BRANDON GRAF

Brandon Graf, originally from Natchitoches, Louisiana, graduated in 2019 with a BFA in dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. There he studied under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield training with and performing for artists such as Bobbi Jene Smith, Sidra Bell, Boris Charmatz, Doug Varone, Jesse Zaritt, Lauren Bakst, Katie Swords Thurman, Paul Matteson, Jennifer Nugent, and more. Extensions of his college education include attending the American Dance Festival, Ate9 Intensive, Gaga NYC and Philly, Camping Paris, and training with artists throughout Israel. Brandon gravitates towards experimental artists with roots in modern and contemporary dance and has performed professionally with companies like Klassic Contemporary Ballet Company (KCBC) and independent artists such as Paul Matteson, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Or Schraiber.

Alongside his professional dance experience, Brandon identifies most with being an interdisciplinary maker using other mediums such as film, graphic design, and healing arts, to teach himself more about the possibilities with movement. He works most with his longtime collaborator Sydney Donovan underneath a developing non-profit organization called The Poet’s Divination. Their film titled The Poet’s Divination, premiered in Philadelphia on September 17th, 2021 at Fidget Space.

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