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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: October 2, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Guillaume Côté On this episode, Guillaume Cote (Artistic Director of Côté Danse) discusses the latest full-length creation from Côté Danse, making its Toronto debut at the 2024 Fall for Dance North […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: September 25, 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 one episode, Sue Samuels (teacher, choreographer, and performer), Elka Samuels Smith (Founder and Executive Director of Divine Rhythm Productions), […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: August 16, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Suzanne Bruneau On this episode, Culture Bearer Suzanne Bruneau reflects on powerful memories with her mother, the legendary Ethel Bruneau, love, and transmitting the Gospel of Rhythm Tap. The Toronto International Tap […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: August 15, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Allison Toffan The third edition of the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival runs this season from August 15-18, 2024. Produced by Toffan Rhythm Projects with support from Harbourfront Centre, the four day […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 24, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Episode Editor: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Ronald A. Taylor and Collette ‘Coco’ Murray On this episode, Ronald A. Taylor (Artistic Director of Ronald Taylor Dance) and Collette ‘Coco’ Murray (Artistic Director of Coco Collective) open up […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 17, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Episode Editor: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Mayumi Lashbrook On this episode, Mayumi Lashbrook (Curator and Artistic Producer of Porch View Dances 2024) opens up about PVD, creating experiential work, and conscious bodies methodology. About Mayumi Lashbrook: […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 10, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Diana Lopez Soto On this episode, multidisciplinary artist Diana Lopez Soto opens up about sustainability, and how culture, heritage, and relationship to earth inform her practice. About Diana Lopez Soto: Diana Lopez […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 29, 2024 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Episode Editor: Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Dorotea Saykaly On this episode, Dorotea Saykaly (Award winning Canadian choreographer and performing artist) joins the show to share thoughts on the themes and explorations which inform her work. Including, […]
Toronto, ON. (May 28, 2024) At a press conference held at the outstanding Meridian Hall on Tuesday May 28, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 228 nominations for the highly anticipated 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, now known as the Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by Romano D’Andrea Foundation. Canada’s largest […]