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Konträr bites
by Konträr
Konträr Bites is a podcast by Konträr, an independent artist-run stage in Stockholm. Each episode features conversations with artists about the ideas, processes, and questions that bring performances into being. This podcast is written and hosted by Bianca Intonti.You don’t need to be in Stockholm to be part of Konträr.
Episodes
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Deepen the mystery. With Linda Forsell
A conversation with Linda Forsell, Swedish artist and one of the founding artistic leaders of Konträr. She recently presented on Konträr’s stage the performance THE ESCAPE ROOM, created and performed in collaboration with Adrian Kautsky and Ambrose Watts. A surreal adventure in to your inner...
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Take the world in and put it out. With Marie Karlberg
A conversation with Marie Karlberg, writer and director of I’M JUST A SYMPTOM OF A MORAL DECAY, that was recently presented at Konträr. The year is 2089, and most of the world has been burnt to a crisp. Survivors embrace servitude for subsistence. In one household, Loosey (Marie Karlberg) has a...
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Contemporary Actors Studio. With Elin Skarin
A conversation recorded live from Konträr in which Jenny Jensen interviews Elin Skarin for "Contemporary Actors Studio" a talk show to discuss the methods and professional life of artists. Elin Skarin is an actor who has, among other things, been described as “one of Sweden’s most extreme actors”...
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Contemporary Actors Studio. With Mattias Lech
A conversation recorded live from Konträr in which Jenny Jensen interviews Mattias Lech for "Contemporary Actors Studio" a talk show to discuss the methods and professional life of artists. Mattias Lech is an actor and director who creates original works through exploratory collective processes.…
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Contemporary Actors Studio. With Sepideh Khodarahmi
A conversation recorded live from Konträr in which Jenny Jensen interviews Sepideh Khodarahmi for "Contemporary Actors Studio" a talk show to discuss the methods and professional life of artists. Sepideh Khodarahmi is a dancer, actor, director and performance artist. Khodarahmi created SMASH...
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A post-human choir. With Mille Bostedt
A conversation with Mille Bostedt, writer and director of HYBRID , a post-human musical, that premiered in February in Konträr. HYBRID is a newly written musical, with music by Tami T, about not identifying as human, but as something else. It invites audiences into an Alice in Wonderland universe...
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Willing to stay wild. With Jenny Möller Jensen
A conversation with Jenny Möller Jensen, Swedish actress and one of the founding artistic directors of the independent stage Konträr in Stockholm. At Konträr, she recently presented the performance A SWEDISH MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, that she created and performerd in collaboration with Janna...
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Very little pretend. With Ella Schartner, Alexander de Sousa and Freja Hallberg
A conversation with With Ella Schartner, Alexander de Sousa and Freja Hallberg, respectively actors and director of the performance RATHAUS, recently presented at Konträr. Two acts about execution, what we allow – and what we become. Set within an absurd and unsettlingly bureaucratic universe…
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Share some of the labour. With Heneliis Notton
A conversation with Heneliis Notton, freelance writer, dramaturg, curator, critic and lead producer of the performing art festival Baltic Take Over, whose 2026 edition has been co-produced with Konträr. The performing arts festival Baltic Take Over 2026 has taken place from 8–10 May in Stockholm,...
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We want humans to meet. With Majula Drammeh and Joseph K. Kasau Wa Mambwe
A conversation with Majula Drammeh and Joseph K. Kasau Wa Mambwe, who presented at Konträr the performance installation WHAT IS ALREADY HERE? Majula Drammeh is a performer, dancer, dramaturg and performance maker based in Stockholm and Malmö, Sweden with a focus on interactive, participatory...
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Stuck for a few hours. With Freja Hallberg
A conversation with Freja Hallberg, Swedish playwright and director and one of the founding artistic directors of the independent stage Konträr in Stockholm. She works with performance across different scales and formats. Her practice includes plays, durational works, participatory formats and...
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Speaking the things that are not spoken. With Jasna Žmak
A conversation with Jasna Žmak, who presented at Konträr the performance THIS IS MY TRUTH, TELL ME YOURS. Jasna Žmak is a Croatian dramaturg, writer, researcher and counselling therapist that in this performance appears on stage in the role of the performer for the first time. Dealing with...
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Never dancing alone. With Hana Umeda
A conversation with Hana Umeda, who presented at Konträr the performance RAPEFLOWER. Hana Umeda is a Japanese-Polish choreographer, performer, and dancer. She is also a Natori (master) of the Jiutamai Hanasaki-ryu school. RAPEFLOWER explores experiences of sexual violence. Umeda approaches rape…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Konträr Bites is a podcast by Konträr, an independent artist-run stage in Stockholm. Each episode features conversations with artists about the ideas, processes, and questions that bring performances into being. This podcast is written and hosted by Bianca Intonti.You don’t need to be in Stockholm to be part of Konträr.
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