kimberley cooper

Kimberley Cooper, the current Artistic Director of Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, sits down with Vicki Adams Willis, one of DJD’s three founders, inside one of the studios at their beautiful new permanent building in downtown Calgary.

This convivial conversation touches on the history of the company, the history of Jazz dance in Canada more broadly, and Kimberley’s new work premiering at this year’s festival, Family of Jazz.

Family of Jazz is part of a double-bill presentation, alongside Margarita by Holla Jazz, with three in-person performances featuring live music in Toronto at the Theatre at the Creative School on Sep 30, Oct 1 and Oct 2.

Global audiences can enjoy the program from home, with a special film version directed by Miha Matevzic, and produced by FFDN. 

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The 8th annual Fall for Dance North festival runs September 17th to October 8th 2022, with both free and ticketed in-person and digital events. 

Family Of Jazz is presented at this year’s festival on an exciting double-bill alongside the world premiere of Margarita, by Nathasha Powell’s Toronto-based company Holla Jazz. Both pieces feature incredible live musicians, and following the performance audience members will be invited to step on the stage and enjoy some social dancing, accompanied by the Decidedly Jazz Danceworks' live band, led by Rubim de Toledo

Visit ffdnorth.com for more info and tickets.

This episode of Mambo was produced by Johnny Spence and Kattie Laur, with help from Milana Glumicic. 

This episode featured music by Rubim de Toledo from the original score for Family Of Jazz. Our theme music is by Johnny Spence.

Thanks for listening.