Hi
My name is Andre Braga Verissimo, I'm artist, DJ, sound therapist and facilitator.

Originally from Portugal, I moved to London in 2004 where I studied visual arts at London Metropolitan University in 2010.

I am currently based in Folkestone, Kent

 

Through the past 11 years I have been working in Live art, installation, puppetry, sound and facilitation with community groups.

 

I have worked with organisations such as Carboard Citizens Theatre, Green Shoes arts, NHS mental health services, schools and charities.

Between 2015 and 2020 I was the performing arts tutor at the charity Crisis, working with individuals with experiences of homelessness through theatre, poetry and storytelling.

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As a solo artist under the alter ego Local Foreigner I presented work at: Gulbenkian arts centre, Canterbury; Spill Festival, Ipswich; Buzzcut, Glasgow; Arts admin, London; Home live arts, Hastings; ]performance s p a c e [, Folkestone; Live Art Bistro, Leeds&Edinburgh; Sydney Cooper gallery, Canterbury; La platformme, France;

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For full CV please get in touch.

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