In this week’s podcast, Ana Maria interviews Lane Alexander, co-founder and Director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. Lane talks about the evolution of CHRP, the Rhythm World Summer Festival, the Global Rhythms Festival coming up in November, and how tap and percussive dance has finally come into its own.Â
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Ulrike Becker is one of three artistic directors of the contemporary dance festival Tanz im August. In this, the second part of our interview, Ulrike talks about plans for the SODA educational project and new space for dance in Berlin. Some other dimensions of the festival are also on the table: how to present the foreign and the young, and what risks that involves; what format works best within the framework of the festival to help emerging dance artists develop new pieces; and how to keep the audience lingering after performances.
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