Episodes

  • The ‘D’ Word Season 4 Trailer

    The ‘D’ Word Season 4 Trailer
    Jul 29 2024
    Hosted by Aria Evans, Season 4 of The ‘D’ Word is focused on transformation – transforming the self, our relationships, our way of thinking and the social hierarchies we live within. We’ll be speaking with Robin Lacambra, Aurora Matrix, Cassa Pancho and Shannon Litzenberger about transformational experiences and how they are creating change locally, nationally…
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  • The impact of music on babies with Laura Cirelli

    The impact of music on babies with Laura Cirelli
    Aug 10 2023
    On Episode Four of Season 3 of The ‘D’ Word, Aria Evans discusses the impact of music on babies with Laura Cirelli. Laura Cirelli is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Her research interests lie in infant development; music perception and cognition across infancy and childhood; rhythm-perception; pro-social development; and mother-infant song. Download…
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  • Dance for Parkinson’s Disease with David Leventhal

    Dance for Parkinson’s Disease with David Leventhal
    Aug 2 2023
    On Episode Three of Season 3 of The ‘D’ Word, Aria Evans discusses the Dance for PD program at the Mark Morris Dance Group, and what dance can provide for folks with Parkinson’s Disease. David Leventhal is the director and a founding teacher of the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD program. Founded in…
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  • Shifting trauma through movement with Snjezana Pruginic

    Shifting trauma through movement with Snjezana Pruginic
    Jul 26 2023
    On Episode Two of Season 3 of The ‘D’ Word, Aria Evans discusses shifting trauma through movement with Snjezana Pruginic. Snjezana Pruginic is the founder of Circle Point Wellness, a business dedicated to contributing to social growth by elevating and prioritizing the well-being of people and systems. She is trained in body-based therapy, community justice…
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  • Perry Zurn and Dani S. Bassett authors of Curious Minds: The Power of Connection

    Perry Zurn and Dani S. Bassett authors of Curious Minds: The Power of Connection
    Jul 19 2023
    On Episode One of Season 3 of The ‘D’ Word, Aria Evans discusses curiosity with Perry Zurn and Dani S. Bassett, authors of Curious Minds: The Power of Connection and what their research can mean for dance artists. Dani S. Bassett is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with appointments in the departments of bioengineering,…
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  • The ‘D’ Word Season 3 Trailer

    The ‘D’ Word Season 3 Trailer
    Jul 19 2023
    Hosted by Aria Evans, the artistic director of Political Movement, Season 3 of The ‘D’ Word is all about science and the mind. This season we will be exploring how ideas like curiosity, embodied physics, and shifting trauma through movement influence and interact with dance artists.
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  • Robin Lacambra on transforming our inner and outer spaces

    Robin Lacambra on transforming our inner and outer spaces
    Aug 4 2024
    Robin Lacambra shares her experiences of unease in Western wellness spaces, the power in affinity movement spaces and guidance on how to be a better leader within them. She blends psychotherapy and somatic movement in her practices in spaces such as GOODBODYFEEL and SACHA in Hamilton, Ontario. Robin Lacambra (she/they) is a queer Filipinx creative,…
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  • Land Acknowledgement

    Land Acknowledgement
    Jun 22 2021
    dance made in canada | fait au canada’s Artistic Director and Co-Festival Director Yvonne Ng honours the traditional caretakers of the land where d:mic|fac is based.
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