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Panel discussion recorded on 13 June 2026 at Malmö Konsthall as part of Malmö City’s Democracy Week, ‘Malmö möts’. In 2025, choreographer Philippe Blanchard, dramaturge Maika Knoblich, and Skånes Dansteater initiated an ongoing inquiry into how the Performing Arts Society might assume a more active, accountable role in addressing the current ecological crisis.  In a time when the climate emergency is accelerating, our questioning moves beyond emissions data and toward a critical reflection on the ethical dimensions of our methodologies, the infrastructures that sustain them, and the symbolic economies in which they circulate. In this context, we are developing a dance work that draws on Édouard Glissant's philosophical concept of opacity. In our research, we ask: Can we imagine artistic practices that embody this ethics of opacity—practices that do not seek to extract or explain, but to relate, resonate, and respond?  In our panel, we want to enter a discussion and think together about what art can communicate and provide during times of crisis that other disciplines may not.  Panel: Phillip Blanchard (FR), specialized lecturer, teacher, curator, and artist in Sustainable Methodology in Performative Practice Max Liljefors, professor of art history and visual studies at Lund University. Lucy Smalley, Project Leader KOAS, Malmö Konsthall Moderator: Maika Knoblich (DE), Performance Artist, Choreographer, Theater Light Designer Audio editor: Linda Tran

A conversation with former Skånes Dansteater dancers on how they are defying the prevailing conventions that a dancer’s career ends at 40.  Our dancer Sam Denton meets Anette Jellne, Jan Vesala and Laura Cheesman - dancers born in three different decades - in dialouge about the challenges they face to keep dancing for longer, and how the working conditions and practices for dancers have and continue to change to make this happen.  This episode features a public talk from the Dance Forever festival, held on November 27 2025. ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guests: Laura Cheesman, Jan Vesala & Anette Jellne, former dancers at Skånes Danstateater

In this special episode, dance archivist Celine Orman talks with Professor Susan Kozel to explore the intersections of dance, philosophy and digital technologies. Susan’s research in phenomenology, somatics, and responsive technologies has influenced archival practices, including Skånes Dansteater’s project Bevara Rörelse (Maintaining Movement).  The conversation delves into the unique ways bodies think and sense, reflecting on themes of perception, attention, and human experience in a rapidly changing digital world. Susan shares insights from her extensive work, including collaborations with artists worldwide. From her perspective as an professor and former dancer she explains how  dance is more than an art form, but also as a vital way of knowing, being and understanding what it means to be human. ----- Host: Celine Orman, dance archivist Skånes Dansteater Guest: Susan Kozel, professor at the School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University

I år firar Skånes Dansteater sitt 30-årsjubileum på flera olika sätt. Bland annat genom en serie samtal med olika röster som är och har varit delaktiga att skapa Skånes Dansteater. I detta specialavsnitt, för ovanlighetens skull helt på svenska, möter vi Skånes Dansteaters vd och konstnärliga ledare Mira Helenius Martinsson. Hon har lett kompaniet sedan 2019 och är en central kraft i utvecklingen av danskonsten i regionen. I detta avsnitt utforskar vi Miras vision för framtidens dans, hennes drivkrafter och den roll scenkonstinstitutionen kan spela de kommande 30 åren. Vi pratar hållbarhet, relationer och vad det innebär att leda en institution i ständig rörelse. ----- Gäst: Mira Helenius Martinsson, VD & konstnärlig ledare Skånes Dansteater Värd & redaktör: Carl Johan Folkesson Karlidag, Skånes Dansteater

Between 2010 and 2019, Ben Wright choreographed over eight original works with us and served as Associate Artistic Director from 2014 to 2017, collaborating closely with former CEO and Artistic Director Åsa Soderberg. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking production The Feeling of Going, a large-scale pop-opera-dance-theatre piece built around Jónsi’s album Go. As part of our 30th anniversary, we revisit Ben’s time at Skånes Dansteater and reflect on his wide-ranging career. Ben also shares thoughts on navigating transitions, letting go to allow for transformation, and exploring life’s essentials—love, death, and change. He emphasizes staying connected to the inner child, living with joy and compassion, and building trust through connection in his art, guided by kindness and empathy. ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guest: Ben Wright, Choreographer & Artistic Director Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater

