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Summary
Basil Cole is a writer, musician and performer. After earning his BA, double majoring in Studio Art and Creative
Writing from the University of Iowa, he moved to New York City to attend the poetry MFA program at
Brooklyn College CUNY. He has since collaborated with artists, choreographers, fashion designers
and musicians on a variety of projects both in the U.S. and abroad. He currently lives in Belgrade, Serbia
and is pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Ljubljana.
Education
PhD in Fine Art Studies at the University of Ljubljana (projected completion, 2025)
MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Brooklyn College CUNY (2018)
BA (with hons) in Studio Art and Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Iowa (2014)
C O R E M O T I O N Certification Program (movement, qigong, somatics) taught by Daria
Faïn (projected completion, 2024)
Experience
Selected Performances:
PRESENT PERFECT // SPANISH HOUSE // BELGRADE ART WEEKEND // JUN. 2024
SNOP PERFORMANCE SERIES // AKC ATTACK // ZAGREB, HR // MAY 2024
WITH PASSEPARTOUT // FOOTNOTE CENTER FOR IMAGE AND TEXT // BELGRADE, RS // JAN. 2024
OUT LOUD PREMIERE // KC ŽIVA // BELGRADE, RS // DEC. 2023
TECTUM ARGENTI BY JOANNA BYRNE // LIVE SCORE // KINOSCOP FESTIVAL // BELGRADE, RS // NOV. 2023
POETRY, CONSCIOUSNESS, BIRTH // MASTERCLASS W/ SONJA BJELIĆ // ACCENT SISTERS // NEW YORK, NY // NOV. 2023
THE INSECURE CIRCUS // ULUS YOUTH BIENNIAL // BELGRADE, RS // SEPT. 2023
CONTEMPORARY ACCOMPANIMENT // SMITH COLLEGE // NORTHAMPTON, MA // OCT. 2021
GOLDFISH IN THE VASE OF OCEAN WITH JIAOYANG LI // LA LAGUNA GALLERY // NEW YORK, NY // 2021
IN THE RHYTHM OF CREATION // BENGALI KATHAKA AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE // QUEENS, NY // NOV. 2019
ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS // NEW YORK, NY // OCT. 2019
SOID STUDIOS // SS20 BOREALIS RUNWAY SHOW // BROOKLYN, NY // OCT. 2019
THROUGH THE KALI-EROS WITH KULDEEP SINGH // KNOCKDOWN CENTER // QUEENS, NY // MAR. 2019
WITH NICOLAS ENGEL // HOBRECHTBRÜCKE // BERLIN, DE // AUG 2018
RAMA PURNA // LONGFORM LIVE SCORE // BERLIN, DE // AUG. 2018
TRIBECA BALL // NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART // NEW YORK, NY // APR. 2018
TURNSTYLE READING SERIES // THE GRADUATE CENTER // NEW YORK, NY // MAR. 2018
EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL // SOLO DULCIMER PERFORMANCE // AUG. 2017
EVERY LETTER IS A LOVE LETTER // GROUND FLOOR GALLERY // BROOKLYN, NY // NOV. 2017
With Tori Lawrence & Co.
Residencies:
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE // MIDDLEBURY, VT // FALL 2019 & SPRING 2020
BRUNAKRA, FUNDED BY LIGHTON INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS EXCHANGE PROGRAM // SIMRISHAMN, SWEDEN // 2018
SHAKER MUSEUM // NEW LEBANON, NY // OCT. 2019
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE // LANCASTER, PA // FALL 2018
JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION // BROOKLYN, NY // JUL - OCT. 2018
Performances:
ÖSTERLEN SCREEING WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA // GREEN MOUNTAIN FILM FEST // MONTPELIER, VT // MAR. 2024
BODIES IN MOTION FESTIVAL // NORTHAMPTON, MA // JAN. 2020
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE FALL DANCE CONCERT // MIDDLEBURY, VT // NOV. 2019
SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE & THOUGHT // NORTHAMPTON, MA // NOV. 2019
JUNKSPACE ADAPTATION // BRUNAKRA // SIMRISHAMN, SWEDEN // JUN. 2019
THE ABANDONED HG FETTEROLF FACTORY // PHILADELPHIA, PA // MAY 2019
SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE & THOUGHT // NORTHAMPTON, MA // MAR. 2019
PHILADELPHIA DANCE PROJECTS AT THE PERFORMANCE GARAGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA // OCT. 2018
CHEZ BUSHWICK ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE SHOWING // BROOKLYN, NY // SEPT. 2018
MOVEMENT RESEARCH AT THE JUDSON CHURCH // NEW YORK, NY // MAR. 2018
With The Commons Choir
Residencies:
CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH // BROOKLYN, NY // JAN 2018
Performances:
GAMELAN DHARMA SWARA // PUBLIC RECORDS // BROOKLYN, NY // MARCH, 2020
MEMORIAL FOR SAM MILLER // DANSPACE // NEW YORK, NY // MAY 2018
MAYDAY, HEYDAY, PARFAIT / CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH // BROOKLYN, NY // JAN. 7-9, 2018
With Luther Bangert
Residencies:
KONSER KAMPUNG // JATITUJUH, JAVA // AUG. 2015
Performances:
PANDORA AND THE AFTERTHOUGHT // SAN MARINO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL // SAN MARINO // JUL. 2019
PANDORA AND THE AFTERTHOUGHT // HUMBOLDTHAIN // BERLIN, DE // JUL. 2019
PANDORA AND THE AFTERTHOUGHT // 叵CLIP LAUNCH // BROOKLYN, NY // MAR. 2019
NEVER BEFORE NEVER AGAIN FESTIVAL // TRISKELION THEATER // BROOKLYN, NY // JAN. 2019
WITH TODD CAPP AND BAPTISTE HORCHOLLE // THE THICKET // BROOKLYN, NY // MAY 2017
SAWDUSK REVERIE BY NG XI JIE // SELETAR RESERVOIR // SINGAPORE // AUG. 2015
Publications
DELAYED EXCHANGE // PROFOUND EXPERIENCE OF EARTH // 2023
BRUNAKRA // HIVE // 2022
INTERCESSION OF SONJA // BLACKBOX MANIFOLD // 2021
INTERCESSION OF SONJA // FOGLIFTER // 2021
THE HANGING HEXAGRAM // GULF COAST // 2021
PAREIDOLIA // MANNEQUINHAUS // 2021
GARDENIA’S TIMESAP // MANNEQUINHAUS // 2021
TILT REVEAL RUPTURE // QUARANZINE // 2020
Awards
Truman Capote Creative Writing Scholarship
Department of English Scholarship
Employment
Adjunct lecturer/tutor // Borough of Manhattan Community College CUNY // 2019-present
Adjunct lecturer // Brooklyn College CUNY // 2017-2019
Artist’s Assistant // Daria Faïn and Robert Kocik // 2017-2020
Founding Editor // 叵CLIP Magazine // 2018-present
Concerts in Motion // 2019-2020
Circus Arts Instructor // The Muse Circus Warehouse // 2018
Brooklyn Heights Montessori School // 2016-2017
Photo Credit Johanna Austin