Coming to Spring Forward? Join us for the talks!
4 April 2022At Spring Forward we will also make time for a series of panel discussions called ‘Across Europe: dance back, dance forward’. We will discuss choreography, dance past and future and dive into the themes and forms of the pieces presented during the four days. In addition, alongside the performances, we run Springback Academy (a programme for burgeoning dance writers) and for the first time we have invited a group of emerging dance presenters who will kick off Startup Forum.
Across Europe: dance back, dance forward
Friday 29 April – Sunday 1 May
16:00 – 17:30 h
Friday 29 April
Artists Talk: Choreography is a Greek word
Aerowaves choreographers from Greece spanning the last 25 years in conversation with Springback writer Jordi Ribot Thunnissen about the next 25 years. They will include Anastasia Valsamaki, Dafin Antoniadou, Constantine Skourlis, Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Sofia Mavragani, Euripides Laskaridis, Iris Karayan, Christos Papadopoulos, Aris Papadopoulos, Martha Pasakopoulou, Linda Kapetanea, Apostolia Papadamaki, Zoi Dimitriou, Alexandros Stavropoulos, Ioanna Portolou, Andonis Foniadakis, Patricia Apergi and Andreas Hannes.
Saturday 30 April
Partners Talk: The legacy and the future
Legacy: 25 minutes for founder Director John Ashford to reminisce with ‘survivors’ from the very first Aerowaves meeting in London 1996 including Yvona Kreuzmannová, Laura Kumin, Marianna Kajantie and Victoria Marangopoulou.
Future: 25 minutes for the next generation to address the future, with a panel drawn from Aerowaves Partners and Spring Forward guests.
Sunday 1 May
Writers Talk: Springback speaks out
Springback Magazine is propelled by ten new dance writers a year selected following a Europe-wide search. Their Academy accompanies Spring Forward as they concoct nightly reviews under the guidance of seasoned dance writers from The Guardian, The Times, The Scotsman and the New York Times. What did they see? Is that what we saw? Where will dance lead us next?