[8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series – Podcast
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Since 2023 Life Long Burning talks to the artists of ImPulsTanz’ [8:tension] Series to get some insights and anecdotes on their artistic work practices and their residence time during the festival in Vienna. Writer Sean Pfeiffer and the curators Breanna O’Mara & Chris Haring teamed up for this podcast. Until the end of the year, we release one episode of every Thursday.
The [8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series at ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival has been offering the opportunity to get to know a new generation of choreographers from all over the world and their work since 2001. Since 2024 the series is curated by Breanna O’Mara and Chris Haring.
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S3E31 Production Xx at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Production Xx who’s work Gush is great was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. They told us about the start of this piece, when the six of them did not know each other yet,…
S3E30 Catol Teixeira at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Catol Teixeira, who’s work Arrebentação - zona de derrama last chapter was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. Catol told us how close their way of choreographing is to their…
S3E29 Mufutau Yusuf at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Mufutau Yusuf who’s work Impasse was invited to this years’ [8:tension] Series. He talked about the times when he, at age 17, was asked to join a tour to New York, about his urge…
S3E28 Luigi Guerrieri at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Luigi Guerrieri, who’s work Poor Guy was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. We talked about Narcisism, family issues and the freedom art can give. And how to handle…
S3E27 Gui B.B at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Gui B.B, who’s work I Have Such a Horrible Voice was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. Gui talked with me about precarity. How easily one can get in debt and what this does…
S3E26 Adam Russell-Jones at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Adam Russell-Jones, who’s work Release the hounds was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. Adam told me about his transition from being a ballet dancer in big companies to…
S3E25 Mélissa Guex at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Mélissa Guex, who’s work DOWN (full album) was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. She talked about her fascination for big crowds. About the magic of instant connection and…
S3E24 Marika Peura at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Marika Peura, who’s work Amalgam Melee was invited to this year’s [8:tension] Series. We talked about violence – and what difference it makes, who defines what violence is. About…
S3E23 Lisen Pousette & Olivia Rivière at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guests are Lisen Pousette and Olivia Rivière, the makers of the performance DUNKEL, which was invited to this year’s [8:tension] Series. We talked about the time when they met in choir…
S3E22 Martina De Dominicis at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Martina De Dominicis, who’s work Latente was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. Martina talked about nostalgia as something more than missing the past, but missing the…
S3E21 Matteo Haitzmann at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Matteo Haitzmann, composer and choreographer, who’s work Make it Count was invited to this years [8:tension] Series. He told me which lessons from being a danceWEBber back in 2018…
S2E20 Netti Nüganen at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Netti Nüganen. Known to ImPulsTanz audiences as part of a number of Florentina Holzinger’s productions, she first presented one of her own performances at this year’s festival. Her…
S2E19 Camilla Schielin at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Camilla Schielin, a dancer-choreographer working in Vienna. After showing her solo piece into (quickening ground) at ImPulsTanz, she talked with author Sean Pfeiffer about the…
S2E18 Luca Bonamore at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Luca Bonamore, a dancer and choreographer from Vienna. His latest group piece, Silent Lovers, is concerned with cruising - a historically queer practice of public sexual encounters.…
S2E17 Jette Loona Hermanis & Anna Ansone at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guests are choreographer-performer Jette Loona Hermanis from Estland and visual artist and stage designer Anna Ansone from Latvia. They sat down with author Sean Pfeiffer to talk about their…
S2E16 j. bouey & Tyrone Bevans at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guests are j. bouey and Tyrone Bevans, both waacking dancers and choreographers based in New York. With author Sean Pfeiffer, they discuss the history of waacking and the world premiere of…
S2E15 Viní Ventania & Vitória Jovem – Irmãs Brasil – at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guests are Viní Ventania and Vitória Jovem, performing together as Irmãs Brasil, the „Sisters of Brasil“. Their duet Eunuchs, a haunting and commanding piece about the historic and on-going…
S2E14 Xenia Koghilaki at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Xenia Koghilaki, a dancer-choreographer working between Athens and Berlin. With author Sean Pfeiffer, she discusses her research into crowd dances and moshing. She talks about the…
S2E13 Astrid Boons at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Astrid Boons, a Belgian choreographer currently working in the Netherlands. Her piece Khôra aims to find humanity in an increasingly technologized world. Her conversation with author…
S2E12 Georges Labbat at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast
Today’s guest is Georges Labbat, a dancer, choreographer and visual artist working in Paris. With Vienna based choreographer and artistic co-director of the [8:tension] Series, Chris Haring, he met…
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[8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series – Podcast has published 31 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Arts, Performing Arts.
[8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series – Podcast is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 32m.
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