{"id":8994,"date":"2021-03-04T03:05:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T03:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:05:54","slug":"international-star-halil-gashi-talks-about-his-art-life-and-upcoming-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=8994","title":{"rendered":"International Star Halil Gashi Talks about his Art, Life, and Upcoming Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Renowned\nartist Halil Gashi throughout his creative life continues to leave a legacy\nthat is a nourishment for future generations. His teaching philosophy \u201cArt has\nno limit\u201d has inspired life in the arts in its true form and the young\ngeneration to be active. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dancer,\nPhysical Actor, Creative Director Halil Gashi was born in Kosovo and raised in\nGermany. He is an internationally known performer, who has worked with some of\nthe top artists of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil is a\npioneer in Hip Hop Theater in UK and went on to launch a successful career in\ntelevision, theater and dance. His notable movies include \u201cWorlds Away<\/em>\u201d\n(2012), directed by Andrew Adamson and James Cameroon. Halil followed his most\ncelebrated screen role by appearing in more live theater shows worldwide as a\ndancer and physical actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2009\nHalil Gashi landed an original solo performance in Cirque de Soleil\u2019s top show\n\u201cThe Beatles Love Show<\/em>\u201d in Las Vegas. For four years Halil performed the\nsolo act \u201cThe Crazy Lover<\/em>\u201d that he choreographed, to the song \u201cSomething\nin the way<\/em>\u201d written by George Harrison. In 2012 Halil played the lead role\nof \u201cSergeant Pepper\u201d in Grammy Awards, Paul McCartney\u2019s Tribute show in Los\nAngeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April 2014\nHalil performed as the main character for the successful \u201cThe Imagineer<\/em>\u201d\ntheatrical show which premiered in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He proved his\nextraordinary talent with the original act \u201cStory Box \u2013 Halil Gashi Solo Act<\/em>\u201d,\nwhich was a hit in USA, Australia and was featured in the 25th Anniversary of\nMicrosoft in Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi\nhas appeared in Das Supertalent, America Got Talent, MTV Music Awards, BBC\nMorning Show, London Fashion Week, BBC Tomorrow\u2019s World UK tour. Halil was\nfeatured in commercials for Levi, Adidas, MTV and Yaskawa, which he\nchoreographed. He has collaborated with superstars like Kylie Minogue, RUN DMC,\nBlack Eye Peas, and Sugarhill Gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi\u2019s\ncontributions to performing arts have garnered him numerous outstanding awards\nin dance competitions in Germany, UK, and France, including 3rd place in all of\nEurope Breakdance contest in Paris with Crew UK All Stars, 2013 Distinguished\nArtist Award, Best Body 2012, Sex Symbol 2012 and Best Model of Year 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi has been honored by the Mayor of Las Vegas. In 2013, Hali Gashi received \u201cExtraordinary Artist Award\u201d by the U.S. Congress, the Honorable Senator Harry Reid. The award honored Halil Gashi for his legendary work at Cirque du Soleil Beatles\u2019 LOVE in Las Vegas and for his outstanding creative achievements in performing arts in United States and around the world.U<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.halilgashi.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: @halil_gashi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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International Star Halil Gashi Talks about his Art, Life, and\nUpcoming Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As both physical\nactor and performer how do you connect with the artistic work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> Art\nis an essential form of expression for feelings and thoughts that move people. To\nme, art is less about what critics and speculators consider valuable and\ntradable, but rather all that in which the artist has given a piece of himself.\nBe it a large or a more modest work. It is always an expression of an\nexpressive creative power and the need to communicate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art crosses\nlanguage, space, and time. It connects humanity through culture, documents\nhistory, religion and other sciences and finds its way to us through the\ndifferent forms of expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was 13 years old, my family and I moved to Germany. I didn’t speak a single word of the language and had to find another way to express myself and I did that primarily through body language and facial expressions. I think that is the driving factor behind my passion and work. During my time at Cirque de Soleil I have been very lucky to work with other great artists and develop myself and my art.
