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DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Skånes Dansteater

58 episodes

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Between 2010 and 2019, Ben Wright choreographed over eight original works with us and served as Associate Artistic Director from 2014 to 2017, collaborating closely with former CEO and Artistic Director Åsa Soderberg. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking production The Feeling of Going, a large-scale pop-opera-dance-theatre piece built around Jónsi’s album Go. As part of our 30th anniversary, we revisit Ben’s time at Skånes Dansteater and reflect on his wide-ranging career. Ben als...

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Between 2010 and 2019, Ben Wright choreographed over eight original works with us and served as Associate Artistic Director from 2014 to 2017, collaborating closely with former CEO and Artistic Director Åsa Soderberg. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking production The Feeling of Going, a large-scale pop-opera-dance-theatre piece built around Jónsi’s album Go. As part of our 30th anniversary, we revisit Ben’s time at Skånes Dansteater and reflect on his wide-ranging career. Ben als...

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Performing Arts

Episodes (20/58)

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 55: Ben Wright – A whale of a time

Between 2010 and 2019, Ben Wright choreographed over eight original works with us and served as Associate Artistic Director from 2014 to 2017, collaborating closely with former CEO and Artistic Director Åsa Soderberg. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking production The Feeling of Going, a large-scale pop-opera-dance-theatre piece built around Jónsi’s album Go. As part of our 30th anniversary, we revisit Ben’s time at Skånes Dansteater and reflect on his wide-ranging career. Ben als...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 16 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 54: Patrick King & Johan Silverhult – Humanity with poise

Patrick King, Skånes Dansteater’s first Artistic Director, and his partner Johan King Silverhult, one of the ensemble’s dancers during its early years, are still active as choreographers, dancers, and now Artistic Directors of Salon K Privé. As part of Skånes Dansteater’s 30th anniversary, we revisit the birth of an independent dance institution. Patrick King set the tone for the company’s new beginning with his work "XXX Close Up", where a cast of seasoned dancers from Malmöbaletten met newl...

2 months ago

57 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 53: Live with Lidia Wos

‘Wing Ding’ is a vibrant, absurd and wonderful celebration of dance – and a dream come true. For choreographer Lidia Wos, it's personal. In 2002, she took the Malmö Opera's stage as a young dancer. Now she's back - as a choreographer - with a marvelous team, the Malmö Opera Chorus, the Malmö Opera Orchestra and our dancers, who together bring three decades of dance memories to life. In 'Wing Ding' anything is possible: movement, imagination, joy and a dash of madness. A celebration. An annive...

6 months ago

51 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 52: Live with Ludvig Daae

Meet Norwegian choreographer and dancer Ludvig Daae in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater. An artist talk about dance, thoughts on utopias and the new dance performance ‘Attempting Alchemy’. Medieval alchemy, the dream of making gold, may be the most utopian of all sciences. Alchemy pushes the boundaries of science and finds a home in the world of imagination. For Ludvig Daae, this dream of transforming everyday experiences into something different and elevated is a c...

9 months ago

57 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 50: Within Practice 2024, Stina Nyberg – Sharing Practice

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with Within Practice 2024. Within Practice is a festival in Stockholm for contemporary dance practices that showcases the work of dancers and choreographers through various formats such as workshops, classes, panel discussions and practice presentations. Dancepod host Samuel Denton endeavour to explore all things “practice” through a series of conversations with six different dance artists. In this episode you meet Stina Nyberg, one of...

9 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 49: Within Practice 2024, Björn Säfsten – Curating Practice

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with Within Practice 2024. Within Practice is a festival in Stockholm for contemporary dance practices that showcases the work of dancers and choreographers through various formats such as workshops, classes, panel discussions and practice presentations. Dancepod host Samuel Denton endeavour to explore all things ‘practice’ through a series of conversations with six different dance artists. In this episode you meet Björn Säfsten,...

9 months ago

1 hour 14 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 51: Within Practice 2024, Anna Biczók, Tova Gerge, Laura Linna, Elise Nuding – Practicing Practice

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with Within Practice 2024. Within Practice is a festival in Stockholm for contemporary dance practices that showcases the work of dancers and choreographers through various formats such as workshops, classes, panel discussions and practice presentations. Dancepod host Samuel Denton endeavour to explore all things ‘practice’ through a series of conversations with six different dance artists. This episode brings the dancer's voice to the...

