Pablo Pugliese is a choreographer, dancer, and tango dance teacher, and lives in New York City. Noel Strazza is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and tango teacher. She currently lives in Montreal. Pablo and Noel are tango dance partners, and during a visit to their native country, Argentina, they talked to KadmusArts after presenting the piece Madness Tango at the Cambalache Festival in December 2007.

In this interview, Pablo and Noel talk about Madness Tango, which premiered in New York and participated in the Basel Tango Festival in Switzerland. They also discuss their approach when teaching tango, as well as their independent projects in Canada and the United States. Finally, they share with us which songs and musicians they prefer to dance to, as well as why they think foreigners are so crazy about tango.

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Steven Gove is a founder and director of the Prague Fringe Festival, based around the principles of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Now entering its seventh year, the Festival will host in 2008 around 40 productions from all over the world, including Australia, Canada, India, The Netherlands and the UK.

In this interview, conducted by Prague journalist Andy Markowitz, Steven talks about how and why he came to found a Fringe Festival in Prague, the challenges involved, and the potential for similar festivals to spring up in other cities.

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Steve Sapp is a Bronx-born playwright, poet and co-founder of Universes Poetic Theatre Ensemble. Universes incorporates poetry, narrative stories, jazz, blues and movement to craft complex performances about issues ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the misinformation super highway.

In this interview Steve talks about their recent North African tour, the process by which their performance pieces emerge, and where he goes to enjoy great art.

This interview is part of an ongoing series with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

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Lucy Guerin is a dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Lucy Guerin Inc. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Guerin’s work has won numerous awards and rave reviews.

In this podcast Lucy talks about her transformation from a dancer to having her own company, the recent work Structure and Sadness, and an ongoing piece she is creating with fellow Aussies Chunky Move.

This interview is part of an ongoing series with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

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Mark Lawes is Artistic Director of the new Grand Theatre in Calgary, Canada. This multi-disciplinary culture house is bringing innovative and talented work to audiences, including Compagnie Marie Chouinard and Peter Brook.

In this interview Mark talks about how the Grand Theatre was converted from an indoor golf driving range into a center for the performing arts, and how Calgary’s young and educated population participates in the arts.

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