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Your original act\n\u201cStory Box \u2013 Halil Gashi Solo Act\u201d has been an international hit. Can you tell\nus more about it? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> The Story Box is a 3-D Life-Projection-Mapping Act. It is a magical journey to a dream world displayed through dance, acting and visual projection. The show is six minutes long and it can be customized for any event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You also performed\nthe Story Box act at \u201cDas Supertalent\u201d show in Germany. What was your\nexperience at the show? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> Das\nSupertalent is the German version of the casting show format Got Talent. It is\na very popular season, held annually at RTL Television since 2007. The show\nsearches for a special talent. In preliminary rounds, the candidates present\ntheir specific talents in a stage or outdoor performance. A jury decides which\nartists will continue and which will be eliminated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was undecided\nfor a very long time and only decided at the last minute to join and perform\nthere. Until then, I did not really have a positive opinion of talent and\ncasting shows in general. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me personally,\nthe principle of many casting shows is “educating to obedience”.\nWhoever adapts to the demands and judgments of the jury gets ahead. In the\nprocess, critical questioning is forgotten, ideals of beauty, for example, are\nsimply adopted – without any objection. However, I have to temper my opinion a\nlittle bit now. My experience with Supertalent has been very positive\nthroughout. I was surprised how friendly the artists were treated and that I\nwas given enough time to prepare. On the whole, it is a great opportunity to\nreach a wide audience and the show offers artists a good platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your have\nentertained thousands of audiences at the prestigious Cirque Du Soleil\u2019s LOVE\nshow in Las Vegas with your lead solo performance. How challenging was it to\nperform for big crowds? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> I\nenjoy being on stage. You channel positive energy with the audience and see how\nthe performance makes them feel sad or happy. The solo act that I did for\nCirque du Soleil was a big challenge. You have to keep the audience entertained\nfor five minutes and not lose them until the last moment, so they can feel the\nway I feel. It was a piece about love, emotion, finding yourself and finding\nlove. The act is not all happy and fun, but also shows that you can get hurt.\nSo, it was a big challenge to be able to present that to thousands of people\ndaily, on a 360 stage, where you can\u2019t hide anything. What you do, your every\nmove will be seen from all sides. So as an entertainer I had to overcome these\nchallenges in my choreography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What new techniques did you learn from yoga teacher training in Bali?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> I\nlike learning. When I am fascinated by something and develop a passion, I want\nto know everything about it. It has always been that way for me: traveling, painting,\ncalisthenics diving, nutrition, etc. And the best way to learn more about yoga\nis to take a training. My goal is not to work full time as a yoga teacher. I\ndon’t know exactly yet if and how I will use my certification, but not to make\nmoney with it primarily.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to learn\nfrom great, experienced teachers in an intense setting. Much was already known\nto me from previously. What I took away for myself from the training was above\nall the different range of breathing exercises. Knowing how to breathe and when\nto breathe to regulate my body and emotions is incredibly valuable for me as an\nartist.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, I\nwill continue to consciously connect my movements and breath. Another great\neffect of the training was that my body gained more flexibility, and I am very happy\nabout that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also saw you on the Yaskawa Electric Advertisement. How did this project come about?

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> Yaskawa Electric is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the fields of drive technology, industrial automation, and robotics. They contacted me to work together on a concept to show what movements a robotic is capable of. We demonstrated this by creating particularly heavy but at the same time very smooth movements to music, which the robot arm synchronized. The video of my movements was then played at trade fairs, among other places, while the robot arms performed live to it.
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Following a\nvegetarian diet, how do you fuel your body to maintain the body strength, to\nbuild muscle and endurance?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> I\nam not following any particular rules here. I think that my body gets all the\nnutrients it needs just by eating a varied vegetarian diet. Vegetarians consume\na maximum of 30 percent of their daily dietary energy from fats. However, I\nlive a very health-conscious lifestyle overall \u2013 I exercise a lot, do not smoke\nand do not drink any alcohol. The carbohydrates contained in grain products,\nfruits and vegetables serve me as my main source of energy. But above all,\neating vegetarian is good for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can we look\nforward to seeing from you in the next chapter of your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halil Gashi:<\/strong> As\nwe can obviously witness, our world is changing a lot right now. We do not know\nif it will ever be the same again. Can we still go to the theater next year as\nwe did before? We don’t know yet. In any case, I will of course continue to use\nmy art to express myself and help others express themselves, like Yaskawa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another field I am very interested in is virtual reality. I think it opens many opportunities to create and experience art in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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