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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 indigenous civilizations sharing their thoughts and concerns about the environment and life on our planet. Their canvas is raw and robust and with abstract brushes they encourage a perfect balance.          
Their new creation ‘In Wind or Dust' premiered at Skånes Dansteater February 29, 2024.
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Host: Celine Orman, project manager Skånes Dansteater and Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes Dansteater
Guest: Danae & Dionysios, choreographers & dancers

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 everything in between, accompanied by a sprinkling of summer jazz.
Liam won the Skånes Dansteater Production Prize in 2022 at RIDCC – Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition. The prize resulted in this commission.
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Host: Kit Brown, dancer Skånes Dansteater
Guest: Liam Francis, choreographer & dancer 
Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater
DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater

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 experiences with audiences, experiencing music through other senses, the value of decentering yourself and humans not necessarily being the most important thing. And lastly, the vastness of time, opening spaces for slowness and contemplation. 
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Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater.
Guest: Nicholas Thayer, composer.
Editors: Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.
DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.

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 better learning.
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Host: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes Dansteater.
Guest: David Scarantino, dancer & pedagogue.
Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.
DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater
Jingel: Anders Ortman.

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. 
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Host: Kit Brown Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater.
Guest: Jo Strømgren, choreographer.
Editors: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, dancers Skånes Dansteater.
DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater
Jingel: Anders Ortman.

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. 
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Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater.
Guest: Amancio Gonzalez, dancer & teacher.
Editors: Samuel Denton, Kit Brown, dancers Skånes Dansteater.
DancePod Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Dario Minoia, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater.
Jingel: Anders Ortman.