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| Title | Category: Performances |
| ID | 3627 |
| Date | January 7, 2019 |
| Title | Better Get Hit in Your Soul – Dancer Feature – Catherine Hayward |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/better-get-hit-in-your-soul-dancer-feature-catherine-hayward/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | DJD’s upcoming production, Better Get Hit in Your Soul is dances inspired by the music, life and times of Charles Mingus. The show was originally mounted in 2013 as Kimberley Cooper’s first work as Artistic Director. For company dancer, Catherine Hayward this is also the second time she will be performing the show. A remount is a unique experience that doesn’t always happen. Here’s what she has to say about... |
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| ID | 3549 |
| Date | December 10, 2018 |
| Title | Better Get Hit in Your Soul – Why Charles Mingus? by Kimberley Cooper |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/better-get-hit-in-your-soul-why-charles-mingus-by-kimberley-cooper/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | BETTER GET HIT IN YOUR SOUL Why Charles Mingus? by Kimberley Cooper Charles Mingus was a brilliant bassist, a prolific composer, and although few people know this, he was a great pianist as well. There are many important characters in jazz, but it was his life and music that inspired me to create Better Get Hit in Your Soul in 2013. There is a grandeur to some of his music-... |
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| Image Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/canuse-300x300.jpg |
| ID | 2625 |
| Date | April 26, 2018 |
| Title | Kim Cooper’s Notes on MIMIC |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/people-djd-kim-cooper/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | PEOPLE OF DJD// There are many people that make up the community at the DJD Dance Centre. From artists, administrators, volunteers and beyond, these walls are pulsing with personality. KIMBERLEY COOPER DJD Artistic Director 1.WHY PUPPETS? I still feel like I am just starting to discover what puppetry is and can be. I have been going to Old Trout Puppet Workshop performances for many years. My first was Famous... |
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| Image Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Mimic-small-300x300.jpg |
| ID | 2613 |
| Date | April 18, 2018 |
| Title | Message from MIMIC Co-Creators Kimberley Cooper & Peter Balkwill |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/message-mimic-co-creators-kimberley-cooper-peter-balkwill/ |
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| Author | kanderson |
| Summary | It feels like we have been talking about this show for some time. Kim was always going to Old Trout shows and noticing how the performers were in a state of dance connected with the puppets, and Pete has been sneaking into the tap classes at DJD for years trying to quench his desire to be a professional dancer–to be able to move in ways that defy the gravity that... |
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| Image Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mimicblog-300x300.jpg |
| ID | 2599 |
| Date | April 17, 2018 |
| Title | Interview with Natalie Purschwitz – MIMIC |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/people-djd-natalie-purschwitz/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | PEOPLE OF DJD// There are many people that make up the community at the DJD Dance Centre. From artists, administrators, volunteers and beyond, these walls are pulsing with personality. NATALIE PURSCHWITZ Costume Designer WHAT WAS THE FIRST COSTUME PIECE YOU MADE FOR DJD? One of the first pieces I made for DJD was a statue-like dress that Sarisa Figuoera de Toledo wore in “Velvet”. She got wheeled onto the stage... |
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| ID | 2553 |
| Date | April 13, 2018 |
| Title | Interview with Nick Fraser – MIMIC |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/people-djd-nick-fraser/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | PEOPLE OF DJD// There are many people that make up the community at the DJD Dance Centre. From artists, administrators, volunteers and beyond, these walls are pulsing with personality. NICK FRASER Musical Director, Composer and Musician 1. WHAT IS YOUR HISTORY WITH DJD? The first show that I did with DJD was New Universe, in May of 2016. I was a last-minute replacement for a drummer who had to leave... |
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| Image Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Nick-Fraser-Drums-300x300.jpg |
| ID | 2547 |
| Date | April 9, 2018 |
| Title | Interview with Peter Balkwill – MIMIC |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/people-djd-peter-balkwill/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | PEOPLE OF DJD// There are many people that make up the community at the DJD Dance Centre. From artists, administrators, volunteers and beyond, these walls are pulsing with personality. PETER BALKWILL – Co- Creator of MIMIC Co-Artistic Director of The Old Trout Puppet Workshop 1. TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY, THE OLD TROUT PUPPET WORKSHOP The Old Trout Puppet Workshop was founded in 1999 by a diverse group of artists... |
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| ID | 2136 |
| Date | November 23, 2017 |
| Title | Velocity Creative Process Audio Series with Tasha Korney |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/velocity-creative-process-audio-series-tasha-korney/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | In this series we listen to the relationship between the mover and the music and creative inspiration from DJD company dancer Natasha Korney for her piece in the upcoming Dancer Choreographed show Velocity. Velocity is on stage at the DJD Dance Centre from November 16-26, 2017. |
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| Image Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/TashaVelocity-300x300.jpg |
| ID | 2104 |
| Date | November 16, 2017 |
| Title | Message from Artistic Director, Kimberley Cooper on Velocity |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/message-artistic-director-kimberley-cooper-velocity/ |
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| Author | kanderson |
| Summary | The act of making dance is not for the faint of heart. To pull movement from the air and your body, to speak through that movement, to be abstract, to be literal, and see your ideas through a jazz lens is a huge challenge. It takes courage, rigour, and ideas. It can feel like being on a runaway train. It can be terrifying, exhilarating and fun, it can also be... |
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| Image Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Velocityblog-300x300.jpg |
| ID | 1958 |
| Date | October 26, 2017 |
| Title | Velocity Creative Process Blog Series with Kaja Irwin |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/velocity-creative-process-blog-series-kaja-irwin/ |
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| Author | kanderson |
| Summary | In this series we will follow the creative process of DJD company dancer Kaja Irwin for her piece in the Dancer Choreographed show Velocity. Velocity is on stage at the DJD Dance Centre from November 16-26, 2017. September 17, 2017 – Revealing the Chimera First rehearsal. The seed of an idea finally starts to take shape on bodies instead of just inside my mind. To choose where to begin can always be... |
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