The Dance Centre Podcast

Welcome to The Dance Centre Podcast, a monthly podcast from The Dance Centre. Join our host Claire French as she talks to artists, choreographers and other members of the dance world here on the West Coast to find out more about their work as creative practitioners and what it means to be a dance professional today.

The Dance Centre Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #56

  Mirna Zagar Part Two: Episode 56

  Aug 12, 202649 minS5

  Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire welcomes back Executive Director of The Dance Centre, Mirna Zagar, for part two of their conversation. Mirna and Claire get into the details of running a building for dance, supporting dance artists and the dance scene in Vancouver. Mirna also shares how she envisions Vancouver as part of a global dance movement and the changing world of dance in the city. Plus: The Dance Centre programs and programming and how it has evolved, and the realities of dance funding and the resources required to run a resource centre for dance. Show Notes: -View Mirna's full bio: thedancecentre.ca/staff-and-board/mirna-zagar -Listen to Part One of the conversation: thedancecentrepodcast.podbean.com/e/mirna-zagar-part-one-episode-55/

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  Episode #55

  Mirna Zagar - Part One: Episode 55

  Jul 8, 20261h 17mS5

  Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire welcomes Executive Director of The Dance Centre, Mirna Zagar, for the first of two conversations this summer. Part One features discussions of Mirna's past including her life in dance, starting out as an artist, journeying into Artistic Director of the Zagreb Dance Company, plus the creation of the Zagreb Dance Festival. This episode culminates with Mirna's move to Canada, her start with The Dance Centre and becoming Executive Director. Part Two of this conversation releases in August, stay tuned! View Mirna's full bio: thedancecentre.ca/staff-and-board/mirna-zagar

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  Episode #53

  Ralph Escamillan: Episode 53

  May 13, 202654 minS5

  This month on The Dance Centre Podcast Claire welcomes back dance artist and choreographer Ralph Escamillan (aka Kiki Legend OA Mother Posh Gvasalia and Canadian Mother Posh Basquiat). Together they discuss his journey in ballroom, his new work My House, how it celebrates Ballroom Culture and the structures within it. Ralph also talks about his evolution in choreography and shares his plans for the future. My House is presented in partnership with Queer Arts Festival Show Notes: See the premiere of My House: https://thedancecentre.ca/event/fakeknot-2026/ FakeKnot Learning Series: https://www.ralphescamillan.com/fakeknot/my-house Listen to Alvin's first podcast episode from April 2023: https://thedancecentrepodcast.podbean.com/e/ralph-escamillan-episode-19/

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  Episode #52

  Rachel Helten: Episode 52

  Apr 15, 202649 minS5

  Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire is joined by Rachel Helten: dance artist, choreographer and Artistic Director of soma anima arts. Together they discuss Rachel's dance career, her collaborations, her journey to becoming the Artistic Director of soma anima arts and the evolution of the company. Plus Rachel talks about her creation process and her upcoming studio showing at The Dance Centre as part of her DanceLab this season. https://thedancecentre.ca/event/international-dance-day-2026/ https://www.rachelhelten.com/ https://kinesisdance.org/

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  Episode #51

  Idan Cohen: Episode 51

  Feb 11, 202649 minS4

  Welcome back to The Dance Centre Podcast. This month Claire welcomes choreographer and Artistic Director of Ne. Sans Opera & Dance, Idan Cohen. Together they talk about Idan's journey through dance, opera and music including his training in dance and his move into choreography. They also discuss the overlap dance and opera in his work as well as the observation, practice and creation, that goes into the process of dance making. Plus, Idan shares details about his new work in development, Bach Dances, excerpts of which will be featured at his Discover Dance! showing on March 5 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Show Notes: - nesans.net - thedancecentre.ca/event/idan-cohen-ne-sans-opera-dance

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