International Scene Change – de 3e Podcast serie

10 maart 2025

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International Scene Change – Uitwisseling en podcasts 2024
In het najaar van 2024 tijdens de Here and Now Showcase op het Edinburgh Festival, het Nederlands Theater Festival en het TheaterFestival Vlaanderen kwam een groep van zes theatermakers samen. Als guests in residence bezochten ze voorstellingen, ontmoetten andere professionals en voerden ze discussies over hun (internationale) werkpraktijk.

De zes trokken negen dagen met elkaar op om de festivals vanuit hun persoonlijk perspectief te bekijken, de stand van de podiumkunsten (waarden, thema’s, werksituaties) in elk land op te maken, en indrukken met elkaar uit te wisselen.

Lisanne Kniese maakte een driedelige podcast serie van deze gesprekken en ontmoetingen.

Seizoen 3, Aflevering 1:
Introductie van de makers. De zes kunstenaars stellen zichzelf voor.

Seizoen 3, Aflevering 2:
In deze tweede aflevering wordt o.a. besproken hoe een ruimte een stuk beïnvloed, de impact van het groter of juist kleiner maken van een performance en hoe verschillend publiek tussen verschillende plekken kan zijn.
met:
Cole Dalal Tchantcho, acteur en theatermaker uit Koeweit en Kameroen, wonend in Londen.
Pepe Kasses, cabaret performer met een achtergrond in design. Gevestigd in Brussel.
Anne-Fay Kops, zanger en theatermaker gevestigd in Amsterdam.

Seizoen 3, Aflevering 3:
Aan bod komen o.a. de volgende onderwerpen diversiteit in soorten lichamen die op het toneel te zien zijn, het omscholen tot andere disciplines en de kracht van minimalisme in het theater.

met:
Samir Kennedy, interdisciplinaire Brits-Algerijnse performer wonend in Zuid Frankrijk.
Hazel Lam, Brits-Hong-Kongese circus performer, academicus en magician gevestigd in Brussel.
Anahita Shamsavari, Iraanse theatermaker, dramaturg en academicus gevestigd in Amsterdam.

International Exchange Programme wordt georganiseerd door NTF, Het TheaterFestival (Vlaanderen) en Battersea Arts Centre (Londen), met o.m. ondersteuning van het Fonds Podiumkunsten.

International Scene Change – Exchange program & podcasts 2024
This year, we’re bringing together six brilliant artists to exchange ideas and perspectives over nine days together, supporting them to broaden and deepen their artistic practices in a cross-cultural dialogue with one another.

In the autumn of 2024, during the Here and Now Showcase at the Edinburgh Festival, the Dutch Theater Festival and the TheaterFestival Flanders, a group of six theater makers came together. As guests in residence, they attended performances, met other professionals and held discussions about their (international) work practice.

The six spent nine days together to view the three festivals from their personal perspective, to assess the state of the performing arts (values, themes, work situations) in each country, and to exchange impressions with each other.

Lisanne Kniese made a three episodes podcast series of these conversations and encounters.

Season 3, Episode 1:
Introducing the makers. The six artists introduce themselves.

Cole Dalal Tchantcho, actor and theater maker from Kuwait and Cameroon, based in London.
Pépé Kasses, cabaret performer with a background in design. Based in Brussels.
Anne-Fay Kops, singer and theater maker based in Amsterdam.
Samir Kennedy, interdisciplinary British-Algerian performer based in southern France.
Hazel Lam, British-Hong Kong circus performer, academic and magician based in Brussels.
Anahita Shamsavari, Iranian theater maker, dramaturge and academic based in Amsterdam.

Season 3, Episode 2:
This episode discusses, among other things, how a space influences a piece, the impact of making a performance larger or smaller and how different audiences can be between different places.
With:
Cole Dalal Tchantcho, actor and theater maker from Kuwait and Cameroon, based in London.
Pépé Kasses, cabaret performer with a background in design. Lives in Brussels.
Anne-Fay Kops, singer and theater maker based in Amsterdam.

Season 3, Episode 3:
The following topics are discussed, including diversity in the types of bodies that can be seen on stage, retraining for other disciplines and the power of minimalism in theater.
With:
Samir Kennedy, interdisciplinary British-Algerian performer based in southern France.
Hazel Lam, British-Hong Kong circus performer, academic and magician based in Brussels.
Anahita Shamsavari, Iranian theater maker, dramaturge and academic based in Amsterdam.

This International Exchange Programme is organised by the Nederlands Theater Festival, TheaterFestival (Vlaanderen) and Battersea Arts Centre (Londen), Supported by  The Performing Arts Fund NL

Biographies short
Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Cole (Cameroonian-Kuwaiti) is an actor/performance-maker interested in bringing the unspoken into proximity with sacred acts and spaces. They’re currently developing Dreamer; a semi-autobiographical body of work exploring how the nuanced reality of Arab society intersects with race, class, and gender politics.

Hazel Lam, a multi-disciplinary artist trained in dance, circus, and music, creates compelling theatre, film, and outdoor performances. Currently touring internationally with her solo LIGHTHOUSE, she also teaches aerial and movement classes across the UK, Belgium, Germany, Serbia, and Hong Kong.

Samir Kennedy (British/Algerian) is a London-Marseille based dance, performance, and sound artist. Discovering performance through a school choir, he studied at Laban and now creates interdisciplinary work exploring class, race, queerness, and abjection. Graduated from the Master EXERCE at CCN Montpellier, summer 2023.

Anne-Fay Kops (1988) blends electronica, gospel, soul, and hip hop with socially critical messages and vibrant visuals. After touring ‘REASPORA’ with her brother Felix, she explores migration, ancestry, and privilege through their music and travels. What’s your place in the world with diverse roots and privilege?

Anahita Shamsavari (1987, Iran) graduated in theatre directing and dramatic literature from Azad University, Tehran, with a thesis on gender and femininity in Iranian drama. A director, dramaturge, critic, and writer she works in Iran, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, teaching at ArtEZ University of the Arts.

Pépé Kasses is a queer artist based in Brussels. Graduating as a graphic designer from e.r.g. in 2017, he found his way into performance art through the cabaret and queer scene in Brussels, incorporating music, dance, and theatre into his practice. Pépé explores the imagery and dynamics that haunt him on stage.