[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, but were invited to develop a piece together – within 5 days. We hear, how they found quite playful ways to fulfill this task and ended up becoming friends and collaborators and touring Gush is great for years. 

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 actual way of living. Why they choose to work with close friends and what it means to them to choreograph emotional zones. And Catol talked about how not planning a lot, but following instincts can bring you to places.

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 to make his own work, and the difference of showing it in Europe or in Nigeria. About being seen or not and as what in society, and the unfair division of power over visibility.

Almud Krejza was talking with Mufutau during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 unexpected circumstances like losing one‘s voice on the day of a premiere. 

Almud Krejza was talking with Luigi during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 to a person. She talked about starting a lot of things but not finishing them, about taking risks and the blurry area between life and art. 

Almud Krejza was talking with Gui during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 making his own work as independent choreographer, about the attraction as well as danger of dancing until complete exhaustion. How the collaboration with musician Moritz Haas evolved and what a drunk stranger on the U8 in Berlin has to do with his piece.

Almud Krejza was talking with Adam during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 how she met the drummer Clement Grin,  with whom she created the piece. How she sometimes prefers speaking with her body to speaking with her mouth. And the importance of warming up and accepting downs.

Almud Krejza was talking with Mélissa during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 the longing for belonging. And how to appropriate a culture which is your own, but is still not very familiar. And about dynamics one cannot control, neither in real life nor on stage. 

Almud Krejza was talking with Marika Peura during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 school and how singing is their natural habitat. How they moved on from soprano and alto to heavy metal and growling and about their ongoing fascination with the deconstruction of the voice.

Almud Krejza was talking with Lisen Pousette and Olivia Rivière during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.

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 future, which one thought would come but did not, about how fruitful it can be to trust in one‘s gut-feeling. And about the importance of unlearning as well as of doing things one can not do - yet.

Almud Krejza was talking with Martian De Dominicis during ImPulsTanz Festival 2025.