In this episode, we sit down with Ingrid Nachstern, Artistic Director of Night Star Dance Company, to go behind the scenes of her new award-winning film PINS IN HER EYES (2025).

We chat about the importance of the Income for the Arts scheme, her creative process, and the journey that brought her from translator and classical ballet teacher to internationally acclaimed choreographer, filmmaker, and performer.

Ingrid has created 15 works and four films (Table Manners/Stopping at Red Lights, Freedom—to go!, Shoe Horn/Office, and Pins in Her Eyes), which have been screened in New York, Los Angeles, London, and beyond—earning multiple international awards.

As Director, Screenwriter, Choreographer, and Performer, Ingrid’s work bridges dance, film, and performance art. Her career highlights include performing at DTW (solo work), MoMA New York (in Steve Paxton’s work), the Lincoln Center (with Buglisi Dance), as well as projects in Barcelona (BIDE), Buenos Aires (BAIDE), and more.

She has also served on the Experimental Jury for the Brooklyn Film Festival (2020–2023) and for Ethnografilm Paris (2020–2024). Splitting her time between London and Dublin, she now plans to spend more time in Paris—while still taking daily ballet class.

Tune in for a fascinating conversation with one of the most dynamic voices in contemporary dance and film.

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