Takako Segawa is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, movement coach, dance-theatre performer, and teacher of Japanese Arts. Born in Japan, Takako trained in both traditional arts and contemporary Japanese movement styles, [ … ]
Tag: Ottawa Dance Directive
#192 • Dance in a Pandemic
This episode explores the impact the COVID-19 global pandemic has had on different Contemporary dance artists in Ottawa. Yvonne Coutts the artistic director of the Ottawa Dance Directive, Sylvie Desrosiers [ … ]
#188 • Marie-Josée Chartier
Award winning, multi-faceted artist, Marie-Josée Chartier is presenting work in Ottawa this week. She speaks with Allison about scale, big projects and small projects, her company, Chartier Danse, working with [ … ]
#183 • Sylvie Desrosiers
Sylvie Desrosiers is not only the Director of Contemporary Dance Studies at The School of Dance (see episode #181), she is also an established choreographer, and the Artistic Director of [ … ]
#180 • Trust
The show TRUST, a requiem for wood and stone, by 10 Gates Dancing is being presented by the Ottawa Dance Directive in their upcoming Séries danse 10 / Series Dance [ … ]
#176 • Karen Kaeja • EN
Karen Kaeja is an awarding-winning, Toronto-based artist. She is a dancer, choreographer, project instigator and co-artistic director of Kaeja d’Dance alongside her partner, Allen Kaeja. She is presenting her choreographic [ … ]
#173 • Public Recordings • EN
Public Recordings is a Toronto-based performance company rooted in dance. They are touring their work, what we are saying this fall, wrapping up with a presentation at the Ottawa Dance [ … ]
#172 • Serge Bennathan & Les Productions Figlio • EN
Serge Bennathan founded the Vancouver based company Les Productions Figlio in 2006 after spending 16 years as the artistic director of Toronto’s Dancemakers. This 12-time Dora Award nominee (two-time winner) [ … ]