Patrick King, Skånes Dansteater’s first Artistic Director, and his partner Johan King Silverhult, one of the ensemble’s dancers during its early years, are still active as choreographers, dancers, and now Artistic Directors of Salon K Privé. As part of Skånes Dansteater’s 30th anniversary, we revisit the birth of an independent dance institution. Patrick King set the tone for the company’s new beginning with his work "XXX Close Up", where a cast of seasoned dancers from Malmöbaletten met newly recruited talents in a physically demanding piece. Hear Patrick and Johan not only recall the early years of Skånes Dansteater’s history, but also reflect on their broader dance careers: Patrick's experience of being a Black dancer in 1970s New York, performing in legendary productions such as "Fame" and Cirque du Soleil, living with elegance and dignity, and much more. ----- Host: Kit Brown, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guests: Patrick King & Johan Silverhult, choreographers & artistic directors Salon K Privé Editor: Celine Orman, dance archivist Skånes Dansteater

‘Wing Ding’ is a vibrant, absurd and wonderful celebration of dance – and a dream come true. For choreographer Lidia Wos, it's personal. In 2002, she took the Malmö Opera's stage as a young dancer. Now she's back - as a choreographer - with a marvelous team, the Malmö Opera Chorus, the Malmö Opera Orchestra and our dancers, who together bring three decades of dance memories to life. In 'Wing Ding' anything is possible: movement, imagination, joy and a dash of madness. A celebration. An anniversary. Coming full circle. This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube on Thursday 3 April, 2025. ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer, Skånes Dansteater. Guest: Lidia Wos, choreographer.

Meet Norwegian choreographer and dancer Ludvig Daae in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater.  An artist talk about dance, thoughts on utopias and the new dance performance ‘Attempting Alchemy’. Medieval alchemy, the dream of making gold, may be the most utopian of all sciences. Alchemy pushes the boundaries of science and finds a home in the world of imagination. For Ludvig Daae, this dream of transforming everyday experiences into something different and elevated is a central part of creating art. In 'Attempting Alchemy' he searches for utopia. He wants to transform ordinary movements, themes and objects into beauty, magic and gold. This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Thursday 13 February, 2025. ----- Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater. Guest: Ludvig Daee, choreographer.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with Within Practice 2024. Within Practice is a festival in Stockholm for contemporary dance practices that showcases the work of dancers and choreographers through various formats such as workshops, classes, panel discussions and practice presentations. Dancepod host Samuel Denton endeavour to explore all things ‘practice’ through a series of conversations with six different dance artists.  This episode brings the dancer's voice to the fore. You meet four participants from Stina Nyberg’s Within Practice workshop: Anna Bitzok, Tova Gerge, Laura Linna and Elise Mae Nuding. They talk about what ‘practice’ means to them, and what’s it like to responde to someone else’s vision. How do you maintain a sustainable career in what can be a chaotic and uncertain profession, and lastly, how it feels to juggle several practices at the same time? The ‘Within Practice 2024’ series consists of 3 episodes. (Episodes 49, 50, 51.) ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guests: Anna Biczók, Tova Gerge, Laura Linna & Elise Nuding, dance artists & participants of Stina Nybergs workshop at Within Practice Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater DancePod with Skånes Dansteater: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton & Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater Special thanks to Within Practice, MDT, SKH & Dansens Hus.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with Within Practice 2024. Within Practice is a festival in Stockholm for contemporary dance practices that showcases the work of dancers and choreographers through various formats such as workshops, classes, panel discussions and practice presentations. Dancepod host Samuel Denton endeavour to explore all things “practice” through a series of conversations with six different dance artists.  In this episode you meet Stina Nyberg, one of the six featured artists that made up this year’s Within Practice programme. Stina talks about her broader relationship towards the term practice and what feeds her choreographic curiosities. The ‘Within Practice 2024’ series consists of 3 episodes. (Episodes 49, 50, 51.) ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guest: Stina Nyberg, choreographer, dancer Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater DancePod with Skånes Dansteater: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton & Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater Special thanks to Within Practice, MDT, SKH & Dansens Hus.

