Dancing with Kiani Del Valle

Published: July 1, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'

In Season 3, I\\u2019m setting off to discover how music can connect us all around the world now and in the future. And who better than choreographer and dancer Kian\\xed Del Valle to talk about how music and the body are connected.

A true global traveller, her stunningly physical work has appeared in videos for Floating Points, Dirty Projectors, Matthew Dear and Clark, and her troupe The KDV Dance Ensemble recently headlined at Berlin\\u2019s legendary music venue Funkhaus.\\xa0

She talks about how music and physicality played a role in her childhood in Puerto Rico, how creativity in groups can evolve through the crisis and the benefits we can reap from shaking it all up.

Also, you lucky people, Kian\\xed has made a kaleidoscopic playlist of music that\\u2019s inspired her, listen here\\u2026

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TNbxUnHlCAUI3zK3z3qK8?si=gibVAA9hTdO9kDHULHkeeg

Title music by ESO

This episode features two tracks from Kiani\\u2019s playlist:

Tendril by Lyra Pramuk\\xa0

Laniakia by Zi\\xfar

Mastered by Kieron Yates

Hosted by Bear Radio\\xa0

And you can check out other English language podcasts from Berlin by visiting\\xa0

www.bearradio.org

Please hit subscribe and leave a comment if you enjoyed

'