DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Meet choreographers Danae & Dionysios in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater. An artist talk about choreography, dance, activism and the new creation ‘In Wind or Dust’ hosted by our dancer Tiemen Stemerding and project manager Celine Orman.This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Thursday February 1, 2024.Danae & Dionysios are choreographers and dancers from Greece, as well as artistic directors of Small Axe dance company. Based in Athens, Greece they have been creating work together since 2015.Danae and Dionysios draw inspiration from nature, animals and indigenous civilizations sharing their thoughts and concerns about the environment and life on our planet. Their canvas is raw and robust and with abstract brushes they encourage a perfect balance.          Their new creation ‘In Wind or Dust' premiered at Skånes Dansteater February 29, 2024.-----Host: Celine Orman, project manager Skånes Dansteater and Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuest: Danae & Dionysios, choreographers & dancers

Choreographer Liam Francis joins host Kit Brown for a conversation about his background in hip-hop and how he has approached that in the context of contemporary dance. Liam talks about his transition from dancing to choreographing, and about his particular vision for a kind of person-centred leadership in the dance studio.We talked to Liam on the morning of the premiere of his work ‘Going Steady’. A playful exposé into the relationships and courting rituals of humans and animals made for Skånes Dansteater. In the piece, five dancers make their way through exciting beginnings, sad endings and everything in between, accompanied by a sprinkling of summer jazz.Liam won the Skånes Dansteater Production Prize in 2022 at RIDCC – Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition. The prize resulted in this commission.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuest: Liam Francis, choreographer & dancer Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater

Nicholas Thayer playfully describes his practise as ‘musicing’. He is a London born and Netherlands based composer, producer and interdisciplinary artist. In spring 2023 Nicholas was part of an impressive array of artists that collaborated together to create the work 'in:finite', choreographed by Wubkje Kuindersma. 'in:finite' is an immersive performance fusing choreography, music, and visual art in an unconventional performance setting. The work navigates the line between everything is ok an everything is not ok. In this episode Nicholas and host Samuel Denton talk about co-creating experiences with audiences, experiencing music through other senses, the value of decentering yourself and humans not necessarily being the most important thing. And lastly, the vastness of time, opening spaces for slowness and contemplation. -----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Nicholas Thayer, composer.Editors: Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.

Dance pedagogue David Scarantino has danced with Tero Saarinen company for the last 10 years and has been teaching Tero technique, the dance method used by the Finnish company. He’s also recently written a thesis on dance pedagogy called ‘Reimagining dialogue: how can embodiment teach?’. This episode introduces a new DancePod host: Tiemen Stemerding. He and David dig deep into the art of teaching contemporary dance and talk about subjects like anti-oppressive education, finding ways to transform a student rather than simply transmit ideas and the importance of creating brave spaces for better learning.-----Host: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes Dansteater.Guest: David Scarantino, dancer & pedagogue.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes DansteaterJingel: Anders Ortman.

Internationally renowned Norwegian choreographer and theatre director Jo Strømgren has created over 200 productions. His latest work for Skånes Dansteater, 'The Dropouts', is a chaotic circus, full of flawed characters. Anything seems to be possible, but everything goes wrong. Podcast host Kit Brown, one of 'The Dropouts' dancers, talks to Jo about his career, about making strange ideas accessible and taking the audience on a weird ride. 'The Dropouts' is a colourful and fast-paced piece full of unexpected twists and turns and, of course, sprinkled with Jo's absurd humour. -----Host: Kit Brown Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Jo Strømgren, choreographer.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers Skånes Dansteater.DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes DansteaterJingel: Anders Ortman.

Amancio Gonzalez is a dancer and a frequent guest teacher at Skånes Dansteater. Amancio joins DancePod host Samuel Denton to share his unusual journey in dance and his thoughts about failure, and about embracing the things you can’t do or don’t know.Amancio talks about interesting lessons and attitudes he’s learned from dancing in multiple companies and from 16 years of working with choreographer William Forsythe. Enjoy this inspiring conversation with a 55 year old dancer who still has a true passion for dance, really loves what he does and just won’t stop. -----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Amancio Gonzalez, dancer & teacher.Editors: Samuel Denton, Kit Brown, dancers Skånes Dansteater.DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

