1 hr 3 min

TWV in conversations with Paolo Mangiola Towards Vivencia in Conversation with

    • Performing Arts

As part of out unique online training Towards Vivencia, once a month we invite dance-artists we admire to talk about Peak Performance Presence, how to sustain a long and successful career in the arts and what are the books and other resources our guests feed from.

In this fourth episode we had a conversation with Paolo Mangiola, artistic director of Zfin Malta, the national company of Malta. In this episode we talked about: 
Why dancers are the main asset of any dance companyInterdependency What is the role of a national dance company and why they should existA dystopian future where Earth’s rotation slows down and gravity increases exponentially What does Paolo Mangiola look for on a dancer during an audition processPresence, humanity and honesty in performanceWhat Zfin Malta next season looks likeWhat happens to artists when the work you want to make has been made by Boris Charmatz alreadyHow all the negative answers we receive throughout a lifetime equipped us to go further and furtherHow do you know whether a piece has changed your life…

Resources we mentioned


21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari 1984 by George Orwell Strange Days by Kathryn Bigelow 
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As part of out unique online training Towards Vivencia, once a month we invite dance-artists we admire to talk about Peak Performance Presence, how to sustain a long and successful career in the arts and what are the books and other resources our guests feed from.

In this fourth episode we had a conversation with Paolo Mangiola, artistic director of Zfin Malta, the national company of Malta. In this episode we talked about: 
Why dancers are the main asset of any dance companyInterdependency What is the role of a national dance company and why they should existA dystopian future where Earth’s rotation slows down and gravity increases exponentially What does Paolo Mangiola look for on a dancer during an audition processPresence, humanity and honesty in performanceWhat Zfin Malta next season looks likeWhat happens to artists when the work you want to make has been made by Boris Charmatz alreadyHow all the negative answers we receive throughout a lifetime equipped us to go further and furtherHow do you know whether a piece has changed your life…

Resources we mentioned


21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari 1984 by George Orwell Strange Days by Kathryn Bigelow 
Support the show
Support the show
Support the show HERE

1 hr 3 min