Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
카밀.A.브라운(Camille A. Brown): 25개의 움직임으로 표현한 사교 댄스의 역사 영상
Camille A. Brown leads her dance company through excavations of ancestral stories, both timeless and traditional, that connect history with contemporary culture. Full bio
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that emerges from a community.
형성되는 표현입니다.
by any one person.
짜여지는 게 아닙니다.
that everyone can agree on,
스텝이 각각 있지만
and their creative identity.
창의적인 자아에 관한 것입니다.
오래됐습니다.
traditions influenced our history.
영향을 미쳤는지를 볼 수 있습니다.
from enslaved Africans' experience
노예였던 흑인들의 경험에서
기억하는 수단이었습니다.
to remember where they're from.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
이들은 이렇게 피했습니다.
with drums in Haiti
북으로 그랬던 것처럼
of West Africa.
마을에서 했던 것처럼요.
cultural traditions alive
방법이었습니다.
that created this dance:
이 춤도 태어났습니다.
of Southern high society --
풍자한 춤으로
to throw shade at the masters.
방법이었습니다.
was performed for the masters,
공연되었다는 겁니다.
they were being made fun of.
전혀 몰랐습니다.
improvisation and musicality,
제일 중요했습니다.
스윙 댄스에도 사용되었고
그룹도 사용했습니다.
near Charleston, South Carolina,
결속력 높은 흑인 집단에서 시작되어
the freedom to kick their heels
다리를 흔들 수 있는
community and connection;
유대감에 관한 것입니다.
어떻게 될까요?
can be traced back to the 19th century,
올라가는 건 놀라운 일이 아닙니다.
50년대 후반에
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
트위스트가 유행하게 되었습니다.
트위스트를 추고 있었습니다.
become blurred.
90년대에도 이어집니다.
took on even more visibility,
더 많이 조명받았습니다.
문화가 형성되면서요.
to evolve, grow and spread.
진화하고, 발전하고, 퍼지고 있습니다.
"우리는 같은 언어를 쓴다.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille A. Brown - Choreographer, educatorCamille A. Brown leads her dance company through excavations of ancestral stories, both timeless and traditional, that connect history with contemporary culture.
Why you should listen
Camille A. Brown is a prolific Black female choreographer reclaiming the cultural narrative of African American identity. She is a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow, Audelco Award recipient, four-time Princess Grace Award winner, Guggenheim Fellow, Jacob's Pillow Dance Award recipient, USA Jay Franke & David Herro Fellow, TED Fellow and Doris Duke Artist Award recipient.
Her Company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers (CABD), tours nationally and internationally. The repertory includes the Bessie award-winning Mr. TOL E. RAncE (2012), the Bessie-nominated BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (2015) and ink (2017), which premiered at The Kennedy Center. CABD's community engagement platform, EVERY BODY MOVE, inspires collective action through the art of social dance and includes initiatives such as Black Girl Spectrum, Black Men Moving, The Gathering and more.
Brown has been commissioned to create concert dance works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Philadanco!, Urban Bush Women, Complexions, Ailey II, Ballet Memphis and Hubbard Street II.
In addition to her company works, Brown brings a passion for storytelling to her choreography for Broadway and Off-Broadway theater productions. Notable theater credits for her choreography include: Tony-winning Broadway revival Once On This Island, The Emmy-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC as well as A Streetcar Named Desire, The Fortress of Solitude (Lortel Nomination) and BELLA: An American Tall Tale (Lortel Nomination), among others.
Brown graduated from LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and she has a BFA from UNC School of the Arts. She is the choreographer for the upcoming Magic Mike The Musical and PAL JOEY, and she is movement director for Broadway's Choir Boy and Toni Stone.
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