Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
Camille A. Brown: Uma história visual da dança social em 25 passos
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.
que surge de uma comunidade.
by any one person.
não é coreografada por nenhuma pessoa.
a nenhum momento.
that everyone can agree on,
com que todos podem concordar,
and their creative identity.
e a sua identidade criativa.
como um fogo descontrolado.
traditions influenced our history.
influenciaram a nossa história.
contém sempre o passado
modela quem nós somos
from enslaved Africans' experience
de escravos africanos nas plantações.
e sem uma língua falada em comum,
to remember where they're from.
africanos se lembrarem de onde eram.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
a proibição de tamborilarem,
with drums in Haiti
fizeram com tambores no Haiti
of West Africa.
da África Ocidental.
cultural traditions alive
as tradições culturais vivas
de liberdade interior
that created this dance:
que criou esta dança:
of Southern high society --
da alta sociedade do sul.
to throw shade at the masters.
mostrarem menosprezo pelos donos.
was performed for the masters,
interpretada para os donos,
they were being made fun of.
a ser ridicularizados.
improvisation and musicality,
improvisação e musicalidade,
o Funky Charleston.
near Charleston, South Carolina,
perto de Charleston, na Carolina do Sul,
the freedom to kick their heels
a liberdade de se divertir
community and connection;
comunidade e ligação.
uma loucura mundial?
can be traced back to the 19th century,
remonte ao século XIX,
dos direitos civis,
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
por Chubby Checker e Dick Clark.
a dançar o Twist.
become blurred.
tornaram-se ténues.
took on even more visibility,
teve ainda mais visibilidade,
e sendo moldado por ela.
to evolve, grow and spread.
a evoluir, a crescer e a espalhar-se.
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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