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

Episode 40: Liam Francis – Artistic Gremlins

Nov 15th, 2023 36m 22s

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 hi

Episode 39: Nicholas Thayer – The audience is present

Oct 20th, 2023 43m 56s

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 toge

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

Apr 4th, 2023 51m 15s

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 ‘Reima

Episode 37: Jo Strømgren – Pinpointing utterly sad human behaviour

Mar 8th, 2023 46m 53s

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 pos

Episode 36: Amancio Gonzalez – Yes we can't

Feb 16th, 2023 53m 20s

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

Episode 35: Erika Silgoner – The honest body

Nov 2nd, 2022 41m 16s

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 Jun

Episode 33: Because We’re Curious – Nadine Mckenzie

Jul 15th, 2022 35m 52s

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 imagin

Episode 34: Because We’re Curious – Some reflections

Jul 15th, 2022 11m 18s

Episode 32: Because We’re Curious – Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold

Jun 30th, 2022 53m 8s

Episode 31: Because We’re Curious – Paulina Porwollik

Jun 30th, 2022 44m 30s

Episode 30: Because We’re Curious – Laïla Diallo

Jun 29th, 2022 53m 34s

Episode 29: Because We’re Curious – Some beginnings

Jun 29th, 2022 10m 23s

Episode 28: Fernando Melo – Craft and Heart

Apr 6th, 2022 44m 37s

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 Danc

Episode 27, part 1: Carl Knif – Vinterresa

Mar 16th, 2022 20m 38s

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

Episode 27, part 2: Carl Knif – Vinterresa

Mar 16th, 2022 39m 23s

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

Episode 26: Chiara Bersani – The time it takes

Feb 9th, 2022 49m 52s

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 Ital

Episode 25: Jessica Helbach – Fluency in colour, shape and texture

Dec 29th, 2021 50m 1s

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

Episode 24: Tina Tarpgaard – Vår Dag

Dec 16th, 2021 38m 12s

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 experienc

Episode 23: Anouk van Dijk – Out of the Blue

Dec 1st, 2021 50m 2s

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 th

Episode 22: Roser López Espinosa – Fine Lines

Nov 3rd, 2021 45m 27s

Roser López Espinosa creates a lively and playful physical universe of refined poetic imagery, intense teamwork, and, very often with a touch of humour. Roser introduces you to her duet 'Fine Lines'. The work is a danced dialogue between two ou

Episode 21: Celine Orman – The body as an archive

Sep 29th, 2021 45m 55s

How do you preserve a movement? How do you archive a dance? What do we want to pass on to future generations?Celine Orman works as a dance archivist at Skånes Dansteater and is the project manager for Bevara rörelse (Preserve Movement), a proje

Episode 20: Marcos Morau – The Carnival of the Animals

Sep 1st, 2021 43m 5s

Marcos Morau is a choreographer and the artistic director of La Veronal in Barcelona. The hallmarks of his work are a strong visual design and distinctive and technically ambitious movement material. Macros introduces you to Djurens karneval, T

Episode 19: Fabio Liberti – NOOK

Jun 9th, 2021 46m 45s

Fabio Liberti, choreographer and dancer, introduces you to his new piece NOOK. An outdoor production for 7 dancers that will perform in parks around Malmö and Lund. In NOOK dancing bodies become a building collective. A few weeks before premi

Episode 18: Madeleine Månsson – A portrait in motion

May 26th, 2021 58m 40s

Madeleine Månsson took a different route than many on her journey towards a professional career as a dancer. A former social worker who found dance as an adult. Madeleine has toured around the world with the highly acclaimed duet Dare to Wreck.