"We need a sense of cohesion in times when polarization is growing – we need to create spaces, where people can connect – dance is the tool."

The conversation is in English with Danish introduction - see English shownotes below.

DANSK

Samtalen med Marina Mascarell foregår på engelsk.

Koreograf Marina Mascarell har arbejdet med både store etablerede kompagnier som Nederlands Dans Teater, GöteborgOperaens Danskompagni og Dance Forum Tapei, men også små uafhængige kompagnier.Den alsidige erfaring bringer hun nu til Danmark, hvor hun pr 1. april 2023 tiltrådte som kunstnerisk leder for Dansk Danseteater. Hendes kollegaer Patricia Seron Pawlik og Anne Sophie Gertz møder hende i studiet, få måneder efter hendes tiltræden for at høre om hendes erfaringer indtil videre i Danmark, hvordan hun oplever det danske publikum, og hvad hun vil gøre for scenekunsten i Danmark. Her er det især børns bevægelse, der står på programmet, og hvordan dans kan hjælpe os med at komme ned i kroppen og på den måde skabe menneskelige forbindelser, hvor vi oplever splittelse.

ENGLISH

Choreographer Marina Mascarell has worked both with big established companies like Nederlands Dans Teater, GöteborgOperaens Danskompagni and Dance Forum Tapei, but also smaller independent companies.Since April 1st 2023 she has brought this varied experience to Denmark, as new Artistic Director of Danish Dance Theatre. Her colleagues Patricia Seron Pawlik and Anne Sophie Gertz meet her in the studio a few months after she has started to talk about her experiences in Denmark so far, how she sees the Danish audience and what her plans are for stage art in Denmark.Her focus is especially on the movement of children and how dance can help us connect through the body in times of polarization.

CREDITS

Idea and concept: Trine Rindsig Laursen, Patricia Seron Pawlik & Anne Sophie Gertz

Music and sound mix: Mikkel Larsen

Graphics: Søren Meisner

Sound recording and editing: Jason Nelson

Hosts: Patricia Pawlik & Anne Sophie Gertz

Guest: Marina Mascarell

Thanks to: The Sound Studio of the Royal Theater.