By Jorge Crecis, PhD
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Welcome to "TWV in conversation with…” today’s guest: Hayley J S Matthews.
Before we introduce this episode, we would like to thank the people who have recently donated to keep this podcast alive... If you can contribute, any little help is a lot of help: Support the show HERE
In this episode, we will be discussing Hayley's upcoming event, "The Dance of Being", which will be taking place both in person and online. We will also be delving into some of the more difficult concepts related to dance, such as consciousness and emotions, and how Hayley approaches these topics in her work.
Another important topic that we will be covering is funding and the question of whether dancing is just a passion or a remunerated job.
We will also be discussing some of the current feminist figures in the dance world to look out as references for the future 22nd century and how their contributions will shape the industry.
Finally, we will also be discussing the importance of in-person and online-but-in-person remote events in the current climate and why 100-year-old choreography is still relevant in today's world.
So join us as we explore the world of dance and all its complexities with Hayley J S Matthews.
Instagram: @hayleymatthewsdancer
Website: https://www.ensembledance.org/the-dance-of-being
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One Last Exercise of 2022… for 2023
Finishing the year with reflection and preparation, Bridget offers the last “TWV to Takeaway” exercise. Inspired by our recent episode with Graham Alexander, this exercise will:
-identify your soft skills
-employ your soft skills towards taking your 2023 to the next level
-help you take 2023 to the next level for someone else
It’s a big one, but why not end the year with a bang? And start 2023 strong and soft.
From all of us at Towards Vivencia, we wish you a Happy New Year.
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Hello beautiful people!
Buckle up because today's episode is a real lesson in business ethics, pricing our services as dance artists, making a difference in the world, and how the performing arts can benefit corporates and vice versa.
Our guest today is Graham Alexander.
I had the pleasure to be one of Graham’s teachers at London Contemporary Dance School (The Place) where he studied dance after having graduated in Physics from Oxford University… is a vice president at the De Beers Group, one of the biggest mining diamond companies in the world, with over 20,000 employees working in 28 different nations.
Prior to that, he worked for nine years in various consultancies such as PwC, Javelin Group, OC&C Strategy Consultants, primarily working with clients in the retail and consumer goods industry, such as Superdry, Selfridges, and Heineken, as well as in a number of other industries, like the cabinet office, Brussels Airport, or First Group.
After that, he was employed by the Lego Group to implement their marketing plans.
In this episode, we discussed:
A very pragmatic, profound and useful episode.
Enjoy it!!!
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It has been a lot of fun to put together this podcast... I had to stop a lot to put aside important bits to create the sound bites because everything they said was so relevant and easily applicable to everyone. There are a lot of wise words in this episode, so get your notebooks ready because you are in for a treat.
Alleyne Dance (AD) is a UK based company with an international reach, founded in 2014 by award winning dancers and twin sisters Kristina and Sadé Alleyne. The choreographic aesthetic reflects the sisters diverse background in athleticism and dance training. Within their abstract contemporary construct, Alleyne Dance blend West African, Caribbean, Hip Hop, Kathak and Circus Skills, delivered as fast paced and dynamic movement. They infuse lyrical and fluid motion, layered with rhythm and textures in physically powerful, yet graceful performances.
Alleyne Dance strives for high quality and excellence as the Company delivers its three main objectives: performance, participation and development.
In this conversation we also talk about:
And of course, we talk about their
IMPORTANT LINKS FROM THIS CONVERSATION:
Alleyne Dance Intensive Training Week 2022:
https://www.alleynedance.com/event/alleyne-dance-intensive-training-week-2022/
Alleyne Dance Mentorship Programme
https://www.alleynedance.com/mentorship-programme/
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A very special episode with a very special discount for our listeners.
We're speaking with Niku Chaudari and Mika Karagianis about the intensive / retreat they're organizing in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. They have been extremely generous, and throughout the course of this podcast, you will learn how to get a 150€ discount for this incredible opportunity.
In this conversation, we are discussing:
Listeners, if you want to escape your current reality, deepen your practice, work with amazing movement professionals, and most importantly, have the time, space, and a safe container to keep working on yourself, Kala-Keli in Goa, India it's the place to go.
Register you interest in going HERE
Listen to this episode and discover how you can get a discount of 150€.
kalakeli: 9TH JANUARY – 31ST MARCH 2023
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Welcome to the 2nd TWV in conversation with... episode. today with Júlia Robert and Rudi Cole… both together: Humanhood.
