Dancing With Darkness
Dancing With Darkness
Jess Øberlin and Iselle Claassens
We're Jess and Iselle, friends and neighbors. In Dancing With Darkness we’ll take you on a journey down some dark roads. We’ll run into into melting snow, a dancefloor, some leeches and a red planetary serpent. Can you keep dancing when you’re diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at age 37? Find out you have mutant DNA? Get mud all over your new shoes and loose your bestie before the highschool dance? Jess shares intimate essays about her constant Dance with Darkness. We hope to inspire you to keep dancing too.
Red Planetary Serpent
In this episode we’ll talk about overcoming darkness by traveling, hitchhiking, and following your own path. We’ll also talk about insecurity, Tzolkin signs and Carlos Castaneda. Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Sounddesign: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Marly (part 4) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Travel by Bio Unit is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Birds in the forest by straget is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License  Forest summer roond by http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/ is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License. Jeopardy by Nul Tiel Records is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Mar 29, 2023
31 min
Slowdance
In this episode we’ll talk about what happens when you’re bullied. But we’ll also talk about hairmascara and the cute kid from the Home Improvement show. Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Sounddesign: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Music: Marly (part 3) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Windchimes is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License Freesound.org Dark Recital by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Funk by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Heartbeart, beating heart is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License Freesound.org
Mar 22, 2023
23 min
Mirror Me
in this episode we’ll talk about what happens when you go through a depression. How did Jess find her way out? We’ll talk about crying in comfort on couches, psylocybine, radical acceptance and nihilistic optimism. Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Edit and sounddesign: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Music Credits: Marly (part 6) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Relaxing, Mountains, Rivers, Streams, Running Water is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License Freesound.org Glass Piano by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Drone Lemon by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. Singing bowls bij easy_thunder is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. TranceMusicFar SHORT by http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/ is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.
Mar 15, 2023
30 min
Body Work
In this episode we’ll talk about what happens when you find out you have mutant DNA and have to make a choice between your breasts and your health. We’ll also talk about leeches and twerking. Credits Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Editing and sound design: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Music: Marly (part 5) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Whale by Plasticine Cowboy is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. Whalesound, whale is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License Freesound.org Melting-Stars by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Mar 8, 2023
26 min
Diagnosing Darkness
In this episode we’ll talk about what happens when you’re diagnosed with cancer at age 37. We’ll also talk about bubblegum pink and the color blue. Credits Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Editing and sound design: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Music: Marly (part 2) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License. Pink by Kate Kody is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
Mar 1, 2023
45 min
Interview with dr. Manon Spaander - Professor of Gastrointestinal Oncology
In this interview we talk about the symptoms of colorectal cancer and what you should do if you experience those. Credits Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Editing and sound design: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Music: Marly (part 2) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Mar 1, 2023
19 min
Trailer Dancing With Darkness
Jess and Iselle are friends and neighbors who’ve had long summer talks in the sun that always included Jess sharing amazing stories about her life. These stories fascinated Iselle and she asked Jess if they could shared with the world. Welcome to Dancing With Darkness. In the next five episodes we’ll take you on a journey down some dark roads. We’ll run into  into melting snow, a dancefloor, some leeches and a red planetary serpent. Can you keep dancing when you’re diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at age 37? Find out you have mutant DNA? Get mud all over your new shoes and loose your bestie b4 the highschool dance? How do you keep your strength and find joy? How do you focus on the light? Jess shares intimate essays about her constant Dance with Darkness. For the past 10 years, she's been known for her bright shiny neon light side through her design practice. But what’s there when the lights go out, when she's offstage and alone? She dances with darkness, and we hope to inspire you to keep dancing too. Credits Creation and production: Jess Oberlin and Iselle Claassens Editing and sound design: Inge Wannet Artwork: Tea Ferrari Music: Marly (part 2) by Lost Radiance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Feb 27, 2023
1 min