We have a new podcast! You can now listen to the first episodes of Dance North Conversations… – recorded live in Findhorn during RISE 2025 – here on our website or over on our Spotify channel.
Dance North Conversations… is a new podcast offering insights and stories from the world of contemporary dance and performance.
Hear from our RISE 2025 artists and performers as they discuss their personal experiences and journeys in discussion with our host, Māori contemporary dance artist and cultural advocate Paige Shand Haami.
Click on each episode below to listen, or visit our our Spotify channel to subscribe. A transcript is also available for each episode. Stay tuned for further announcements and expect new episodes very soon.
Episode One – Rakesh Sukesh
Rakesh Sukesh talks about his creative dance background, the evolution of his career and practice, and the piece he was to perform at RISE, because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude we all have it). Read the transcript.
Episode Two – Ashtar Muallem and Richard Layzell
Ashtar Muallem and Richard Layzell discuss their creative development as artists, how each approach storytelling, and the importance of humour in their work. Read the transcript.
Episode Three – Dj Bration, Mandii and Karl Jay-Lewin
DJ Jeoffrey Bration, his partner Mandii and Dance North’s Creative Director Karl Jay-Lewin. Over the course of a 30 minutes podcast the conversation takes in anarchist squatting, Caribbean and African identity, ital food, self-reinvention, the spiritual value of Test cricket, and more. Read the transcript.
Episode Four – Charlotte Mclean and Seke Chimutengwende
RISE 2025 artists Charlotte Mclean and Seke Chimutengwende talk about the importance of improvisation in their practice, what we can learn from experimentation, and what inspires them to make new work. Read the transcript.