This is definitely the most contrasting episode yet
why??
Because of this episode, I've realised that Humanhood and Towards Vivencia have a lot in common in terms of their goals... Even though our ways of getting there may seem very different, hence contrasting... but, as the say goes: all paths lead to Rome. So let's go to Rome...
I hope that this episode gives you, our listeners, as much information as possible about Julia and Rudi's work, learn more about how these artists work on the human mind and then decide what tools and methods work best for you. We have a whole season to talk about more of these methods...
After this episode and every other one, we'll be looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
In this episode, we discussed:
We referenced:
Florence Shinn Scovel
Neville Goddard
Thomas Troward
Neale Donald Walsch
Bob Proctor
Abraham Hicks
Osho
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Wallace Delois Wattles
At the end of each episode, Bridget will give you a short summary of what was said and a simple exercise that will help you take the best parts of the episode and try them out for yourself.
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Welcome to the 1st episode of this 3rd season.
Our guest today doesn't need much of a presentation. He is mainly known as the Artistic Director of the UK-based Hofesh Shechter Company, formed in 2008. His dance company tours the world constantly and is a reference for many people!!
Shechter has also staged and choreographed works for leading international dance companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Batsheva Ensemble, Candoco Dance Company, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater 1, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet Flanders. He has also choreographed for theatre, television and opera.
In 2016 he received a Tony Award nomination for his choreography for the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Grand Finale was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production. In 2020, Hofesh Shechter Company was named the winner of the Fedora – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet for LIGHT: Bach Dances, in collaboration with Royal Danish Opera and co-directed by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames. In 2018 Hofesh Shechter was awarded an honorary OBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for Services to Dance. In 2020, Hofesh Shechter Company was named the winner of the Fedora – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet for LIGHT: Bach Dances, in collaboration with Royal Danish Opera and co-directed by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames.
We just talked to him a few days after he finished his surfing holidays in the north of Spain… so that’s where we started, from there we went on talking about:
And so much more. A very complex, down-to-earth and pragmatic conversation.
We referenced: Jiddu Krishnamurti
Remember that at the end of each episode, Bridget will also offer a brief summary of this conversation as well as a simple exercise designed to help you take away the best bits of the episode and try them out for yourself.
This season is brought to you by:
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In a world where governmental support to art, public health and education is being reduced every day. In a moment in time where environmental policies are barely scratching the surface, where dance consumers are in decline, a moment in human history where another conflict of potential nuclear proportions is closer than it has been in decades.
In a time where dance might seem unimportant or unnecessary, I am going to make every possible effort to spotlight dance as a key contributor to the evolution of human consciousness.
And given the circumstances… that’s a big task, therefore, I'm not going to try to do it alone… I am inviting world-class dance-makers, performers, scientists, scholars and philosophers in order to deconstruct and speculate if and how dance can be a vehicle to develop human consciousness.
What do I mean by that?
...
Also
Also, coming in at the end of each episode, Bridget will also offer a brief summary of each conversation as well as a simple exercise designed to help you take away the best bits of the episode and try them out for yourself.
Check the 2nd part of this episode to know more about it
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Fantastic conversation with the one and only Pippa Duke.
We talked about her experience as a dancer with Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato. How Montessori pedagogy informed her teaching...
And how teaching discipline and thorough technique can not only co-habit with the development of self-worth but actually is inseparable.
You can also read more about her most recent projects:
- Weekly classes at Laughton: HERE
- Dancers' talking: HERE
- Laughton Lodge residencies: HERE
You can email Pid directly at [email protected] to enquire about booking the space.
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Gabi is a Chilean dance artist. She moved to London in 2011 for a BA (Hons) degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and then went on to gain a MA (Hons) degree from London Contemporary Dance School as part of an apprenticeship scheme with Ballet Lorent.
She trained in Flying Low and Passing Trough with Leila McMillan and then with David Zambrano in Madrid, Brussels, Athens, Ecuador and Thailand. She moved back to Chile in 2017, working in companies such as Jose Vidal y Cia and teaching in dance, theatre and circus venues across the country.
Her classes are a chance to explore some of the principles of Flying Low and Passing Through, within the conditions of a confined space. Warming up with a Chi Gong practice, focusing on a different element each day (Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, Fire), we then use our voice to guide our energy, looking for pathways with and within our bodies. We try, play and rave with the possibilities of virtually interconnecting with one another, on a physical, emotional and energetic level.
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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.