Gilles Geissbühler wears black shirt with mid-lenth sleeves and silver necklaces. His hair is 2-3 inches long, dyed blond with light blue tip. He sits and speaks to the person next to the camera. In the back there is a yellow chair, a powderpink and white shelf shaped like a bunny and house plants in the right and left frame of the image. Gilles Geissbühler wears black shirt with mid-lenth sleeves and silver necklaces. His hair is 2-3 inches long, dyed blond with light blue tip. He sits and speaks to the person next to the camera. In the back there is a yellow chair, a powderpink and white shelf shaped like a bunny and house plants in the right and left frame of the image. Gilles Geissbühler wears black shirt with mid-lenth sleeves and silver necklaces. His hair is 2-3 inches long, dyed blond with light blue tip. He sits and speaks to the person next to the camera. In the back there is a yellow chair, a powderpink and white shelf shaped like a bunny and house plants in the right and left frame of the image. Gilles Geissbühler wears black shirt with mid-lenth sleeves and silver necklaces. His hair is 2-3 inches long, dyed blond with light blue tip. He sits and speaks to the person next to the camera. In the back there is a yellow chair, a powderpink and white shelf shaped like a bunny and house plants in the right and left frame of the image.

Creative Heads: Gilles Geissbühler – contemporary dancer

Creative Heads: Gilles Geissbühler – contemporary dancer

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June 2022

In this episode of Creative Heads, contemporary dancer Gilles Geissbühler gives us an insight into the vast spectrum of contemporary dance styles and the ever-evolving nature of contemporary dance. Their passion for performance is also expressed through makeup, where they address identity, gender and the challenges of the LGBT+ community in the digital sphere.

Gilles Geissbühler is a non-binary queer dancer, model and makeup artist. They started dance at the age of twelve and soon developed a passion for performance which led to eventually pursuing it as a career. In 2017 Geissbühler moved to London to study contemporary dance at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Since then Geissbühler was involved in a variety of projects ranging from performances to dancing for music videos and performing at events during London Fashion Week. In this mini documentary they speak about the difficulties of connecting with audiences during Covid-19 and their passion for other means of expression such as makeup.

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“I definitely understand my performing energy as androgynous. I remember taking ballroom classes and wanting to dance both genders’ parts. I remember hearing teachers say, “For the girls you can add a little hip or a little wave” and without hesitation applying it into my movement. Gender does not define my energy. To me, it defines my physical self. Who I am in the flesh. But the way I move or act is up to me, and I particularly love exploring femininity, sexiness, power, physicality. That’s why I love dance so much. It’s my way of seeing and presenting a truer self.”

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