[8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series – Podcast

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[8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series – Podcast

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.

  1. Camilla Schielin at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    2 DAYS AGO

    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 development of the piece, the music and dance styles that influenced it, and how other performers shape her work.

    25 min
  2. Luca Bonamore at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    DEC 12

    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. In his conversation with author Sean Pfeiffer, Bonamore discusses his start as a dancer, what it means to open up the private to the public, and navigating the multitude of Viennese spaces he performs in.

    19 min
  3. Jette Loona Hermanis & Anna Ansone at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    DEC 5

    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 collaborative piece FrostBite, a post-nuclear fantasy between theatre, dance and installation. They also discuss the importance of genre, fashion and improvisation in their work, and how they channelled child’s play in developing the piece.

    29 min
  4. j. bouey & Tyrone Bevans at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    NOV 28

    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 their duet A Message at ImPulsTanz. They also talk about finding inspiration in the 1970s and dance as a vehicle for liberation.

    39 min
  5. Viní Ventania & Vitória Jovem – Irmãs Brasil – at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    NOV 21

    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 hate and violence against gender-nonconforming bodies, was one of two winning works at this year’s ImPulsTanz - Young Choreographers' Award. Speaking with author Sean Pfeiffer, they reflect on their time in Vienna, the discussions their performance sparked at the festival, and how Eunuchs as a piece of art is still evolving.

    41 min
  6. Xenia Koghilaki at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    NOV 14

    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 resulting piece Slamming, and how anticipation and release function as structural devices in her work.

    29 min
  7. Astrid Boons at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    NOV 7

    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 Sean Pfeiffer touches upon the philosophical underpinnings of the work and how collaborating closely with the performers shapes her process.

    29 min
  8. Georges Labbat at the [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series Podcast

    OCT 31

    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 at the Austrian Film Museum to discuss his performance Self/Unnamed. Here, Labbat dances with a resin puppet modeled after himself. They talk about the process of creating the puppet and the ambivalent projections regarding power and desire the duet invites.

    35 min
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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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