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Title | Author: Heather Close |
ID | 14989 |
Date | December 19, 2024 |
Title | DJD 50/50 |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djd-50-50/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Celebrate Decidedly Jazz Danceworks 40th Anniversary by participating in our 50/50 raffle! Funds raised through this raffle will support DJD, allowing us to continuing creating original performances and enrich lives by engaging people in exploring and promoting the art of jazz dance. Ticket prices are: 1 for $10 5 for $20, 25 for $50 and 100 for $100 Tickets go on sale January 6, 2025! BUY 50/50 TICKETS Raffle licence... |
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ID | 13888 |
Date | May 9, 2024 |
Title | Behind the Scenes with Party Time – A Follow-Up with Costume Designer Hannah Fisher |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-with-party-time-a-follow-up-with-costume-designer-hannah-fisher/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Now that Party Time is entering its final week at the DJD Dance Centre, we sat down with Costume Designer Hannah Fisher to learn more about the completed pieces that came were created by our wardrobe team, as well as get her thoughts on being a part of this wild performance. Check out the full interview below and click here to check out our first interview with Hannah. |
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ID | 13731 |
Date | April 19, 2024 |
Title | Behind the Scenes with Party Time – Interview with Composer & Musical Director Carsten Rubeling |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-with-party-time-interview-with-carsten-rubeling/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | We spoke with Party Time Composer and Musical Director Carsten Rubeling about the inspiration for the song Party Robot as well the music behind this over-the-top performance choreographed by Kimberley Cooper. Carsten is one of Canada’s most active and dynamic trombonists and composers. Carsten has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Sean Jones, Ingrid Jensen, Seamus Blake, Gil Goldstein, Brian Lynch, Brad Turner, David Braid, Nick Fraser, Laila Biali, Jens Lindemann,... |
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ID | 13744 |
Date | April 18, 2024 |
Title | CKUA – The Upload with Kate Stevens – Musical Director Carsten Rubeling Discusses Party Time |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ckua-the-upload-with-kate-stevens-musical-director-carsten-rubeling-discusses-party-time/ |
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ID | 13695 |
Date | April 12, 2024 |
Title | Party Time – Musician Biographies |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/party-time-musician-biographies/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Carsten Rubeling – Musical Director, Keys, Trombone Carsten Rubeling is one of Canada’s most active and dynamic trombonists and composers. Originally from Rocky Mountain House Alberta, Carsten performs a wide array of styles from jazz and classical music to salsa, hip-hop and nearly everything in between. His recorded works as a leader include VOLK//PEOPLE (2019) and Headwaters (2022), both on Inner Ocean Records. After last year’s Nervous Systems, this is Carsten’s second... |
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ID | 13691 |
Date | April 12, 2024 |
Title | Party Time – Artistic Director’s Message |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/party-time-artistic-directors-message/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Welcome. Joy and wonder are crucial to our existence. As I and many other people have said, it is the role of the artist to make us think, to lift us up and give us a chance to escape, to say things words can’t. William Parker, a brilliant and prolific jazz artist with whom we have collaborated with a couple of times, once said to me — artists are like... |
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ID | 13661 |
Date | April 10, 2024 |
Title | Behind the Scenes with Party Time – Interview with Costume Designer Hannah Fisher |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-with-party-time-interview-with-costume-designer-hannah-fisher/ |
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Summary | Party Time Costume Designer Hannah Fisher is a Prairie designer, visual storyteller and creator whose work spans performance mediums like dance, circus, drag and theatre. Heavily influenced by nature, memoir writing, the idea of smallness, “street” and the residual grit of body and memory, her work explores the sensibilities between colour, texture and form. Hannah’s artistic voice grew from a background of visual art at Emily Carr University of Art... |
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ID | 13340 |
Date | February 22, 2024 |
Title | Meet the Teachers Behind the 2024 Black History Month Classes |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/meet-the-teachers-behind-the-2024-black-history-month-classes/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Every February, Canadians are invited to participate in Black History Month to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. This year, the theme is “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. The DJD organization owes gratitude and pays an abundance of respect to Black Culture and the African-American experience both of which are the architects of jazz dance. In the final weeks of Black History... |
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ID | 13191 |
Date | January 23, 2024 |
Title | Behind the Scenes with Olio – Interview with Costume Designer Hannah Fisher |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-with-olio-interview-with-costume-designer-hannah-fisher/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Olio Costume Designer Hannah Fisher is a Prairie designer, visual storyteller and creator whose work spans performance mediums like dance, circus, drag and theatre. Heavily influenced by nature, memoir writing, the idea of smallness, “street” and the residual grit of body and memory, her work explores the sensibilities between colour, texture and form. Hannah’s artistic voice grew from a background of visual art at Emily Carr University of Art and... |
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ID | 13215 |
Date | January 16, 2024 |
Title | CKUA – Traffic Jams – Kimberley Cooper Discusses Olio |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ckua-traffic-jams-kimberley-cooper-discusses-olio/ |
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