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Episode 107 | Composing for Dance and Film w/ Pepe Valdez

Knowbox dance

Apr 12, 20222 min read

Episode 107 | Composing for Dance and Film w/ Pepe Valdez

Join co-host Reyna and her husband Pepe Valdez as they talk about the collaboration process and composing music for dance film. Pepe...

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Knowbox dance

Apr 5, 20221 min read

Episode 106 | Music for Dance Film w/ the kNOwBOX dance Team

Reyna brings us to the table with the subject of MUSIC and dance film. We cover the basics including why music is important for dance...

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The importance and the challenges of working with an ensemble

Marianna Varviani

Mar 31, 20223 min read

The importance and the challenges of working with an ensemble

Created by Marianna Varviani March 31, 2022, Los Angeles, California Photograph from the performance ‘Phoenix’. Choreographed by Marianna...

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Episode 105 | Movement & Dance Film w/ Marianna Varviani

Knowbox dance

Mar 29, 20222 min read

Episode 105 | Movement & Dance Film w/ Marianna Varviani

On this episode, Martheya speaks with Marianna Varviani about movement in dance films. They discuss creating your own movement style, how...

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Episode 104 | Capturing A Lived Experience in ‘Why I Dance’ w/ Andreas Strand Renberg

Knowbox dance

Mar 22, 20222 min read

Episode 104 | Capturing A Lived Experience in ‘Why I Dance’ w/ Andreas Strand Renberg

On this episode, Azaria talks to Andreas Strand Renberg about his dance documentary short “Why I Dance”. His film was an official...

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Episode 103 | Intergenerational Creativity w/ Natasha Gilmore

Knowbox dance

Mar 15, 20222 min read

Episode 103 | Intergenerational Creativity w/ Natasha Gilmore

On this episode, Reyna speaks with Natasha Gilmore of Scotland’s Barrowland Ballet. They talk about collaboration, challenging societal...

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Episode 102 | Social Justice in Dance Film w/ André M. Zachery

Knowbox dance

Mar 9, 20222 min read

Episode 102 | Social Justice in Dance Film w/ André M. Zachery

On this episode, Azaria speaks with André M. Zachery of Renegade Performance Group about social justice and dance film. They go into...

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Episode 101 | An Artist’s Duty to Reflect the Times

Knowbox dance

Mar 1, 20222 min read

Episode 101 | An Artist’s Duty to Reflect the Times

On this episode, the kNOwBOX dance Team talks about the famous Nina Simone quote about an artist’s duty to reflect the times. Listen in...

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Knowbox dance

Feb 24, 20221 min read

Episode 100 | The kNOwBOX dance Film Festival

On our 100th episode, the kNOwBOX dance Team talks about the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival (NBFF). Get to know more about the history of...

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Episode 99 | What kind of dance filmmaker are you?

Knowbox dance

Feb 15, 20222 min read

Episode 99 | What kind of dance filmmaker are you?

On our first episode of season 4, the kNOwBOX dance Team shares the theme (Dance Film) and structure for the new season.

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Martheya Nygaard

Jan 31, 20226 min read

Artists on Artists to Watch 2022

Created by Martheya Nygaard (kNOwBOX dance Co-Creator & Managing Director) February 2, 2022, Dallas, Texas, USA In June 2021, I read the...

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Episode 98 | For a New Beginning w/ the NB Team

Knowbox dance

Dec 29, 20212 min read

Episode 98 | For a New Beginning w/ the NB Team

On our last episode of season 3, the kNOwBOX dance Team shares their favorite memories from 2021. Co-hosts Martheya, YeaJean, Azaria, and...

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Episode 97 | 노박스댄스필름페스티벌 2021 참여자 소감 | NBFF Korea Wrap-Up

Knowbox dance

Dec 22, 20211 min read

Episode 97 | 노박스댄스필름페스티벌 2021 참여자 소감 | NBFF Korea Wrap-Up

On this episode, co-host YeaJean talks with NBFF participants who attended the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2021 in Seoul, Korea. If...

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Episode 96 | Don’t Underestimate the Phone in Mobile Dance Film Festival w/ Andrew Chapman

Knowbox dance

Dec 7, 20212 min read

Episode 96 | Don’t Underestimate the Phone in Mobile Dance Film Festival w/ Andrew Chapman

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Martheya and Azaria interview Andrew Chapman of Mobile Dance Film Festival. They...

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Episode 95 | Moving Borders w/ Jaciel Neri

Knowbox dance

Nov 23, 20212 min read

Episode 95 | Moving Borders w/ Jaciel Neri

On this episode, Wilber Mendoza and co-host Reyna talk with Jaciel Neri in Spanish about his artistic career and how Moving Borders came...

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Episode 94 | Shifting a Dance Center Post 2020 w/ Velocity Dance Center

Knowbox dance

Nov 9, 20212 min read

Episode 94 | Shifting a Dance Center Post 2020 w/ Velocity Dance Center

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-hosts Martheya and YeaJean interview Erin Johnson and Fox Whitney about the Seattle...

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Knowbox dance

Nov 5, 20211 min read

HaMapah/The Map Dance-On-Film

kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2021 Official Selection Filmmaker Spotlight HaMapah/The Map Dance-On-Film by Adam W. McKinney (Concept,...

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Knowbox dance

Nov 5, 20211 min read

BIRDS

kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2021 Official Selection Filmmaker Spotlight BIRDS by John Degois 8:34 France On a melancholic background,...

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Knowbox dance

Nov 5, 20211 min read

Bloom on Tiptoe

kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2021 Official Selection Filmmaker Spotlight Bloom on Tiptoe by Jae Kwang Han 8:38 Seoul, Republic of Korea...

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Knowbox dance

Nov 5, 20211 min read

Tres de Té

kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2021 Official Selection Filmmaker Spotlight Tres de Té by Natalia Quezada Shrimpton (Director), Wilber...

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