Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
Камилла А. Браун: Визуальная история социального танца за 25 шагов
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.
средство самовыражения сообщества.
by any one person.
точное время их появления.
that everyone can agree on,
которые все принимают,
and their creative identity.
и возможности творчески проявить себя.
traditions influenced our history.
традиции повлияли на нашу историю.
from enslaved Africans' experience
из-за рабского труда африканцев
to remember where they're from.
кто они и откуда.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
на ударные инструменты,
with drums in Haiti
их предки на Гаити
of West Africa.
cultural traditions alive
that created this dance:
of Southern high society --
высшего общества юга США.
to throw shade at the masters.
на своих хозяев.
was performed for the masters,
для своих хозяев,
they were being made fun of.
что их высмеивают.
improvisation and musicality,
импровизация и музыкальность.
«фанки-чарльстон».
near Charleston, South Carolina,
рядом с Чарльстоном в Южной Каролине,
the freedom to kick their heels
community and connection;
для сообщества и отношений,
can be traced back to the 19th century,
ещё в XIX веке,
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
сделали твист популярным.
become blurred.
took on even more visibility,
стал ещё очевиднее,
и сам менялся вместе с ней.
to evolve, grow and spread.
расти и распространяться.
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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