Boris Brüderlin is the new representative for cultural projects in the areas of dance, theater and youth culture in the Basel-Stadt Department of Culture. Among other things, he will develop a concept to promote youth culture.
Born in Basel in 1979, Brüderlin has been managing director of Treibstoff Theatertage in Basel since 2010 and has worked as a dramaturge and producer since 2009. In cooperation with institutions such as the Kaserne Basel, the Theater Roxy, the Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zurich and the Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich, he is jointly responsible for the production of various theater, music theater and dance productions.
According to the canton's official announcement, Brüderlin began his career in 1998 as an actor at the Junges Theater Basel. He studied theater, film and literature at the universities of Lausanne, Bern and Berlin as well as dramaturgy in Leipzig. Between 2002 and 2008, he worked as an assistant director and dramaturge.
As cultural projects officer, Brüderlin is responsible for the funding areas of dance, theater and youth culture as well as for related festivals. He will sit on the Dance/Theater BS/BL expert committee and develop a concept for the promotion of youth culture.
