Dance Basel is a new dance festival in Basel during the Art Basel week. In collaboration with Theater Basel Public Foyer, this festival is free to the Basel public with a goal of showcasing the work of talented young choreographers in different stages of their development. Dance Basel is an inclusive festival is dedicated to establishing a high-quality platform, including minority choreographers, from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders and sexual orientations.
What inspires you?
In my work, I look for finding meaning through experiences . I am drawn to the constant shift and pulls of dynamics and conflicts, and unveiling the hidden connections that unfold as we exchange with the human spirit.
Tell us about the work you are presenting or dancing in?
This work is an excerpt from a collaboration with the Kunstmuseum Basel. Inspired by the exhibition “PICASSO – EL GRECO”, the body of work HIDDEN MATTER is a performative evening that deals with the nuances of life, through video projections and dance, and focuses on the intangible and emotional sensitivity of El Greco’s paintings.
Hardest part of your job?
Trusting the process.
Who has been the most influential person/people in your life? or Career? and why?
Barack Obama, I admire his sense of purpose. My mother, same.
Something you like to do other than dance?
I read quite a bit. There is a vast collection of knowledge and experiences out there and perceived by people exploring the same world.
Something you would change in the REAL world?
We are all connected, and our lives are infinitely intertwined with our environment and the strangers around us. It is essential that we experience our lives with this in mind.
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
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