By DancePod with Skånes Dansteater in collaboration with Within Practice 2024. Within Practice is a festival in Stockholm for contemporary dance practices that showcases the work of dancers and choreographers through various formats such as workshops, classes, panel discussions and practice presentations. Dancepod host Samuel Denton endeavour to explore all things  ‘practice’ through a series of conversations with six different dance artists.  In this episode you meet Björn Säfsten, the founder and artistic director of Within Practice. Björn talks about the festival and his motivations behind creating it. He also opens up the term practice and talks about his desire to build continuity, to deepen knowledge within the field, and his ambition to make what we do more accessible for wider audiences. The ‘Within Practice 2024’ series consists of 3 episodes. (Episodes 49, 50, 51.) ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guest: Björn Säfsten, choreographer & artistic director Within Practice Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater DancePod with Skånes Dansteater: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton & Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater Special thanks to Within Practice, MDT, SKH & Dansens Hus.

Costume designer Bregje van Balen joins host Tiemen Stemerding for an engaged conversation about her creative practice.  Bregje shares her transition from dancer to costume designer and how her dance career influences her design process. She talks about the role she takes in the psychology of costumes, the collaboration that is behind every work and the importance of compromise. For Skåne Dansteater, Bregje van Balen has created costume designs for Domino by Erika Silgoner and The Dropouts by Jo Strömgren. ----- Host: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guest: Bregje van Balen, costume designer Editor: Tiemen Stemerding, dancer Skånes Dansteater DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater

Meet choreographer and director Carl Knif in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater. An artist talk about dance, theater and the new production 'Aniara'.  This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Thursday October 10, 2024. 'Aniara' is a performance that mixes dance and theatre. It is based on the book of the same name by Swedish author and Nobel Prize winner Harry Martinson. In 'Aniara', the Earth is called Doris and it is being destroyed by the way people live their lives. Those who can now flee the planet Doris. Aniara is the name of one of the spaceships traveling back and forth from Doris to the refugees' new home planet, Tundrakloten. During one of these trips 'Aniara' collides with a smaller planet and starts to drift. 'Aniara' is a co-production between Skånes Dansteater and Moomsteatern.  ----- Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater. Guest: Carl Knif, choreographer & director

Meet choreographer Gwyn Emberton in this live episode of Dance Pod with Skånes Dansteater. An artist talk about choreography, dance, community and the new creation ‘Indigo Flamingo’ hosted by our dancer Kit Brown. Gwyn Emberton is joined by Jonna Blode Hanno aka Mother Mermaid.  This event was live streamed on Vimeo and Youtube Wednesday 29 May, 2024. 'Indigo Flamingo' is a party like no other, an immersive dreamlike clubland celebrating two Malmö communities: LGBTQ+ and dance. A collaboration with Malmö Pride and DJ Qarl Qunt. 'Indigo Flamingo' is a celebration of community, and the audience is invited to become part of the story in this two-hour interactive show, inspired by Malmö’s queer people and places, past and present. They can take to the dancefloor or simply soak up the atmosphere of the fabulous indigo-tinted world of lost memories and hidden surprises. ----- Host: Kit Brown, dancer, Skånes Dansteater. Guests: Gwyn Emberton, Jonna Blode Hanno aka Mother Mermaid

Dance artist and somatic practitioner Gaetano Badalamenti joins host Samuel Denton for an insightful conversation about his practice.  Gaetano offers a wide range of holistic and body-based practices through his company Healing Movements. With his work he facilitates and space-holds for people in the process of self-discovery and healing. By fostering self-awareness and empowerment he helps them gain control and understanding of their own bodies in its entirety so prevent dis-ease and support them in finding a vibrant way of being human.  Gaetano shares the intentions behind his practice, how he shares and offers it to people in different environments. A DancePod episode for the movement nerds! ----- Host: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater Guest: Gaetano Badalamenti, dance artist & holistic bodyworker Editor: Samuel Denton, dancer Skånes Dansteater DancePod with Skånes Dansteater Team: Kit Brown, Samuel Denton, Tiemen Stemerding, dancers Skånes Dansteater