Temenos Dance Collective Podcast

For this episode we sat down with Ajay Rajani. Ajay is an accredited teacher of the 5Rhythms who trained with Jonathan Horan, son of Gabrielle Roth, in 2014. He was born in Africa with Indian roots and grew up in London, England where he thrives in a diverse, multicultural community speaking five international languages. His spiritual journey began over 20 years ago with a strong practice of seate...

Christian de Sousa is one of the most recognised names on the UK conscious dance scene. His Sweaty Thursdays night at St Peter's in Vauxhall ran for 14 years and is widely acknowledged as one of the most important dance spaces, touching the lives of thousands of dancers across the capital. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with him to discuss his life, his journey and his current creative en...

Olivia Olla Palmer is without question a leading light in Italy's conscious dance world. In addition to being the first certified 5Rhythms teacher in Italy she has played a central role in helping to evolve Italy's conscious movement scene. She is qualified to teach the 5Rhythms WAVES & HEARTBEAT levels, she is a mentor for the Spaceholder program and a mentor to new certified 5Rhythms teacher...

Richard is the organiser and founder of the Emerging Hearts Contact Improvisation Camps and has been hosting community spaces since the early noughties. He discovered Contact Improvisation in 2006 and has trained with many international teachers including Lisa Nelson, KJ Holmes, Nita Little, Andrew Harwood, Benno Voorham, Martin Keogh and Ray Chung. It was a pleasure to sit down with Richard to le...

Tim Barnes, one of a new breed of 5Rhythms teachers that completed their training in the post Covid era, is a Bristol based teacher that runs a weekly class the Tuesday Vibration and hosts regular classes and workshops in Bristol and London. Tim's passion and charisma shines through in his work, and it was a pleasure to sit down with him to find out more about him. To find out more about Tim or co...

For this episode I had the privilege of sitting down with the living legend that is Rick Nodine. Rick lives and breathes Contact Improvisation and is internationally recognized as one of the leading teachers of CI. We talked about his years of study in contemporary dance, his journey to becoming a teacher and much more. To find out more about his classes and workshops visit https://www.ricknodine....

In this episode I sat down with Harriet Waghorn to talk about her creative projects and the role that contact improvisation plays in her work. Harriet is an international Director, Choreographer and Dance Artist. Harriet’s choreographic credits include Netflix, BFI, Sky Arts, Vice, Nowness and internationally exposed viral dance films ‘Abaddon’ and ‘Edifice’ which collectively have views of over 1...

Interview with Temenos resident DJ Dwayne Gumbs (aka DJ Gumbo). Founder and director of the Diverse Voices charity and head of Foresight Films , Dwayne is a writer, film director, musician and DJ. He sat down with Temenos head honcho Felix Oram to discuss all things conscious dance and to discuss his latest creative dance project. 

We welcomed Alexa Ledecky (aka DJ LEXX) on to the podcast to talk about her journey into conscious dance, the Powerhouse DJ program and her Bristol based Soft Butch club night. Alexa will be playing at the Temenos Dance Collective on Friday 29th September 2023. To learn more about Lexx check out her Instagram pages @alexathedicewho ( https://www.instagram.com/alexathedicewho/ ) @softbutchbristol (...

In this episode we meet the super talented Sophie Bolton to discuss her journey into conscious dance. Sophie has been working as a conscious dance facilitator and DJ for nearly a decade and has firmly established herself as one of the most dynamic and explosive DJs on the Ecstatic Dance scene. We explored a wide range of issues, including boundaries for women (and how to manage them on the dancefl...

An interview with Jason Rowe, 5Rhythms teacher and dancer. Jason has held his Thursday Wave class for nearly 12 years in north London and has gone on to become one of the most recognised and respected 5Rhythms teachers in the UK and Europe. He hosts regular 5Rhythms workshops throughout the calendar year and is active in supporting the evolution of the practice to give opportunity for every BODY t...

A conversation with Jody Paterson. Jody is a true conscious dancer, someone that goes deep into his process when the opportunity presents itself. He met the Temenos host, Felix Oram, at the start of 2023 and their mutual understanding of the need for movement and community set them on a path to a profound friendship. In this interview they explore the significance of dance and how it facilitates c...

A one hour interview with the awesome Julia Samel. Julia is the founder and promoter of the conscious dance festival Rumble and the creator of Moving Connections. She also runs the long standing Forro Family night in central London with her brother, Andy, every Saturday. She is an inspiration and tour de force of the conscious dance world in London and it was an absolute pleasure to interview her....

An interview with the wonderful Iona McNeil - founder of Ecstatic Playground, and conscious dance facilitator and entrepreneur.

An interview with the Sue Rickards. A 5 Rhythms teacher for over 35 years, Sue is the longest standing teacher in London and possibly the UK. She trained with Gabrielle Roth and more recently went on to help develop the Open Floor program. A legend of the conscious movement scene and a wonderful person to boot. For more info visit her website https://www.acalltodance.com/

The first episode of a new Podcast exploring the world of conscious movement. In this episode host Felix discusses the concept behind Temenos and the importance of conscious movement.