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ID 4139
Date April 17, 2015
Title Behind the scenes of Ziriguidum – The story of Cia Vatá
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-ziriguidum-the-story-of-cia-vata/
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Summary For the spring production, Ziriguidum, DJD is sharing the stage with Cia Vatá, a celebrated dance and music company from Brazil. Here is a bit of background to give context to the show and the performers, while watching Ziriguidum! The company was started in 1994 by Valéria Pinheiro, Cia Vata Artistic Director, Choreographer and performer. Valéria fell in love with dancing on a homesick day, while she was studying for...
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ID 4140
Date April 13, 2015
Title Behind the Scenes of Ziriguidum- The Music
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-ziriguidum-the-music/
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Summary In DJD’s spring show, Ziriguidum, the music plays a huge part in how the messages of the show are conveyed. This is what Rubim de Toledo, a Calgary jazz bassist and Music Director of DJD, had to say about the music of Ziriguidum. “The show will be split up into two acts. The first will be an original choreographed performance by the DJD company dancers and the second half will...
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ID 4141
Date April 13, 2015
Title Hearing “Ziriguidum” for the First Time
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/hearing-ziriguidum-for-the-first-time/
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Summary DJD has been working vigorously with the Cia Vata Dance Company in Brazil since May 2014 to create a spectacular show playing at Theatre Junction GRAND April 24 to May 2. The two companies will be sharing the stage and exploring this concept of “Ziriguidum,” both in the traditional Brazilian form and its meaning to jazz artists today. What is this strange, hard to pronounce word you might ask?  ...
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ID 4146
Date January 26, 2015
Title Borderland – The Music 2
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/borderland-the-music-2/
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Summary For me it always starts with the music.  It’s everything really, not just with dance but in all aspects of my life. It’s my muse. I think I started dancing in the first place because of my love for music (but only through being with DJD the past 7 years have I come to truly believe and realise this).  One of my most favourite things to do is to sit alone...
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ID 4147
Date January 20, 2015
Title Borderland – Rodney’s Inspiration
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/borderland-rodneys-inspiration/
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Summary   Into the Light, Out of the Blue Music – Kay My Dear- Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters   THE BACKSTORY In the summer of 2006, I experienced a near-drowning experience wading in, what we called as kids, “Lake Marrón” (brown lake). Calm and shallow, Marrón’s waters were welcoming, but with each gust of wind, the underwater plant matter and overabundance of muddy sediment turned the waters vicious. In a...
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ID 4148
Date January 15, 2015
Title Borderland – The music
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/borderland-the-music/
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Summary As we get closer to the opening night of Borderland, an up-close, unadorned, experimental evening of dance choreographed and performed by the DJD dancers. we will feature each of our dancers/choreographers with a blog post about their experiences in creating Borderland. First up is Dinou Marlett Stuart giving us an inside look at how she choose the music for her piece. I spent a long time listening to music for...
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ID 1577
Date November 15, 2014
Title The Costumes of Year of the Horse
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/the-costumes-of-year-of-the-horse/
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Summary We had the pleasure of sitting down with Natalie Purschwitz to talk about designing the costumes for Year of the Horse: The Completely Fictional Adventures of Josephine Baker. We asked Natalie a to explain a few things about the costumes, hoping to give you, our audience, a better taste for what goes into the process of taking one’s idea of a show, ensuring all the technicalities are taken care of,...
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ID 1578
Date November 12, 2014
Title About the music: Year of the Horse Q&A with Rubim de Toledo
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/about-the-music-year-of-the-horse-qampa-with-rubim-de-toledo/
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Summary   Music is the backbone to any dance production and DJD’s newest show, Year of the Horse: The Completely Fictional Adventures of Josephine Baker, is no exception. From the beginning, Year of the Horse has your feet taping and inner jazz-lover smiling. Combined with the artistic direction of Kimberly Cooper and dancing prowess of the DJD Company dancers, it’s a sensory experience not to be missed. To learn more about...
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