Love, rhythm and celebration : With Allen and Karen Kaeja
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM
Airing Date: September 27, 2025
Host: Nicole Inica Hamilton
Featured Guest(s): Allen and Karen Kaeja
This week on Turn Out Radio award winning choreographers, performers in stage and film, and co-artistic directors of Kaeja d’Dance, Allen and Karen Kaeja join the show to share thoughts about life, dance, family, and celebrating 36 years of marriage.
About Kaeja d’Dance
Transcending conventional boundaries, Kaeja d’Dance encompasses various mediums, including live performances, dance films, community integration, and outreach. At the heart of their creative endeavors lies a celebration of the universal aspects of everyday life, passionately emphasizing the extraordinary within the ordinary. Their work is deeply personal, socially relevant, relational, physical, and imagistic, forging emotional connections with audiences through intimate storytelling.
Karen and Allen Kaeja, both award-winning choreographers and performers in stage and film, draw inspiration from their Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and family ties, fueling their artistic vision. Their impact on the dance community is reflected in their recognition in encyclopedias, including the Canadian Who’s Who, The Canadian, Theatre Dance in Canada, and The Globe and Mail’s Best Dance of 2012.
The Kaeja’s have collectively received over 40 awards and nominations, notably the 2019 Dance Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2012 CDA “I Love Dance” Community Award for Porch View Dances (PVD), and the Paul D. Fleck Fellowship for Innovation at Banff. Their numerous nominations include the 2023 Eldred Family Dance Award for exceptional achievement, TAF 2020 Celebration of Cultural Life Award, TD Arts Diversity Award, American Choreography Award and the CDA “I Love Dance” Innovation Award.
