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 central part of creating art. In 'Attempting Alchemy' he searches for utopia. He wants to transform ordi ..read more

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, the founder and artistic director of Within Practice. Björn talks about the festival and his motivatio ..read more

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 the six featured artists that made up this year’s Within Practice programme. Stina talks about her bro ..read more

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 fore. You meet four participants from Stina Nyberg’s Within Practice workshop: Anna Bitzok, Tova Gerge ..read more

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 b ..read more

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 by Jo Strömgren. ----- Host: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guest: Bregje van Balen, co ..read more

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 lives. Those who can now flee the planet Doris. Aniara is the name of one of the spaceships traveli ..read more

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 support them in finding a vibrant way of being human.  Gaetano shares the intentions behind his pra ..read more

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 lates production 'This is Not a Religion'. A collaboration with Skånes Dansteater fall 2023, with Tiem ..read more

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 multidisciplinary collaborations with her own company Johanna Nuutinen +Collaborators in Helsinki, and how ..read more