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  1. Not sure where you are but there is a memorial this Wednesday 27th March at 2 at Pauluskirche in Basel.
  2. Thank you for posting this Sim; what a lovely photo. I feel for you; that is a long-time friendship. I am not sure what is happening here and whether he wanted a private funeral but if there is something public perhaps I can deliver an in-person hug. We all felt his presence in class yesterday. And I was remembering how he used to bring raspberries from his garden to class. You couldn't do that in London, I used to think... Hugs to you, Olivia x
  3. Thank you so much for this lovely obituary for Kevin. So good to hear more about him and his life and to know old friends from London came to visit him in Basel. Would love to share some Swiss memories. I met Kevin here in Basel in classes he taught for freelance dancers after he left Ballet Basel. His classes were wonderful and hilarious and good for an at-times homesick Brit. It felt like a little part of London had been teleported to Schweiz. Kevin helped me so much when I decided to go back to dance in my mid-thirties, never telling me I was off my rocker doing something when most people my age were about to quit; I would not have been able to do what I did without him. He helped me and so many others out here with so many aspects of dance: deal with what was getting in the way mentally, technique, balance, sensitivity, expression, performance, creativity everything really. Abiding memories of being instructed to "wear some lippie and get on with it" when trying to balance dance and getting out of the flippin house on time with two little ones. I will wear red lippie and something great in his honour for whatever takes place here in his memory. He was such a big figure in the freelance dance scene here in Basel (and elsewhere in Switzerland) and made such an impact. It's a small community and he really shaped it. He helped and coached many, many dancers, was always super encouraging, facilitated putting people in contact with others to set up projects, creative collaborations, companies. I am glad he found happiness late in life. So nice to hear more about his ENB days and to see clips. I wish I could have seen more of him as a performer and artist. It's a close place here and he is and will be deeply missed. There will never be another K. Thank you Kevin for everything.
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