In this episode we discuss many aspects of the role of ritual in culture & society, in traditions & personal behaviour and, of course, in performance & dance. Music: Theme tune: Spring Forward, kindly written and produced for Aerowaves by ZA. CHONKLAP! by Out of Flux Special thanks to David Fernando for being the voice of Mark Twain.
The Spring Forward Festival 2024 took place in the three German cities of Darmstadt, Wiesbaden and Mainz between 21–23 March. Led by Hessisches Staatsballett, the festival was hosted by the Staatstheaters in those cities.
Aerowaves Spring Forward Festival provides a platform for some of Europe’s most vibrant and promising choreographers to show their work to performing arts professionals and local audiences. The programme is formed of the current year's Aerowaves Twenty artists, who are invited to stay for the whole weekend, so that conversations with programmers can evolve naturally.
Local audiences have the chance to discover a great variety of brand new dance artists, most of whom are performing in their city for the first time.