Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
Camille A. Brown: Sejarah visual tarian sosial dalam 25 gerakan
Camille A. Brown leads her dance company through excavations of ancestral stories, both timeless and traditional, that connect history with contemporary culture. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
that emerges from a community.
yang muncul dari satu komunitas.
by any one person.
dibuat oleh satu orang.
satu waktu tertentu.
that everyone can agree on,
yang disepakati semua orang,
and their creative identity.
dan identitas kreatif mereka.
sepanjang sejarah kita.
tradisi Afrika dan Afrika-Amerika
traditions influenced our history.
selama lebih dari 200 tahun.
masa lalu di dalamnya.
kita yang sekarang
from enslaved Africans' experience
budak-budak Afrika
to remember where they're from.
mengingat dari mana mereka berasal.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
menabuh drum oleh majikan mereka,
with drums in Haiti
menabuh drum di Haiti
of West Africa.
cultural traditions alive
tradisi mereka tetap hidup
dalam diri mereka
that created this dance:
membuat tarian ini:
of Southern high society --
masyarakat Selatan tingkat atas,
to throw shade at the masters.
menertawakan majikan mereka.
was performed for the masters,
they were being made fun of.
mereka sedang dicemooh.
improvisation and musicality,
improvisasi dan musikalitas,
Funky Charleston.
near Charleston, South Carolina,
di dekat Charleston, South Carolina,
the freedom to kick their heels
untuk mengetuk hak sepatu
community and connection;
komunitas dan hubungan;
dari satu kelompok.
can be traced back to the 19th century,
hingga ke abad ke-19,
selama masa perbudakan.
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
Chubby Checker dan Dick Clark.
become blurred.
1980-an dan 1990-an.
took on even more visibility,
lebih terekspos.
dan dibentuk oleh budaya.
to evolve, grow and spread.
berevolusi, berkembang dan menyebar.
Kita eksis, dan kita bebas."
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.
Camille A. Brown | Speaker | TED.com