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 anniversary. Coming full circle.This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube on Thursday 3 April, 2025.-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Lidia Wos, choreographer.

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 ordinary movements, themes and objects into beauty, magic and gold.This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Thursday 13 February, 2025.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Ludvig Daee, choreographer.

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 motivations behind creating it. He also opens up the term practice and talks about his desire to build continuity, to deepen knowledge within the field, and his ambition to make what we do more accessible for wider audiences.The ‘Within Practice 2024’ series consists of 3 episodes. (Episodes 49, 50, 51.)-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuest: Björn Säfsten, choreographer & artistic director Within PracticeEditor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton & Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes DansteaterSpecial thanks to Within Practice, MDT, SKH & Dansens Hus.

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, Laura Linna and Elise Mae Nuding. They talk about what ‘practice’ means to them, and what’s it like to responde to someone else’s vision. How do you maintain a sustainable career in what can be a chaotic and uncertain profession, and lastly, how it feels to juggle several practices at the same time?The ‘Within Practice 2024’ series consists of 3 episodes. (Episodes 49, 50, 51.)-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuests: Anna Biczók, Tova Gerge, Laura Linna & Elise Nuding, dance artists & participants of Stina Nybergs workshop at Within PracticeEditor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton & Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes DansteaterSpecial thanks to Within Practice, MDT, SKH & Dansens Hus.

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 broader relationship towards the term practice and what feeds her choreographic curiosities.The ‘Within Practice 2024’ series consists of 3 episodes. (Episodes 49, 50, 51.)-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuest: Stina Nyberg, choreographer, dancerEditor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton & Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes DansteaterSpecial thanks to Within Practice, MDT, SKH & Dansens Hus.

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 DansteaterGuest: Bregje van Balen, costume designerEditor: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater

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 traveling back and forth from Doris to the refugees' new home planet, Tundrakloten. During one of these trips 'Aniara' collides with a smaller planet and starts to drift. 'Aniara' is a co-production between Skånes Dansteater and Moomsteatern. -----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guest: Carl Knif, choreographer & director

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 collaboration with Malmö Pride and DJ Qarl Qunt.'Indigo Flamingo' is a celebration of community, and the audience is invited to become part of the story in this two-hour interactive show, inspired by Malmö’s queer people and places, past and present. They can take to the dancefloor or simply soak up the atmosphere of the fabulous indigo-tinted world of lost memories and hidden surprises.-----Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater.Guests: Gwyn Emberton, Jonna Blode Hanno aka Mother Mermaid

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 practice, how he shares and offers it to people in different environments. A DancePod episode for the movement nerds!-----Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuest: Gaetano Badalamenti, dance artist & holistic bodyworkerEditor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater

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 Tiemen in the cast.  A piece that deals with the phenomenon of cults and their enigmatic leaders and creates space for the complex duality between the collective and the individual.-----Host: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes DansteaterGuests: Lava Markusson, Michael Tang, choreographers & dancersEditor: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes DansteaterDancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater