cross-roads in dance, season 3

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Season 3

Cross-Roads in Dance is the perfect podcast for everybody who is passionate about dance: the dancer, the choreographer and the dance lover.

Kesha Raithatha (ENG)

Maya speaks with Kesha (UK) about the melting point between Indian & Contemporary dance, the creation process, resistance, the teaching & leaning process.

Rena Milgrom (ENG)

Maya speaks with Rena about the wisdom of the human body. How can we use our body to create? How can we use our body to heal? How can we use our body to make a difference in the society where we live in?

Michel Debrulle (FR)

Maya s’entretient avec Michel Debrulle , musicien et percussionniste de renom, qui a travaillé avec des chorégraphes célèbres et enseigne à P.A.R.T.S.

Aurelia Brailowsky (ENG)

Maya Sapera interviews Aurelia Brailowski about where dance and circus meet. Aurelia Brailowski is a circus artist, a clown, an actress, a teacher, an acrobat and an artistic adviser. We talk about communication with the audience, about freedom and discipline and much more.

Joke Laureyns (ENG)

Maya Sapera talks about dance with choreographer Joke Laureyns. Joke Laureyns creates starting from natural actions and brings different generations together on the stage. With her partner Quinten she created Kabinet K which now fused with Lageste.

Reintje Callebaut (ENG)

Maya Sapera talks with Reintje Callebaut. Reintje Callebaut has a background in dance and is specialised in dance coaching. They found that this therapeutic method is also useful as a choreographic tool.

Season 2

Joan van der Mast (ENG)

Laban Movement Analysis as a tool for you as a dancer, choreographer, teacher / dance as a way of life

Adriano Popolo Rubbio – MoDem (ENG)

Movimiento Democratico (MoDem) is the choreographic language Roberto Zappalà developed for his Compagnia Zappalà Danza. The key words in his vocabulary are: the visceral body, instinct and imperfection.

Filipe Lourenço (FR)

Filipe grew up with dances and music from the Maghreb. He was trained as a contemporary dancer. Now he combines both in a personal choreographic language.

Hiroshi Wakamatsu (ENG)

Filipe grew up with dances and music from the Maghreb. He was trained as a contemporary dancer. Now he combines both in a personal choreographic language.

Saidjah Galo 1 (ENG)

Saïdjah Galo was born in a musical family. Her mother introduced her to flamenco in her dance school ‘La Zambra’ in Bergamo when she was only a child. Now she is an authority of Flamenco in Belgium. 

Saidjah Galo 2 (ENG)

Saïdjah Galo was born in a musical family. Her mother introduced her to flamenco in her dance school ‘La Zambra’ in Bergamo when she was only a child. Now she is an authority of Flamenco in Belgium. 

Maya Sapera: ‘What does the creation process of a dancer look like? What do choreographers from different backgrounds have in common? How can we inspire each other?
To me the lockdown period was a time of inspiration, reflection and sharing. It was a time to deepen myself. I am specialised in Indian dances. As Indian dance is a niche art, save a few exceptions, I wanted to break free from this idea by starting a dialogue with artists in the field. My wish is to open up a route towards the Western art scene and build bridges in the society I live in.So I started to talk with lovely inspiring people. This resulted in a broad spectrum of visions on choreography and creation.Through “cross-roads in dance” I want to share those interestings indepth conversations with you. Enjoy the ride!’

Season 1

  • Production: Danshuis De Ingang
  • Research and interviewer: Maya Sapera
  • Sound: Robbe Kieckens
  • Logo and photo: Maïté Baillieul
  • Translation: Ans Van Gasse
  • Colour grading: Lies Heylbroeck
  • Advice: Danspunt

David Hernandez (ENG)

audio 1: how did you get to Belgium, collaborations, visual elements, musicality in dance, creation process, flexible frame as a basis to work, sales in dance

audio 2: research of movement departing from concept, light design, costume design, overcoming obstacles

Eva Kamala Rodenburg (ENG)

audio 1: yoga and dance. how did yoga come in your life, how can yoga and dance feed each other, yoga and art education

audio 2: yoga and dance. core work, body consciousness, 8 limbs of yoga

Satya Roosens (ENG)

audio 1: creating in nature, target audience, challenges

audio 2: side specific work, in search of technique, the human aspect

Alain Platel (NL)

audio 1: the role of the dramaturge, the knitting of the material, how do you keep distance of your work, translation of movements in words

audio 2: signs of the time, cultural appropriation, artistic collaboration, working with amateurs

David Zambrano (ENG)

audio 1: improvisation, roots,  structure in improvisation, sense of time in improvisation, live music, beginning and end of a production.

audio 2: Tictac Art Centre, Flying low, passing through, painting and dance, costumes

Shila Mehta & François Raoult

audio 1: yoga and Indian dance: connection, visualisation of the music / nada yoga, lines in the atmosphere

audio 2: yoga and Indian dance: rasa, cycle, guru