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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:

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

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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, ITALY // JUL. 2019

PANDORA AND THE AFTERTHOUGHT // HUMBOLDTHAIN PARK // 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
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

Awards

Truman Capote Creative Writing Scholarship

Department of English Scholarship

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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