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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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