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Intangible Roots: With Professor Moncell Durden

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 31, 2023 Hosted By: Travis Knights (Guest Host) Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Professor Moncell Durden On this episode, Professor Moncell Durden sits down with guest host Travis Knights for a discussion that opens up about jazz dance, hip hop, history, […]

Nominations announced for the 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

May 29, 2023 At a press conference held on May 29, 2023 at the beautiful Meridian Hall in downtown Toronto, ON., the Toronto Alliance for the  Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the 228 nominations for the 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto for the 2022-2023 […]

An exploration and investigation of a mental health journey: With Ronald A. Taylor and Michelle Herbert

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 24, 2023 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Ronald A. Taylor and Michelle Herbert On this episode, guests Ronald A. Taylor (Ronald Taylor Dance), and Michelle Herbert (Black Mental Health Canada) discuss the investigation of mental […]

No excuses, no limits, and learning to do things our own way: With Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 17, 2023 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli On this episode, Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli opens up about family, ILL-Abilities, the Olympics, Harbourfront Centre’s JUNIOR festival, and adapting a mindset of learning to do things […]

Inspiration, healing, and a look beyond the stage: With Nicole Inica Hamilton and Travis Knights (Part 2)

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 10, 2023 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton and guest co-host, Travis Knights Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back On this episode, guest co-host Travis Knights sits down with Turn Out Radio producer/ host Nicole Inica Hamilton for part 2 of their discussion which […]

Inspiration, healing, and a look beyond the stage: With Nicole Inica Hamilton and Travis Knights (Part 1)

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 3, 2023 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton and guest co-host, Travis Knights Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back On this episode, guest co-host Travis Knights sits down with Turn Out Radio producer/ host Nicole Inica Hamilton for a discussion which takes a look […]

Homelands, a meditation on the connection between Indigenous women, their lands and waterways since time immemorial: With Santee Smith

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: April 13, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Santee Smith Tune in for this special feature for an advanced listening opportunity before it airs on our broadcast station CIUT 89.5 FM. On this feature, Santee Smith, Artistic Director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre sits […]

Navigating culture within a multicultural society: With Harikishan S Nair

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: April 5, 2023 Hosted By: Travis Knights (Guest host) Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Harikishan S Nair On this episode, guest host Travis Knights sits down with Harikishan S Nair to discuss navigating culture within a multicultural society, his work within the community, […]

Dance as a discipline that channels spiritual information: With Peter Chin (RECAP)

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: March 29, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Peter Chin This week, as the Turn Out Radio Team works behind the scenes, we throwback to our June 22, 2022 broadcast with Peter Chin. On this episode, the award-winning multidisciplinary artist shares about his work […]

The practice of intimacy coordination: With Anisa Tejpar (RECAP)

Live on CIUT 89.5 FM   Airing Date: March 22, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Anisa Tejpar This week, with the Turn Out Radio Team working behind the scenes, we throwback to our December 7, 2022 interview. On this episode, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Anisa Tejpar who […]

Restorative culture: With Johnathan Morin

Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: March 15, 2023 Hosted By: Travis Knights (Guest host) Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Johnathan Morin On this episode, guest host Travis Knights sits down with Johnathan Morin (Co-Artistic Director and Producer of Rhythm & Sound) to discuss tap dance, healing, and the […]

Cultural reclamation, identity, and ceremony: With Dr. Blessyl Buan

Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: March 8, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Dr. Blessyl Buan On this episode, our guest Dr. Blessyl Buan opens up about her current dance research and creation, “Rara: Reweaving Diasporic Futures” which explores themes of cultural reclamation, identity, and ceremony through the […]

To begin: A journey in self love and healing: With Sakina Ibrahim (RECAP)

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: March 1, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Sakina Ibrahim This week, with the Turn Out Radio Team working behind the scenes, we throwback to our October 27, 2021 interview. On this episode, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Sakina […]

Codifying our dances: With Vivine Scarlett, Travis Knights, Zahra Harriet Badua and Thomas Talawa Prestø (RECAP)

Live on CIUT 89.5 FM   Airing Date: February 22, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Vivine Scarlett, Travis Knights, Zahra Harriet Badua and Thomas Talawa Prestø This week, with the Turn Out Radio Team working behind the scenes, we throwback to our November 16, 2022 interview. On this episode, Turn Out […]

The legacy of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: With Robert Battle

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: February 1, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Robert Battle On this episode, Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater sits down with Turn Out Radio to discuss the legacy of the company, his historical journey, and the repertoire work […]

Celebrating the 33rd annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance: With Vivine Scarlett and John Alleyne

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: January 25, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Vivine Scarlett and John Alleyne On this episode, Vivine Scarlett, founder of dance Immersion opens up about IABD’s 33rd annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, it’s beginnings, and how it […]

Mental skills training, and the intersection of well-being and mindfulness: With Lauren Ritchie

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: January 18, 2023 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back   Featured Guest(s): Lauren Ritchie On this episode, guest Lauren Ritchie opens up about mental skills training, mental performance, and the intersection of well-being and mindfulness. About Lauren Ritchie: Lauren Ritchie (MEd, BA, ESFCC) is an […]

Elevating and purpose: With Chloe and Maud Arnold (RECAP)

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: December 28, 2022 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): Chloe and Maud Arnold On this episode listen to the re-airing of our 2020 interview with Chloe and Maud Arnold of Syncopated Ladies, as they open up about purpose, legacy, elevating artists, […]

Upliftment in the IABD audition space: With Nabachwa Ssensalo and Jamal Story

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: December 21, 2022 Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton   Assistant Production Manager/ Editor:  Amber Downie-Back Featured Guest(s): With Nabachwa Ssensalo and Jamal Story On this episode, International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) Audition Artistic Leads Nabachwa Ssensalo and Jamal Story discuss the audition space, measures of self-care prep for […]

The practice of intimacy coordination: With Anisa Tejpar

  Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: December 7, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Anisa Tejpar On this episode, Anisa Tejpar shares how her work as an Intimacy Coordinator and Director, focuses on creating brave spaces, defining consent, and filtering care for those onstage, the bystanders in the studio, and the audiences who watch, […]