#7: Nami Miwa | Embarking on a new career path, putting yourself in the arena, pre-show rituals, and turning challenges into opportunities

#7: Nami Miwa | Embarking on a new career path, putting yourself in the arena, pre-show rituals, and turning challenges into opportunities

Author: Amit Abend October 4, 2022 Duration: 1:52:20
For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with my dear friend Nami Miwa. Nami is from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Walnut Hill School For The Arts as a dance major with honors. She later attended Fordham University for their BFA program with The Ailey School in New York, NY. In 2014, she moved to Frankfurt to attend Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst under the direction of Dieter Heitkamp. Upon graduation, she worked as a freelancer and worked with Hessi...

Amit Abend pulls back the curtain on a life in motion with Inside Contemporary Dance. This isn't a theoretical discussion about art from the outside; it's a series of raw, personal conversations recorded from the studio floor and the quiet moments after the performance. As a working dancer himself, Amit connects with guests-from emerging choreographers to seasoned performers across the globe-on a level that gets to the heart of what this career actually feels like. Episodes delve into the unspoken realities: the physical cost of a masterpiece, the vulnerability of auditioning, the financial puzzles, and the pure joy of a phrase that finally clicks. You'll hear how artists sustain their passion over decades, navigate creative blocks, and define success on their own terms. Tuning into this podcast feels like having access to a private gathering of the most dedicated practitioners in the field, offering a collective wisdom that’s both grounding and inspiring. It’s about the work, the life, and the space between.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 11

Inside Contemporary Dance
Podcast Episodes
#8: Solo Episode | My "get-to-do list" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:56
Welcome to the very first solo episode of Inside Contemporary Dance! In these mini-episodes, I’ll be sharing some stories, tips, hacks, strategies, and lessons I have collected over the course of my professional career.…
#6: EYAS Dance Project | Embracing diversity in the studio and on stage, free gender expression, constant self-experimentation, and breaking out of any norms and social constructs that may limit our intrinsic potential as artists and human beings [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40:10
For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the incredibly talented, deeply inspiring, Carlos González and Seth Buckley, who founded the contemporary dance company EYAS Dance Project. Since i…
#0: Introducing Inside Contemporary Dance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:25
What, who, where, and why? Amit Abend is introducing her new podcast “Inside Contemporary Dance.” Stay tuned to our first episode featuring the one and only: Pau Aran Gimeno! Follow Inside Contemporary Dance: Instagram:…