Camille A. Brown: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
Camille A. Brown: Socialinio šokio vizuali istorija 25-iuose judesiuose
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.
kuri kyla iš bendruomenės.
by any one person.
nėra statoma vieno žmogaus.
bet kurią akimirką.
that everyone can agree on,
visi su tuo sutinka,
and their creative identity.
ir kūrybinė tapatybė.
kaip mūsų atmenama istorija.
traditions influenced our history.
tradicijų paveiktą mūsų istoriją.
from enslaved Africans' experience
iš pavergtų afrikiečių patirties
bendrinės šnekamosios kalbos,
to remember where they're from.
buvo būdas prisiminti, iš kur jie atvyko.
the slave owners' ban on drumming,
draudimo mušti būgnus,
with drums in Haiti
mušė būgnus Haityje
of West Africa.
Vakarų Afrikoje.
cultural traditions alive
gyvybingumo išlaikymas
that created this dance:
kuri sukūrė šį šokį:
of Southern high society --
aukštuomenės manieringumą –
to throw shade at the masters.
netiesiogiai įžeisti šeimininkus.
was performed for the masters,
buvo atliekamas ponams,
they were being made fun of.
improvisation and musicality,
improvizacijos ir muzikalumo,
near Charleston, South Carolina,
netoli Čarlstono, Pietų Karolinoje,
the freedom to kick their heels
laisvę nusimesti kulniukus
ir pajudinti savo kojas.
community and connection;
su bendruomene ir giminės ryšiais.
can be traced back to the 19th century,
galime aptikti nuo 19-ojo amžiaus,
by Chubby Checker and Dick Clark.
Chubby Checker ir Dick Clark.
become blurred.
išnyksta.
ir 1990 -aisiais metais.
took on even more visibility,
tapo dar labiau matomas,
to evolve, grow and spread.
auga ir plinta.
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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