Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: September 14, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Nova Bhattacharya On this episode, Nova Bhattacharya opens up about how Svāhā! the epic pageant of dance, chant, and ritual, brings differences together. The discussion explores Bhattacharya’s thoughts on how dance, recitation, pulsating rhythms, and intense emotions are performed in the […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: August 31, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Timea Wharton-Suri, Travis Knights, Lisa La Touche, and Donny Milwalkee On this episode, our guests open up about the Legacy Tap Dance Concert which celebrates Black culture born from the Harlem Renaissance, with a genre-bending intergenerational cast led by Travis […]
August 29, 2022 At a press conference held today, The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the nominations for the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The conference which was held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre (Toronto, Canada) recognized, and celebrated excellence in professional theatre, dance and […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: August 24, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Dr. Funmi Adewole Elliott On this episode, our guest Dr. Funmi Adewole Elliott shares on the practice of dance requiring it’s own philosophical discourse, theorizing dances of the African diaspora in the professional context, and Africanic esthetics in choreographic […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: August 17, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Lua Shayenne and Aïka Mathelier On this episode, guests Lua Shayenne and Aïka Mathelier open up about the YENSA Festival which has a mission to highlight choreographic work by black women choreographers around the globe and the accompanying research/process which led […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 27, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Ronald A. Taylor & Collette ‘Coco’ Murray On this episode, guests Ronald A. Taylor and Collette ‘Coco’ Murray continue the conversation on the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, and the intersection of emancipation, history and dance. Listen to part one of […]
July 15, 2022 On site at the 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival, Turn Out Radio Correspondent Ellie Govinden spent time post performance with Lilly Giroux, Emily Rapley, and Paige Sayles of Rapley Dance Projects to explore the concept behind “Confronting Space.” The performance evaluates the concept of confinement. Both mentally and physically, while the dancers examine restrictions, […]
July 14, 2022 Live on the ground at the Toronto Fringe Festival, Turn Out Radio Correspondent Ellie Govinden sat down with Kylie Thompson to discuss the current run of “Femmillennial” running at the Festival from July 6-17, 2022. A choreographic pastiche developed over the past three years – one of visceral intimacy, absurdity, virtuosity. Femmillennial […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 13, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Peggy Baker On this episode, Peggy Baker (Artistic Director of Peggy Baker Dance Projects) reflects upon her career, relationships, and where her journey has led her to in this season. About Peggy Baker: Peggy Baker has been a vivid presence […]
July 6, 2022 The 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival is on now, bringing to the stage 100 shows at 11 venues. Running July 6-17, over 1,200 Artists will present performances in dance, comedy, drama, musicals, improvisation, storytelling, children’s theatre and more. After being presented for 2 years online, the 34th annual Festival brings community together to access, discover, […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 6, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Yvonne Ng In this feature Yvonne Ng shares on the presentation of “Sleeping, Tucked in the lonely Purple” a contemporary dance work, which expresses the lived experiences of three senior artists asking the questions ‘Where or in what time […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: July 6, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Amanda May On this episode, professional dancer and choreographer Amanda May shares thoughts on intention, purpose, and the work she is committed to in the field. About Amanda May: Amanda May is a professional dancer and choreographer, born and […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: June 29, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Andrew Tay This week, as the Turn Out Radio Team works behind the scenes, we throwback to our November 17, 2021 broadcast with Andrew Tay, Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre. About Andrew Tay: Andrew Tay (He/Him) was born in Windsor, […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: June 22, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Peter Chin On this episode, award-winning multidisciplinary artist Peter Chin shares about his work as the founder and artistic director of the dance-driven interdisciplinary company Tribal Crackling Wind, and the NKK Dance Centre, an international dance and spiritual performance […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: June 8, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Guillaume Côté This week, as the Turn Out Radio Team works behind the scenes, we throwback to our May 11, 2022 broadcast with Guillaume Côté, Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate at The National Ballet of Canada. Guillaume Côté is one of […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: June 1, 2022, 2021 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton This week, with the Turn Out Radio Team working behind the scenes, we throwback to one of our recent interviews featuring Actor, Burlesque Performer, Playwright, Producer and curator, Dainty Smith. Listen to the original broadcast, which aired November 3, 2021, HERE.
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 25, 2022 Original Airing Date: Sept 15, 2021 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton This week, with the Turn Out Radio Team working behind the scenes, we throwback to our Sept 15, 2021 interview featuring Montreal’s Rhythm Tap Queen – the legendary Ethel Bruneau. Listen to the original broadcast and learn more about […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 18, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Bageshree Vaze About Bageshree Vaze : Bageshree Vaze is an Indo-Canadian dance artist and musician. Raised in St. John’s, NL, Bageshree initially trained in Bharatha Natyam, and studied vocal music with her father, Damodar Vaze. She later trained in Kathak dance with […]
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM Airing Date: May 11, 2022 Hosted By: Nicole Inica Hamilton Featured Guest(s): Guillaume Côté About Guillaume Côté: Guillaume Côté, Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate at The National Ballet of Canada, is one of the most electrifying and in-demand dancers of his generation. Côté is also an incisive multidisciplinary artist, celebrated for […]