LUCAS DEL RIO ESTEVEZ
Movement
Movement Explorer
Dancer
Choreographer
Teacher
Personal Growth
Educator/Lecturer
Formal Education:
Qigong Education (2025-2027, Chen Akademie, Luzern),
Master of Arts in Dance – Choreography as a Field of Practice (2019-2022, Zurich University of the Arts),
Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Media Studies (2009-2012, University of Basel)
Personal Growth:
Focused on psychology, philosophy, spirituality, health
Dance and Body Practices:
Breaking (breakdance), contemporary dance, strength & conditioning, Qigong, personal movement awareness, body-mind regulation (self-regulation), meditation. Prior experience in: Tai-Chi, Yoga.
Further Skills & Experience
Project development and management, concept creation, public speaking, lecturing, mentoring in the field of personal growth. Further professional experience in administrative and organisational roles, including executive assistance and coordination, mostly within cultural and educational contexts.
Recognitions/awards in Arts and Culture:
2024
Winner of the interdisciplinary cultural competition by the Pratteln Cultural Promotion Commission (Project: Pratteln zwischen Erinnerung und Vision, with Flurin Manetsch)
2022
Choreographer Newcomer-Award (at the 26. Oltner Tanztage, Olten/CH)
2022
Search choreography selected for the Swiss Tour TANZFAKTOR 2022
2021
Three-year grant SZENOTOP by Aargauer Kuratorium & Kurtheater Baden, as part of the PR·SMA collective (Elena Morena Weber, Lucas del Rio, Luca Magni)
2020
Simplexity choreography commended by the Burgos-New York International Choreography Contest
2018
Establishment of the movement spot – a 600 m2 center for movement, education and hip-hop arts (Co-Founder, Co-Director), Pratteln/Basel
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
What is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry