All Bodies Dance Project 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 and co-hosted by 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. These conversations took place between 2021-2022, providing snapshots in time of these artists’ lives amid the complexities of global pandemic and world events.
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
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.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
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.
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
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.
Hosted by Rianne Svelnis and Harmanie Rose
Recorded in February 2022
ABDP 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.
About All Bodies Dance Project
We are an inclusive dance company located on unceded Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) territories (Vancouver, BC, Canada).
Our work brings together artists with and without disabilities to explore the endless creative possibilities in difference. Our company’s work straddles labels of community-engaged and professional practice. We aim to dismantle assumptions, biases and default notions around contemporary dance, the theatre and the dancing body.