Camille A. Brown
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Camille A. Brown is an American contemporary dancer and choreographer. She received her B.F.A. in Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
and performed with Ronald K. Brown/Evidence from 2001–2007. She has also appeared as a guest artist with companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
.
Brown is the first woman to win the Princess Grace Foundation-USA
Award for Choreography. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NYFA Fellowship in Choreography, and was named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts. Brown has created works for companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
, Hubbard Street II, Urban Bush Women
, and Ballet Memphis, as well as for collegiate institutions such as Tisch School of the Arts
at New York University and Princeton University
. She has served as an Adjunct Professor of Dance at both Long Island University
and Barnard College
, and has completed residencies at various other universities and summer dance festivals. Her company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, debuted in 2006. In her work, Brown "...presents the dancing body as a vehicle for overt religious celebration" and "... mixes modern dance techniques with West African dance elements" to create her own unique movement style.
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
and performed with Ronald K. Brown/Evidence from 2001–2007. She has also appeared as a guest artist with companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in New York, New York. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey...
.
Brown is the first woman to win the Princess Grace Foundation-USA
Princess Grace Foundation-USA
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA is a national foundation in the United States which is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging talent in theater, dance, and film by awarding grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships. It was named after Princess Grace of Monaco....
Award for Choreography. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NYFA Fellowship in Choreography, and was named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts. Brown has created works for companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in New York, New York. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey...
, Hubbard Street II, Urban Bush Women
Urban Bush Women
Urban Bush Women is a Brooklyn, New York based non-profit dance company that was founded in 1984 by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. It is an ensemble of seven women who perform very diverse pieces choreographed by Jawole as well as many other reputable choreographers...
, and Ballet Memphis, as well as for collegiate institutions such as Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
at New York University and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. She has served as an Adjunct Professor of Dance at both Long Island University
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
and Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, and has completed residencies at various other universities and summer dance festivals. Her company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, debuted in 2006. In her work, Brown "...presents the dancing body as a vehicle for overt religious celebration" and "... mixes modern dance techniques with West African dance elements" to create her own unique movement style.