Erika Silgoner is an ltalian choreographer and dancer based in Milan. She founded ESKLAN in Milan in 2010, which has developed into an international dance ensemble of 10 dancers performing around the world. Today's episode was recorded last June just as Erika was finalising her new work 'Wild Fellas'. An outdoor summer dance performance which toured extensively around the region of Skåne, meeting audiences in unexpected places amongst streets, parks and squares. Now, Erika is back in Malmö to restage 'Wild Fellas' with a new cast af dancers and adapt the work for indoor venues' ahead of a school's tour and performances in our own theatre as part af our Lunch dance concept.This episode introduces a new DancePod host: Dario Minoia. Dario and Erika talk about working through dark moments, finding honesty and truth within the work and Erika’s experiences of solitude and silence. -----Host: Dario Minoia, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Erika Silgoner, choreographer.Editors: Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with TanzKongress 2022.‘Because we’re curious’ is a series of interviews with dancers about curiosity. Is curiosity a simple delight in small discoveries or the incendiary desire for an imagined future? Is it a chain of momentary fascinations or a lifelong and stubborn investigation? We want to learn more about curiosity by digging deeper into what could, should and does make dancers curious.This podcast is a collaboration between Tanzkongress 2022 and ‘DancePod with Skånes Dansteater’ – a podcast created by dancers. It was born from a desire to hear the conversations happening at the heart of creative processes; to open up and demystify them for wider dance audiences; and to celebrate the knowledge generated by dance and dancers.The ‘Because we’re curious’ series consists of 6 episodes. (Episodes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.)-----Hosts: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Laïla Diallo, Paulina Porwollik, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold and Nadine Mckenzie.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Curated by: Finn Lakeberg, Amber Pansters, dancers at TanzMainz.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with TanzKongress 2022.‘Because we’re curious’ is a series of interviews with dancers about curiosity. Is curiosity a simple delight in small discoveries or the incendiary desire for an imagined future? Is it a chain of momentary fascinations or a lifelong and stubborn investigation? We want to learn more about curiosity by digging deeper into what could, should and does make dancers curious.This podcast is a collaboration between Tanzkongress 2022 and ‘DancePod with Skånes Dansteater’ – a podcast created by dancers. It was born from a desire to hear the conversations happening at the heart of creative processes; to open up and demystify them for wider dance audiences; and to celebrate the knowledge generated by dance and dancers.The ‘Because we’re curious’ series consists of 6 episodes. (Episodes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.)-----Hosts: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Laïla Diallo, Paulina Porwollik, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold and Nadine Mckenzie.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Curated by: Finn Lakeberg, Amber Pansters, dancers at TanzMainz.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with TanzKongress 2022.‘Because we’re curious’ is a series of interviews with dancers about curiosity. Is curiosity a simple delight in small discoveries or the incendiary desire for an imagined future? Is it a chain of momentary fascinations or a lifelong and stubborn investigation? We want to learn more about curiosity by digging deeper into what could, should and does make dancers curious.This podcast is a collaboration between Tanzkongress 2022 and ‘DancePod with Skånes Dansteater’ – a podcast created by dancers. It was born from a desire to hear the conversations happening at the heart of creative processes; to open up and demystify them for wider dance audiences; and to celebrate the knowledge generated by dance and dancers.The ‘Because we’re curious’ series consists of 6 episodes. (Episodes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.)-----Hosts: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Laïla Diallo, Paulina Porwollik, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold and Nadine Mckenzie.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Curated by: Finn Lakeberg, Amber Pansters, dancers at TanzMainz.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with TanzKongress 2022.‘Because we’re curious’ is a series of interviews with dancers about curiosity. Is curiosity a simple delight in small discoveries or the incendiary desire for an imagined future? Is it a chain of momentary fascinations or a lifelong and stubborn investigation? We want to learn more about curiosity by digging deeper into what could, should and does make dancers curious.This podcast is a collaboration between Tanzkongress 2022 and ‘DancePod with Skånes Dansteater’ – a podcast created by dancers. It was born from a desire to hear the conversations happening at the heart of creative processes; to open up and demystify them for wider dance audiences; and to celebrate the knowledge generated by dance and dancers.The ‘Because we’re curious’ series consists of 6 episodes. (Episodes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.)-----Hosts: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Laïla Diallo, Paulina Porwollik, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold and Nadine Mckenzie.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Curated by: Finn Lakeberg, Amber Pansters, dancers at TanzMainz.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with TanzKongress 2022.‘Because we’re curious’ is a series of interviews with dancers about curiosity. Is curiosity a simple delight in small discoveries or the incendiary desire for an imagined future? Is it a chain of momentary fascinations or a lifelong and stubborn investigation? We want to learn more about curiosity by digging deeper into what could, should and does make dancers curious.This podcast is a collaboration between Tanzkongress 2022 and ‘DancePod with Skånes Dansteater’ – a podcast created by dancers. It was born from a desire to hear the conversations happening at the heart of creative processes; to open up and demystify them for wider dance audiences; and to celebrate the knowledge generated by dance and dancers.The ‘Because we’re curious’ series consists of 6 episodes. (Episodes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.)-----Hosts: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Laïla Diallo, Paulina Porwollik, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold and Nadine Mckenzie.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Curated by: Finn Lakeberg, Amber Pansters, dancers at TanzMainz.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with TanzKongress 2022.‘Because we’re curious’ is a series of interviews with dancers about curiosity. Is curiosity a simple delight in small discoveries or the incendiary desire for an imagined future? Is it a chain of momentary fascinations or a lifelong and stubborn investigation? We want to learn more about curiosity by digging deeper into what could, should and does make dancers curious.This podcast is a collaboration between Tanzkongress 2022 and ‘DancePod with Skånes Dansteater’ – a podcast created by dancers. It was born from a desire to hear the conversations happening at the heart of creative processes; to open up and demystify them for wider dance audiences; and to celebrate the knowledge generated by dance and dancers.The ‘Because we’re curious’ series consists of 6 episodes. (Episodes 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.)-----Hosts: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Laïla Diallo, Paulina Porwollik, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold and Nadine Mckenzie.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers at Skånes Dansteater.Curated by: Finn Lakeberg, Amber Pansters, dancers at TanzMainz.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

