We're back with another episode of Show Notes - a series where we give you insider knowledge about specific dance productions.

We're back again with Scottish Dance Theatre to speak to them about their production of TuTuMucky by choreographer Botis Seva. In this conversation, Matilda chats with Scottish Dance Theatre company dancer Jessie Roberts-Smith who was part of the original creation process.

Jessie talks about the way dancers think about resistance and tension in their bodies which builds into an explosive release, she tells us what the piece celebrates and let's us know what audiences can expect to take away from the experience.

TuTuMucky is currently on tour as part of a double bill - tour and ticket info at scottishdancetheatre.com/works/tutumucky

A transcript of this episode is available on our website - hsk-pod.com/

Weblinks:

www.scottishdancetheatre.com/works/tutumucky

www.instagram.com/scottishdancetheatre/

www.farfromthenorm.com/

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www.instagram.com/hskpod/

Hosted by Matilda Bjarum

Produced, Edited and Social Media by Katie Daniel

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

Image by Brian Hartley

Welcome to our first ever episode of Show Notes - a series where we give you insider knowledge about specific dance productions.

We're kicking it off speaking to Artistic Director and Choreographer Joan Clevillé about Scottish Dance Theatre's digital dance production: The Life and Times

We talk to him about what the show is, the themes and ideas behind the movement and production and what they hope audiences can take away from the experience.

GET YOUR TICKETS for The Life and Times at https://bit.ly/SDTLifeTimes

A transcript of this episode is available on our website - hsk-pod.com/

Weblinks:

https://www.scottishdancetheatre.com/works/the-life-and-times-by-joan-clevill

https://www.instagram.com/scottishdancetheatre/

https://hsk-pod.com/

www.instagram.com/hskpod/

Hosted by Matilda Bjarum

Produced, Edited and Social Media by Katie Daniel

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

Image of Kieran Brown by Sean Millar

We’re currently working on developing the podcast for a bigger and better Season 2 but in the meantime, we are having some short chats with people from the industry about how they’re coping with these pandemic times.

In this bonus episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to the freelance dancer and choreographer Carl Aquilizan, we talked about his current choreographic project: dis_func, the challenges and realizations in the early stages of his professional dance career, and how joy for dance brings dance.

Transcript is available on our website - https://hsk-pod.com/

Weblinks:

https://www.instagram.com/cjaquilizan/

https://www.instagram.com/dis_func/

https://www.facebook.com/carlaquilizan/

www.instagram.com/hskpod/

Hosted by Matilda Bjarum

Produced and Edited by Mathilde Ytterstad

Social Media by Katie Daniel

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

We’re currently working on developing the podcast for a bigger and better Season 2 but in the meantime, we are having some short chats with people from the industry about how they’re coping with these pandemic times.

In this bonus episode, we chat to independent dance artist and filmmaker Genevieve Reeves about combining her skills to create new opportunities for work even in a pandemic, her work as a Digital Artist with Scottish Dance Theatre, the level of support for graduating dance artists and, as a result, creating an international contemporary community on Instagram with Covid dance.

Transcript is available on our website - hsk-pod.com/

Weblinks:

https://www.instagram.com/genvv/

https://www.instagram.com/covid.dance/

https://www.instagram.com/herd.of/

http://thesebonesthisfleshthisskin.com/

Every Map Has A Scale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOCmLnR_yij1dveWNII5qEJidew0pzzF8

hsk-pod.com/

www.instagram.com/hskpod/

Hosted by Matilda Bjarum

Produced, Edited and Social Media by Katie Daniel

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

We’re currently working on developing the podcast for a bigger and better Season 2 but in the meantime, we are having some short chats with people from the industry about how they’re coping with these pandemic times.

In this bonus episode we sat down with Emma Jayne Park also known as the Cultured Mongrel to discuss finding ways to reconnect with our bodies, increasing transparency and demystifying elements of the industry and re-evaluating being an artist with balancing the multi-faceted roles that come along with that.

Weblinks:

https://www.culturedmongrel.org/

https://twitter.com/culturedmongrel

https://hsk-pod.com/

www.instagram.com/hskpod/

Hosted by Matilda Bjarum

Produced, Edited and Social Media by Katie Daniel

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

We’re currently working on developing the podcast for a bigger and better Season 2 but in the meantime, we are having some short chats with people from the industry about how they’re coping with these pandemic times.

