Sebastian Abarbanell

Biography

Sebastian Abarbanell (they/he) is a dance artist, performer, teacher, and award-winning choreographer based in Berlin. As a queer artist who has the privilege of devoting their life to their artistic development and expression, they take on the responsibility of illuminating, processing and questioning socially and politically relevant issues and matters with their work. After graduating from Trinity Laban in London in 2015, they spent 4 years in New York City where they collaborated and performed with a variety of artists and companies including Sidra Bell Dance New York, Gallim Dance and BIRDHOUSE. Sebastian has presented their work at international festivals across Europe, USA, Canada and Mexico and received awards at Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart, contact.energy Tanztheater Festival Erfurt, and SoloDuo Festival in Cologne. With their debut full length solo production “HOME” (2021), Sebastian was selected as one of the Twenty23 artists of Aerowaves, a hub for dance discovery in Europe. Sebastian’s teaching credits include company classes for Sasha Waltz & Guests, Sidra Bell Dance New York, National Ballet Amsterdam, and Theater Pforzheim and in institutions such as NYU Tisch, Gibney Dance, Trinity Laban, Dock 11 and University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Currently Sebastian works as a freelance dancer, performer, teacher and choreographer in Berlin, they teach weekly classes at Tanzfabrik Berlin and are a member of Kianí Del Valle’s KDV Performance Group and Sasha Waltz & Guests. Sebastian’s drag persona Maximise is making additional waves in the Berlin queer nightlife and performance scene.