Podcast

ABDP podcast features discussions and interviews with dance artists that work with accessibility as a central value in their practice. The podcast is hosted by Rianne Svelnis in collaboration with members of the company. The aim is to facilitate discussions about artistic practice, access, disability, dance, politics and creative process with artists who we admire and/or are curious about.

Episode #6:
What I Feel Inside Is What Makes Me Move: A conversation with JanpiStar

Hosted by Janice Laurence and Rianne Svelnis

This beautiful conversation takes us so many places. We hear about how virtual dance classes, technology and dancing at home has expanded access to dance for so many; how JanpiStar’s artistic practice is shaped by growing up in Puerto Rico and the impact of hurricane disaster; the importance of radical gender expression,beauty and weirdness in the art of drag; and how empowerment through performance and creative energy is a foundation of JanpiStar’s way of life.

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Episode #5:
Dance is Movement, Movement is Life with Lance Lim and the Carnegie All Bodies Dancers

Hosted by Rianne Svelnis

This interview with Lance is full of beautiful, funny and challenging stories about growing up in Strathcona, Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside, and how the changing shape of those neighbourhoods is part of his and his community's identity. We also hear about Lance's journey in martial arts training at the SFU dance program, and how he has come to be an integral part of the All Bodies Dance community.

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Episode #4:
The Root of It Is Interdependence with Vanessa Cruz

In this episode, Vanessa tells us about moving through institutional dance education alongside her mobility device Pluto, her rigorous learning in community organizing and solidarity work, and the myriad of forms, aesthetics, and culture that show up in her artistic process.

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Episode #3:
The Virtuosity is in the Waiting with Alice Sheppard

This rich conversation speaks to community connections, Alice’s research of flying on stage, the intricacies of care, boundaries and virtuosity, and confronting spectacle, inclusion and representation.

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Episode #2:
What Is Dance To You? with Nadia Adame

Hosted by Rianne Svelnis with Naomi Brand Recorded via Zoom in February 2021 Our conversation with Nadia touches on the multiplicity of her practice as a dance artist, actor, writer, film maker and mother, her international perspective on integrated dance and company models, and her reflections on virtuosity, story telling, and collaboration. *Since this recording Nadia has taken on a new role as new Artistic Director of Axis Dance

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Episode #1:
Not More Time, But Different Time with Giuseppe Comuniello

A conversation with blind Italian dance artist Giuseppe Comuniello hosted by Rianne Svelnis with Carolina Bergonzoni. Recorded in January 2021.

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