9 months ago

1 hour 16 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 48: Bregje van Balen – Costume-'ing' and care

Costume designer Bregje van Balen joins host Tiemen Stemerding for an engaged conversation about her creative practice. Bregje shares her transition from dancer to costume designer and how her dance career influences her design process.She talks about the role she takes in the psychology of costumes, the collaboration that is behind every work and the importance of compromise.For Skåne Dansteater, Bregje van Balen has created costume designs for Domino by Erika Silgoner and The Dropouts ...

1 year ago

41 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 47: Live with Carl Knif

Meet choreographer and director Carl Knif in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater. An artist talk about dance, theater and the new production 'Aniara'. This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Thursday October 10, 2024.'Aniara' is a performance that mixes dance and theatre. It is based on the book of the same name by Swedish author and Nobel Prize winner Harry Martinson.In 'Aniara', the Earth is called Doris and it is being destroyed by the way people live their...

1 year ago

54 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 46: Live with Indigo Flamingo

Meet choreographer Gwyn Emberton in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater. An artist talk about choreography, dance, community and the new creation ‘Indigo Flamingo’ hosted by our dancer Kit Brown. Gwyn Emberton is joined by Jonna Blode Hanno aka Mother Mermaid. This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Wednesday 29 May, 2024.'Indigo Flamingo' is a party like no other, an immersive dreamlike clubland celebrating two Malmö communities: LGBTQ+ and dance. A collabora...

1 year ago

1 hour

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 45: Gaetano Badalamenti – Healing Movements

Dance artist and somatic practitioner Gaetano Badalamenti joins host Samuel Denton for an insightful conversation about his practice. Gaetano offers a wide range of holistic and body-based practices through his company Healing Movements. With his work he facilitates and space-holds for people in the process of self-discovery and healing. By fostering self-awareness and empowerment he helps them gain control and understanding of their own bodies in its entirety so prevent dis-ease and sup...

1 year ago

1 hour 3 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 44: Bobbi Lo Produktion – This is not a religion

Choreographers Lava Markusson and Michael Tang join host Tiemen Stemerding for a conversation about their Malmö based dance company Bobbi Lo Produktion. Bobbi Lo Produktion creates engaging and immersive performances for children and youth. Lava and Michael share their empowering approach to their work with children. The talk about the interactivity of their work, and the challenging topics they choose to highlight, such as abuse of power.This episode also dives deeper into Lava and Michaels ...

1 year ago

47 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 43: Örjan Andersson – Tradition and Ritual

Internationally acclaimed Swedish choreographer Örjan Andersson sits down with host Tiemen Stemerding on the day before the premiere of the re-staging of Mozart’s Requiem. A collaboration between Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera Chorus and Malmö Opera Orchestra performing with over 50 people on Malmö Opera’s big stage. The work originally premiered in 2019, with Tiemen as one of the dancers.They uncover Örjan’s creative processes and talk about the strong relationship between music and dance. A...

1 year ago

46 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 42: Johanna Nuutinen – Sinking into structure

Finnish choreographer Johanna Nuutinen joins host Samuel Denton for a conversation about revisiting the piece ‘Zero-Zero’ with a new cast. What is it like for her to be confronted with something she previously made? Is it an opportunity to relive, reconsider and revise original intentions?Johanna also shares memorable moments from her hugely successful performance career as a dancer, and the value and principals that she has used to carve out her choreographic voice. She talks about her multi...

1 year ago

10 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 41: Live with Danae & Dionysios

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 b...

1 year ago

55 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 40: Liam Francis – Artistic Gremlins

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 Skån...

1 year ago

36 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 39: Nicholas Thayer – The audience is present

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...

2 years ago

43 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 38: David Scarantino – Learning as a venture for change

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 t...

2 years ago

51 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 37: Jo Strømgren – Pinpointing utterly sad human behaviour

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...

2 years ago

46 minutes

DancePod with Skånes Dansteater

Episode 36: Amancio Gonzalez – Yes we can't

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 tru...

2 years ago

53 minutes