Alejandro Cerrudo

I knew of Alejandro before I met him. The stories of this new young choreographer had already reached my ears. I finally got to work with Alejandro when I danced his ballet “Lickety Split”. He is great to work with. Soft spoken and intelligent. He knows what he wants. I was second cast for the piece, and my performance was over a month away. This meant that Alejandro would be back in Chicago by then. That always sucks…

My last performance of “Lickety Split” for that season, was in Montreal. Guess who showed up? Alejandro came up to Canada to watch the show! I was happy to see him. It was really nice that he came. After the show he took the time to speak with me and thanked me for my performance. I thought that was cool… That moment stuck with me.

When I started this series Alejandro was one the first interviews I received, which pushed me to get it going. Alejandro is still dancing and is currently the first Resident Choreographer at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago…….

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did you always want to do what you’re doing now?

When I was little I wanted to be a farmer! I was not very much into dance until my third year in ballet school when I was about 10 years old.

Alejandro’s Favorite Things

Things to eat?

I have written and erased my answer about ten times now, I can’t decide!!!

Books?

The Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett

Movies?

Teminator 2

Ballet/Dance Piece?

The cello duet from “Multiplicity” from Nacho Duato

I like dancers who…

are open minded.

Dear aspiring artists,

Don’t ever believe anyone telling you that you have no qualities for dancing, everyone does. There are dancers more versatile than others but every one has the potential to be a great dancer.

–Alejandro Cerrudo

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About the Author: Armando Braswell

Armando Braswell is a professional dancer and teacher from New York City. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from The Juilliard School in 2006, Armando danced with Ballett Theater Munich, Gauthier Dance Stuttgart and just recently completed his final season as a soloist with Ballett Theater Basel. Aside from his dancing career, Armando has established himself as a guest teacher in high demand, teaching amateurs and professionals worldwide, including at the Prix De Lausanne and the Juilliard School. Armando has also choreographed for many dance and opera stages, as well as television. In addition to his artistic activities, Armando is also active in the journalistic and social media fields. His popular arts blog, "Interview En L'air", has become widely known in the international dance scene and earned him a place at "Dance For You Magazine” as a permanent correspondent and his media company “Creative Promotional Media” has earned him opportunities to work with clients such as Fondation Beyeler, Basellandschaftliche Kantonal Bank and Theater Basel in Switzerland. In 2015, Armando began to build an arts community in Basel where dancers of all levels and all body types could train in a supportive and professional environment. This idea has since expanded and in 2017, he and his wife Lisa founded the “Braswell Arts Center” – a space for innovation and collaboration in all art forms located in Basel, Switzerland – and in 2019, they officially founded the “Braswell Arts Association,” a non-profit arts organization dedicated to support emerging and established artists. Through arts education and exchange, Armando hopes to encourage young choreographers and to promote mentorship and inclusion within the local and international arts community. www.armandobraswell.com

2 Comments

Roslyn Anderson August 5, 2013 at 11:03 am - Reply

I have really enjoyed reading this …. both Alejandro’s answers, and you recollections!!
Thank you.
- armando August 5, 2013 at 11:18 am - Reply
  
  Thanks Ros!!! :):):)