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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 exp ..read more

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.  ----- Ho ..read more

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, d ..read more

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 ..read more

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 desi ..read more

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 desi ..read more

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 desi ..read more

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 desi ..read more