Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
Camille A. Brown: Vizuální historie společenského tance ve 25 pohybech
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.
které vychází z komunity.
by any one person.
that everyone can agree on,
na kterých se všichni shodnou,
and their creative identity.
individuální a tvořivé identitě.
společenských tancích
traditions influenced our history.
tradice ovlivnila naši historii.
from enslaved Africans' experience
ze zkušenosti zotročených Afričanů
to remember where they're from.
cestou, jak si pamatovat, odkud jsou.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
with drums in Haiti
jejich předkové na Haiti
of West Africa.
západní Afriky.
cultural traditions alive
that created this dance:
který stvořil tento tanec:
of Southern high society --
manýrysmus vyšší jižanské společnosti,
to throw shade at the masters.
jak veřejně opovrhnout pány.
was performed for the masters,
they were being made fun of.
že si z nich dělají legraci.
improvisation and musicality,
o improvizaci a muzikálnosti,
near Charleston, South Carolina,
poblíž Charlestonu v Jižní Karolíně,
the freedom to kick their heels
měly svobodu vykopnout podpatky
community and connection;
je o komunitě a propojení.
celosvětovým šílenstvím?
can be traced back to the 19th century,
se objevil již v devatenáctém století.
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
Chubby Checkerem a Dickem Clarkem.
become blurred.
v osmdesátých a devadesátých letech.
took on even more visibility,
tance staly více viditelnými.
a kultura formovala je.
to evolve, grow and spread.
ve vývoji, růstu a šíří 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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