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Bryan Arias

New York City, USA

Bryan Arias is a dancer, choreographer and co-founder of muti-disciplinary company Snorkel Rabbit (2020) based in Basel Switzerland, and resident company of Opera de Massey (France). Arias has choreographed works for renowned companies including Netherlands Dance Theater, Zurich Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, Bern Ballet, Ballet Theater Basel, among others. His productions have a distinct and diverse movement language, using a fusion of dance styles as a means of storytelling and immersing the audience into the body of work. In 2015, he founded ARIAS Company. Arias danced for Netherlands Dance Theater and Kidd Pivot, originating and performing in works by master choreographers Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin and Jiří Kylián.

Arias’s approach is similar to the magic mixture in Wes Anderson’s films: The silliness is graced by sincerity, and the poignancy glows with humanity
— Boston Globe