Since 2023 Life Long Burning talks to the artists of ImPulsTanz’ [8:tension] Series to get some insights and anecdotes on their artistic work practices and their residence time during the festival in Vienna. Writer Sean Pfeiffer and the curators Breanna O’Mara & Chris Haring teamed up for this podcast. Until the end of the year, we release one episode of every Thursday.
The [8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series at ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival has been offering the opportunity to get to know a new generation of choreographers from all over the world and their work since 2001. Since 2024 the series is curated by Breanna O’Mara and Chris Haring.
Since 2023 Life Long Burning talks to the artists of ImPulsTanz’ [8:tension] Series to get some insights and anecdotes on their artistic work practices and their residence time during the festival in Vienna. Writer Sean Pfeiffer and the curators Breanna O’Mara & Chris Haring teamed up for this podcast. Until the end of the year, we release one episode of every Thursday.
The [8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series at ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival has been offering the opportunity to get to know a new generation of choreographers from all over the world and their work since 2001. Since 2024 the series is curated by Breanna O’Mara and Chris Haring.
Today’s guests are Lisen Pousette and Olivia Rivière, the makers of the performance DUNKEL, which was invited to this year’s [8:tension] Series.
We talked about the time when they met in choir school and how singing is their natural habitat. How they moved on from soprano and alto to heavy metal and growling and about their ongoing fascination with the deconstruction of the voice.
Almud Krejza was talking with Lisen Pousette and Olivia Rivière during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.