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November 2017

Movers & Shapers: Margie Gillis

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MOVERS & SHAPERS:

PODCAST No.52 – Margie Gillis

 

Release Date: 11.14.17

TO DOWNLOAD PODCAST OR LISTEN:

  • iTunes: Subscribe, Listen, Rate Us HERE

  • Stitcher: Subscribe and Listen HERE

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ABOUT MARGIE GILLIS

Internationally acclaimed solo modern choreographer/ dancer, Margie Gillis has been creating original works for over forty years. Her repertoire is more than one hundred dances, including her signature solos, as well as duets and group pieces. She also lectures on dance and the role of art in society. With her unique approach of “Dancing from the Inside Out”, she teaches her art form to professionals and to those seeking experiential wisdom as a way of problem solving. She has worked on Conflict Transformation as well as issues of fairness for financial governance. Her “Legacy Project” allows her to continue to share her work as well as mentor young artists of excellence. Her numerous awards and distinctions include the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award from the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award Foundation and the Stella Adler Studio of New York first MAD Spirit Award for Exceptional Humanitarian Actions by an Artist. She is Knight of L’Ordre National du Québec and Officer of the Order of Canada. Margie Gillis’ masterful interpretation of the different facets of the human soul has won her loyal audiences over the years. Unwaveringly, she continues to develop her craft through experimenting, teaching, creation innovation and performance.

MORE ON MARGIE

PODCAST INTERVIEW LINKS

Christopher Gillis

May O’Donnell

Pearson College

Leonard Cohen

La La La Human Steps

Jessye Norman

Adam Barruch

 

Podcast produced by: The Moving Architects
Interviewer: Erin Carlisle Norton
Theme Music: Adam Crawley whose music can be found at djplie.com

Movers & Shapers: gwen charles

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MOVERS & SHAPERS:

PODCAST No.51 –

gwen charles

 

Release Date: October 31, 2017

TO DOWNLOAD PODCAST OR LISTEN:

  • iTunes: Subscribe, Listen, Rate Us HERE

  • Stitcher: Subscribe and Listen HERE

  • Any Smartphone Podcast app: Subscribe and Listen

ABOUT GWEN CHARLES

Multi-disciplinary artist gwen charles creates site-specific, collaborative live performances and choreographed actions for and with the camera using handcrafted wearable props & sculptures. Performances and interventions are created for non-proscenium formats, inspired by the trivial moments of daily life & everyday objects.

Born in NYC, artist gwen charles completed her MFA with Transart Institute in Berlin, Germany & NYC. Her undergraduate studies were fulfilled at Parsons School of Design & The New School for Public Engagement. Her video works have been viewed in international venues and video festivals in the USA, Germany, Slovenia and Croatia. She has participated in artist residencies in Mexico, India, Slovenia & in the United States. Collaboration is an integral part of her studio & curatorial practice. Her studio is based in Montclair, NJ.

MORE ON GWEN

PODCAST INTERVIEW LINKS

David Bowie with La La La Human Steps

Fine Young Cannibals with Philippe Decouflé

MoMA

Yves Saint Laurent

Costume Institute – The Met

Parsons School of Design

Bank Street College of Education

Transart Institute

Joan Jonas

Movement Research

 

Podcast produced by: The Moving Architects
Interviewer: Erin Carlisle Norton
Theme Music: Adam Crawley whose music can be found at djplie.com