I am excited to be back at the Prix de Lausanne in 2021 and this time as a jury member!!! I feel honored to be surrounded by such great artists and look forward to this special experience.
Here is an interview as a juror:
Check out the press release below:
We are very thrilled to announce the names of this 2021 Jury panel, once again made up of world-renowned dance personalities, who will gather in Lausanne next February to watch the 79 candidates’ videos and mark them.
The jury of the Video Edition will be made up of the following members:
- Richard Wherlock – President of the jury, Prix de Lausanne 2021
Director & Head Choreographer, Basel Ballet - Clairemarie Osta – Vice President of the jury, Prix de Lausanne 2021
Head of ballet Department, Royal Swedish Ballet School / Étoile, Paris Opera Ballet - Armando Braswell
Director, Braswell Arts Center / Contemporary dance teacher, Prix de Lausanne 2020 - Kinsun Chan
Director, Tanzkompanie Theater St. Gallen / Choreographer, Stage & Costume designer - Myrna Kamara
Guest Artist & Teacher / Former Principal, Miami City Ballet / Former dancer, NYCB / Director & dancer, balletXtreme - Nicolas Le Riche
Artistic Director, Royal Swedish Ballet / Étoile, Paris Opera Ballet - Ihsan Rustem
Resident Choreographer, NW Dance Project (US) / Former Dancer, Ballet Theater Munich - Sarawanee Tanatanit
Guest Artist & Founder, HOSTBKK Arts Center / Prize Winner, Prix de Lausanne 2001 - Samuel Wuersten
Director of the Holland Dance Festival, Co-director of the Codarts Arts University Rotterdam and Artistic Director of the BA/MA Dance Program at the Zurich Arts University
Here you can find more information on the prix website: https://www.prixdelausanne.org/jury-2021-video-edition/
Here is my “Prix page”: https://www.prixdelausanne.org/spotlight/armando-braswell/
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