I love God for the love and guidance that He has given me...all of the blessings and lessons are true gifts. I am thankful for the opportunity to speak through dance and choreography and hope that I may continue on that journey.Camille A. Brown received her early dance training at both the Bernice Johnson and Carolyn Devore Dance Studios. This led to her acceptance by The High School of Performing Arts. She also attended The Ailey School on scholarship and completed her B.F.A. in Dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts. As a performer, Ms. Brown was a member of Evidence Dance Company, under the direction of Ronald K. Brown. During her time there, she had the opportunity to perform the lead role “Mother God†in the acclaimed Grace (1999) and was a dancer on the BET Jazz documentary of Brown’s Blueprint of a Lady: The Once and Future Life- a collaboration with Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon. As a guest artist, she performed with Roger C. Jeffrey, Matthew Rushing, Earl Mosely, Debbie Allen and Dancers, Nathan Trice, Hope L. Boykin, Bridget L. Moore, Echoes Dance Company, and at The Hispanic Heritage Awards. In April 2007, Ms. Brown performed with the cast of The Color Purple in the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit performance with choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie. She is also a dance model for Matthew Karas, a member of Bloc Agency, and a featured dancer/choreographer in the January issue of Dance Spirit.Ms. Brown has been honored with awards and fellowships that include The Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award in Dance, a NFAA Young Artists’ Award (Level I), The Helen Tamiris Award, A New York Foundation for the Arts Award, two Fund for New York grants (Harlem Stage’s E-moves), and a 2006 Princess Grace Award (the first woman to receive this honor in Choreography). Her work has been commissioned by Hubbard Street II, Reflections Dance Company, The Queens Museum of Art/Topaz Arts, Inc., Sidra Bell Dance, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, and The Ailey II. Other performance opportunities include showcases at Dance Theater Workshop, Joyce SoHo, Bric Studio, Dancenow Festival, Dixon Place, The International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference, and This Woman’s Work (which resulted in her being acknowledged in Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch article). Ms. Brown also returned to NCSA, The Ailey School, and LaGuardia H.S. to set works on the students of these institutions.Created by Urban Bush Women Dance Company, Ms. Brown is the 2006 recipient of the PROJECT NEXT GENERATION Award. The company premiered her new work “Here We Go…Again!?†at The Joyce Theater. In December 2006, and to a sold out audience, Ms. Brown debuted her company, Camille A. Brown and Dancers, at Joyce SoHo to which Rosalyn Sulcus of The New York Times declared her work as, “dramatically brilliant…physically exhilarating.†She is now set to create a new work for The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Along with her love of choreography, she has worked for Creedmore Psychiatric Center, Columbia University, and the Derek Jeter Foundation’s Turn2Us program as a dance specialist. Thank you God for creating me to worship YOU!Camille A. Brown and Dancers next performance:July 21st at Von King Park with wonderful guest choreographers Roger C. Jeffrey, Francine E. Ott, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. The talented Aja-monet Bacqie will also perform her poetry.Aug 3rd at Central Park's Summerstage
This is a shared performance with PHILADANCOI hope to see you there :)
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