Artistic encounters, and dance made in Canada: With Yvonne Ng

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Live on CIUT 89.5 FM

Airing Date: August 16, 2023
Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton

Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton
Assistant Production Manager:  Amber Downie-Back

Featured Guest(s): Yvonne Ng

On this episode, Yvonne Ng (Co-festival director of dance: made in canada / fait au canada) discusses her personal journey, the festival, and how the event creates opportunity for new awareness and the expansion of contemporary perspectives, and compositions.

About Yvonne Ng

Yvonne Ng (Artistic Director/Co-Festival Director/Curator) is a dancer, choreographer, presenter, producer, curator and arts educator. She is the Artistic Director and creative instigator behind tiger princess dance projects, which has been in operation since 1996. Yvonne is a recipient of the 2022 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence (CCoftA), 2017 Muriel Sherrin Award, the 2016 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, Soulpepper Community Artist Award, K.M. Hunter Artist Award, the New Pioneers Arts Award and the Chalmers Arts Fellowship, the Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts – New Talent Award in 2007.