Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
کامیل ای. براون: تاریخ رقص اجتماعی آفریقا-امریکایی
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.
by any one person.
that everyone can agree on,
هرکسی میتواند قبول کند٬
and their creative identity.
و شخصیت خلاق شان است.
traditions influenced our history.
بر تاریخمان هستیم.
from enslaved Africans' experience
بردگی آفریقاییها متولد شد
to remember where they're from.
تا زادگاهشان را فراموش نکنند.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
بردهداران ایجاد شده بود فائق آمدند٬
with drums in Haiti
با تبلها در هائیتی کردند
of West Africa.
غرب آفریقا انجام دادند.
cultural traditions alive
سنتهای فرهنگی
that created this dance:
این رقص را خلق کرد:
of Southern high society --
طبقه بالای جنوب --
to throw shade at the masters.
اعتراض کنند.
was performed for the masters,
they were being made fun of.
دارند مسخره میشوند.
improvisation and musicality,
بداهه پردازی و ذوق موسیقایی بود٬
پایان داد.
near Charleston, South Carolina,
نزدیک چارلستون٬ کارولینای جنوبی بوجود آمد٬
the freedom to kick their heels
یافتند پاهاشان را تکان بدهند
community and connection;
جامعه و ارتباط است٬
can be traced back to the 19th century,
تا قرن نوزدهم دنبال کرد٬
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
و دیک کلارک به مردم معرفی شد.
become blurred.
ادامه پیدا میکند.
took on even more visibility,
بازهم بیشتر خودنمایی کرد٬
to evolve, grow and spread.
رشد و گسترش خود ادامه میدهند.
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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