du Royal Winnipeg Ballet, André Lewis. L'entretien a eu lieu en janvier 2012, à l'occasion du passage au CNA du Royal Winnipeg Ballet, venu pour présenter Svengali.