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The Center Will Not Hold: With Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 10, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Featured Guest(s): Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie On this episode, Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie discuss The Center Will Not Hold. The highly anticipated Dorrance Dance Production brings together a collective of singular performers rooted in house, […]

Finding Me: With Brittnee Habbib

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 3, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Featured Guest(s): Brittnee Habbib On this episode, Brittnee Habbib (Co-Founder and Head Coach at Girl Power’d), opens up about the vision behind the company, and the release of the new film FINDING ME. About Brittnee Habbib:  Brittnee Habbib is […]

Total: With Aisha Sasha John

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: April 19, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Featured Guest(s): Aisha Sasha John On this episode, Aisha Sasha John (Performer, choreographer, and poet) opens up about her mantra, the new poetry collection entitled Total, and her recent work The Pool presented by Toronto Dance Theatre featuring the […]

Land, home, and spirit-centric vision: With Sandra Laronde

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: March 15, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Featured Guest(s): Sandra Laronde On this episode, Sandra Laronde (Director, producer, choreographer, author, and Executive & Artistic Director of Red Sky Performance) shares thoughts about her GGPAA 2025 award announcement, growing up on the land, storytelling, and the vision […]

MOEM – BODY: With Hanna Kiel

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: March 8, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Featured Guest(s): Hanna Kiel On this episode, Hanna Kiel (Artistic Director of Human Body Expression) discusses the pulse of the heart, self expression, human condition, and the highly anticipated run of MOEM – BODY at Fleck Dance Theatre. About […]

The AMANI Project: With John Alleyne

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: February 15, 2025 Moderator: Nicole Inica Hamilton Presented by: The AMANI Project   Featured Guest(s): John Alleyne On this episode, Turn Out Radio has partnered with The AMANI Project to air an interview from their library with featured guest and Choreographer, John Alleyne.  This 2022 interview from The […]

Creative explorations, and Citadel Live: With Laurence Lemieux

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: January 25, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Laurence Lemieux On this episode, Laurence Lemieux (Choreographer and Artistic Director of Citadel + Compagnie), opens up about her aspirations, artistic practices, and the 2024/ 2025 season presented by Citadel Live. About […]

Integrating Anti-Racist Collaboration with African-Diasporic Teaching Dance Artists: With Collette ‘Coco’ Murray

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: January 18, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Collette ‘Coco’ Murray On this episode, multi-award-winning artist-scholar, dance educator, and cultural arts programmer, Collette ‘Coco‘ Murray discusses her contributions to the publication of Arts-Based Pedagogies, and shares thoughts about the integration […]

Arts-Based Pedagogies: With Dr. Tanya Berg

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: January 8, 2025 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Dr. Tanya Berg On this episode, Dr. Tanya Berg discusses the new publication Arts-Based Pedagogies which explores the transformative potential of creative-learning through the implementation of arts integration, in K-12 classrooms. About […]

CIUT 89.5 FM announces new broadcast time for Turn Out Radio

Toronto, ON. (Jan. 2, 2025) The new year will bring forth new adventures for Turn Out Radio.  Commencing January 18, 2025,  Turn Out Radio will begin broadcasting weekly on CIUT 89.5 FM, on Saturdays from 8:00-9:00 a.m. EST.  This will be a move from the show’s regular Wednesday time slot at 2:00 p.m. EST on […]

Creating community through song and dance – Variations on BrainDance themes: With Jennifer and Laurel Nikolai

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: December 25, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Jennifer and Laurel Nikolai On this episode, sisters Jennifer Nikolai (Associate Professor), and Laurel Nikolai (Arts Educator), open up about their research work on creating community through song and dance:  Variations on […]

Part two – History, oral tradition, and legacy: With Sue Samuels, Elka Samuels Smith, and Jason Samuels Smith

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: December 11, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Sue Samuels, Elka Samuels Smith, and Jason Samuels Smith On this part two interview, Sue Samuels (Founder and Artistic Director of Jazz Roots Dance Company), sits down with her daughter Elka […]

Reclaiming agency and healing: With Blessyl Buan

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: November 20, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Blessyl Buan On this episode, multidisciplinary artist Blessyl Buan opens up about her personal process for reclaiming agency and healing, while sharing insight about the sacred nature of creation work. **This interview […]

Black Canadian Tap Dancer Joey Hollingsworth: Sounds of Memory

Toronto, ON. (Nov. 11, 2024) Public historian Zahra McDoom is collecting, preserving,  and sharing Canadian Tap Dancer Joey Hollingsworth’s story. Visit her recent article; Black Canadian Tap Dancer Joey Hollingsworth: Sounds of Memory on the Active History Website here, which explores Hollingsworth’s journey. 📸 Images courtesy of Joey Hollingsworth’s personal collection. 1963 (L) image by Roy Kumano. […]

Moving sculptures and Tomato Blues: With Lina Cruz

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: November 6, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Lina Cruz On this episode, choreographer Lina Cruz discusses her approaches to dance practice, moving sculptures, and her creation of  “Tomato Blues.”  A work which is set to present November 8-9, 2024 […]

In studio with DCD Hall of Fame inductee Joey Hollingsworth

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: October 30, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Joey Hollingsworth On this episode, Tap dancer, musician and singer, Joey Hollingsworth shares historical moments, and thoughts about his induction into the 2024 Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame. The DCD Hall of […]

Emerging reflections: With Hayley Ng

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: October 26, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Hayley Ng On this episode, physiotherapist, and emerging professional dancer Hayley Ng shares her personal thoughts on the rewards, challenges, and aspirations associated with being an emerging artist. About Hayley Ng: Hayley […]

The Meditations of Agrimony: With Sophie Dow

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: October 16, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Sophie Dow On this episode, multidisciplinary creative Sophie Dow joins the show to share thoughts about care beyond the stage, and the meditations of fear, connection, truth, and identity which are […]

Fall for Dance North anniversary feature: With Ilter Ibrahimof, Lily Sutherland, and Robert Binet

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: October 9, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor: Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Ilter Ibrahimof, Lily Sutherland, and Robert Binet On this episode, Ilter Ibrahimof, (Co-founder, and outgoing Artistic Director of Fall for Dance North), and newly appointed co-directors Lily Sutherland (FFDN Festival Director […]

Celebrating diversity, beauty, glamour, and the Toronto Burlesque Festival: With Dainty Smith

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: October 2, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back Episode Editor: Brittany Baah   Featured Guest(s): Dainty Smith On this episode, Dainty Smith, (Founder of Les Femme Fatales: Women of Colour burlesque troupe, the first burlesque troupe for women of colour in Canada) opens […]