In his work choreographer Fernando Melo often paints powerful visual images with stage elements and the human body, full of detail and sensitivity. A choreographic approach that demands both leadership and collaboration.Fernando Melo joins DancePod host Kit Brown to talk about many different aspects of a life in performing arts. The conversation spans from what he enjoys in a piece when he is sitting in the audience, to the challenges of being an artist parent and why we need performing arts in uncertain times.Spring 2022 Fernando is working on an exciting collaboration between Skånes Dansteater, The Royal Danish Theatre, Concerto Copenhagen and Malmö Opera, W.A. Mozart's very first opera: Mitridate. A performance created together with director Ralf Pleger and set designer Alexander Polzin.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Fernando Melo, choreographer.Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Alvilda Faber Striim, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

In part 1 choreographer and dancer Carl Knif talked to host Samuel Denton about his personal relationship to dance. In part 2 you get to hear more about ‘Vinterresa‘, Carl’s new solo for Skånes Dansteater’s dancer Madeleine Månsson. You’ll also get to listen to an audio described excerpt of the piece.‘Vinterresa’ is an autobiographical work about Madeleine. Carl wants to visualize her inner thoughts and the fragmented and poetic nature of memories. He shares his thoughts about making peace with one’s experiences. That we are not determined by our past but can free ourselves and change direction if we want to.-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Carl Knif, choreographer. Music: Erstarrung, Franz Schubert. Janne Hast.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.-----

Carl Knif is a dancer, choreographer, and the artistic director of Carl Knif Company in Helsinki. He visited Dancepod when he was in the later stages of his creation ‘Vinterresa‘, a new solo made for Skånes Dansteater’s dancer Madeleine Månsson. The episode is divided in two parts. In part 1 we learn more about Carl’s personal relationship to dance. How dance saved him and still helps him to find courage and closeness to other people.In part 2 we dive into the work itself, sharing the thinking behind ‘Vinterresa‘. You’ll also get to listen to an audio described excerpt of the piece.-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Carl Knif, choreographer.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.-----

Chiara Bersani is an ltalian dancer, choreographer, and artist. In this episode she also talks about her work as an activist.Chiara speaks openly about the traumas of Covid, about being a disabled person during the pandemic’s first wave in Italy. She does not only share her anger as a woman and as a disabled person in the current moment, but also her optimism and the possibility of rebuilding new and better ways for disabled people to be part of mainstream art-making.In December 2021 Chiara did a residency at Skånes Dansteater as part of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee's lnternational Dance Program. Her work Moby Dick for Spinn Dance Company was performed here in November the same year, as part of our DansFunk festival. During 2022 she will be touring with her most recent work, 'Gentle Unicorn'.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Chiara Bersani, choreographer.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

Jessica Helbach is a Dutch designer and one of the co-creators behind ‘Out of the Blue’. In this episode Jessica talks about her role as a costume designer and about her process: starting broad then getting down to the details. She also speaks about co-creating the world of ‘Out of the Blue’ with all its historical references, colours and textures, and the language of her collaboration with choreographer, Anouk van Dijk.‘Out of the Blue‘ is a collaboration between Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera Orchestra and Malmö Opera Children's Chorus. The work premiered at Malmö Opera 4 December 2021.-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Jessica Helbach, costume designer.Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.

We chat to Tina Tarpgaard about her latest work for Skånes Dansteater, ‘Vår Dag’. Tina is a Danish choreographer and founder of Recoil performance group based in Copenhagen. In this episode, she talks about making the durational dance experience that is ‘Vår Dag’; how we need to value a broader spectrum of dance; and the energy she gets from meeting people and doing dance in different social contexts. Keywords for this conversation are: joy, locality, value, people, and of course dance!‘Vår Dag’ premiered on 28 November 2021 and will be performed on tour spring 2022.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes DansteaterGuest: Tina Tarpgaard, choreographerEditors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers, Skånes DansteaterJingel: Anders Ortman

Anouk van Dijk is a Dutch choreographer, director and the creator of Countertechnique. In this episode, she talks about the underlying themes in the work ‘Out of the blue’. The performance is a carnival of colour that celebrates the power of the imagination and the resilience to adapt.She explains some of the rationale behind her movement system Countertechnique and emphasises the power of distraction, the inherent creativity of technique, and she discusses the kind of tasks and tools she uses to feel in the moment. She also touches on longevity and her extraordinary love of dance and dedication to it.Out of the Blue is a collaboration between Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera Orchestra and Malmö Opera Children's Chorus. World premiere at Malmö Opera 4 December 2021.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Anouk Van Dijk, choreographer.Editors: Alex Blondeau, Samuel Denton, dancers, Skånes Dansteater.Jingel: Anders Ortman.