In this bonus episode, you’ll hear our chat with Michael and Lava from Bobbi Lo Production, a Swedish based dance company, as they tell us about their current project ’28 Solos 28 Days’. The project enlists a different dance artist, from other Nordic dance companies as well as freelancers, every day throughout February to do a live performance on their Instagram.

Weblinks:

https://bobbiloproduktion.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bobbiloproduktion/

https://hsk-pod.com/

www.instagram.com/hskpod/

Hosted by Matilda Bjarum

Edited by Mathilde Ytterstad

Social Media by Katie Daniel

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

In this last episode of Season 1 of HSKPOD, Tammy interviewed Janet Smith (previous artistic director of Scottish Dance Theatre and Principal of Northern School of Contemporary Dance), during the first lockdown in the UK 2020. Tammy and Janet speak about Janet´s first encounters and experiences with dance and about predictions and wishes for the future of the arts. As a person that has inspired and nurtured a lot of dance artists of our generation, we were honored to have her come to our podcast!

If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at bit.ly/3jTsoB2

Weblinks:

https://www.nscd.ac.uk/people/janet-smith/

https://www.scottishdancetheatre.com/

https://www.nscd.ac.uk/

hsk-pod.com/

www.instagram.com/hskpod/

HSKpod Team for this episode:

Interviewer: Tammy Tsang

Moderator: Matilda Bjärum

Editor: Mathilde Ytterstad

Social Media: Katie Daniel

Design: Tammy Tsang

In this episode, Matilda talks with Stephanie McMann, freelance dance artist, mother and - at the time - Rehearsal Director (Maternity Cover) of Scottish Dance Theatre. They talk about Steph's role as Co-Artistic Director and Dancer at Nora, working with Deborah Hay, the difference between 'dancer' and 'dance artist', the limitations of hierarchical structures and aggressive communication styles as the norm and the challenges of motherhood as a freelance artist.

Weblinks:

https://www.noramoves.com/

https://www.scottishdancetheatre.com/

https://hsk-pod.com/

https://www.instagram.com/hskpod/

The HSKpod Team for this episode:

Interviewer: Matilda Bjärum

Editor: Katie Daniel

Design: Tammy Tsang

To round off Season 1, we are releasing some episodes that were recorded pre-Corona that we didn’t get a chance to share but we still think the conversations are really great.

In this episode Matilda talks with interdisciplinary artist Imogen Mansfield about her journey as an artist and how she came into using film and photography as some of her primary mediums. We also talk about managing social media and the limitations we put on creativity when we categorise ‘good’ and ‘bad’ art.

We’d like to apologise for the background noise in this episode, it was recorded in a café in Berlin in October of 2019. If you’d like to support us to make the podcast better in Season 2, we’d really appreciate it if you could consider donating to the podcast at https://bit.ly/3jTsoB2

Weblinks:

https://www.imogenmansfield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/imogenaoifeann/

https://hsk-pod.com/

https://www.instagram.com/hskpod/

The HSKpod Team for this episode:

Interviewer: Matilda Bjärum

Editor: Mathilde Ytterstad

Social Media: Katie Daniel

Design: Tammy Tsang

This week Matilda sat down with the emerging choreographers and Scottish Dance Theatre dancers: Jessie Roberts-Smith and Luigi Nardone. Discussing their piece "So Long, and Slender" (SLAS); that will be presented on the "Resolution Platform 2020" in London. Chatting about ideas and processes behind their ever evolving piece, as well as trying to define the success-recipe of their co-creator duo relationship.

"So Long, and Slender have been sent from the aithēr, the element unknown to man, to dissect and master the art of "contemporary dance". With a combination of sizzling hot dancing, relentless pulsating beats and foolish charm, this piece promises to leave you giddy with a new found love for contemporary art and an urge to hit up the nearest gym."

Weblinks:

https://www.instagram.com/so.long.and.slender/

https://www.theplace.org.uk/whats-on/joshua-vendetta-nash-grey-area-jessie-roberts-smith-luigi-nardone