Duke Dance Presents an Open Rehearsal with Choreographer Ronald K. Brown
This event is part of the Ronald K. Brown Choreographic Project, which will culminate in a new work to premiere in March at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University Dance Program invites the public to observe choreographer Ronald K. Brown as he teaches dance students from seven local colleges and universities.
An open rehearsal, followed by a question-and-answer session with Brown and two of his company members, will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Ark Dance Studio on Duke's East Campus.
Brown draws from hip-hop, capoeira, modern dance, ballet, West-African traditions and yoga to create a body of exciting contemporary works. New York Times dance critic Jennifer Dunning wrote that Brown "has gradually become one of the most quietly profound choreographers of his modern dance generation. He and his company, Evidence ' open the door wide onto the history and culture of black Americans. His dances are thoughtful yet impassioned, addressing loaded themes with a wonderful imperturbability."
Brown has received numerous awards and fellowships, including a National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, a "Bessie" and a Black Theater Alliance Award. In 2000, he was named a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in Choreography.
He founded his dance company, The Evidence, in 1985. The company has performed at numerous venues in the United States (most recently, two sold-out performances at the Kennedy Center) and abroad.
This event is part of the Ronald K. Brown Choreographic Project, which will culminate in a new work to premiere in March at Duke.
The National Endowment for the Arts is a major funding source for the Ronald K. Brown Choreographic Project. The project is co-sponsored by the Duke University Institute of the Arts, with funds from the Nancy Hanks Artist Residency Endowment; by the Franklin Humanities Institute's "Making the Humanities Central" project (funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) and by the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke.
For additional information, call the Duke Dance Program at (919) 660-3354 or visit its Web site.