Dirty Feet

Hannah Beach is an educator, artist, author and speaker with a background in social work. She is the founding director of Dandelion Dance, a company which creates empowering dance experiences [ … ]

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 [ … ]

Anik Bouvrette is a Franco-Ontarian choreographer and the Founder, Artistic Director & General Manager of Tara Luz Danse. The francophone contemporary dance company creates and tours work for all ages. [ … ]

Amanda Bon is a professional dancer, pilates instructor, musician and scientist. In this interview she reveals her career experience, her adventure overcoming an injury and returning to dance, and her [ … ]

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 [ … ]

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) [ … ]

The last of a series of episodes covering the 2016 edition of the Dark Horse Dance Projects features an interview with the Technical Director and Lighting Designer, Fraser MacKinnon. Allison then [ … ]

This episode features interviews with the remaining choreographers presenting work as a part of the Dark Horse Dance Projects. The first group of guests include choreographer, Charles Cardin-Bourbeau and his [ … ]

In a continuation of the Dark Horse Dance Projects coverage, Allison interviews the artists presenting choreographic work in the showcase. First is solo artist Alexane Couture, followed by choreographer Amber [ … ]

In this first of a series of episodes covering the 2016 edition of the Dark Horse Dance Projects (DHDP), the focus is on the team behind the project. Allison interviews [ … ]

Dirty Feet is back in production on a semi-regular basis. Find out what is in the works for upcoming episodes.

The Dirty Feet team is taking a break. After three years of releasing content weekly, we are taking some time off to arrange our next steps. If you are interested [ … ]

Gerry Morita is the Artistic Director of Mile Zero Dance in Edmonton, Alberta. She tells Allison about her career as a performer, what she has learned along the way, and [ … ]

Stéphanie Bernard returns to the Dirty Feet podcast to talk about her experience working as the rehearsal director for Catherine Laframboise Desjardins’ work It’s all about fictions. Catherine’s choreography will [ … ]

This is the first of a series of episodes covering the 2016 edition of the Bouge d’ici Dance Festival. Liliane Moussa will be presenting her work Finale au sol alongside [ … ]

A follow up from episode #63, Kati visits Studio 303 to speak with Artistic & General Director, Miriam Ginestier and Production & Technical Director, Andrea Joy Rideou. They cover Studio [ … ]

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts in Montreal is presenting the play Tribes by Nina Raine. Actors Greg and Toni Ellwand sit down with Allison to discuss the production. The [ … ]

Paul Chambers is an accomplished set and lighting designer who works primarily with dance. He worked as the Technical Director at Tangente: Laboratoire de Mouvement Contemporains for five years, and [ … ]

Cette semaine, Kati a rencontré Evelyne Laforest et Rémi Laurin-Ouellette pour un déjeuner et conversation enthousiaste autour de leur spectacle en ouverture a Tangente le 26 novembre. Une soirée en [ … ]

The company Joe Jack et John, directed by Catherine Bourgeois, brings together artists from different disciplines and background to create multidisciplinary, inclusive work. Allison speaks with performer Dorian Nuskind-Oder about [ … ]