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BRKFST
BRKFST Dance Company is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to cultivate a collaborative and equitable space for artists through breaking, celebrating individuality and community by way of creation, performance, and mentorship. Conducting non-partisan research and generative activities in pursuit of performative artistic endeavors, BRKFST educates through movement technique, methodology and choreography, and uplifts underserved communities, providing engaging experiences through artistic expression. Founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2014 by Lisa ‘MonaLisa’ Berman and Joseph ‘MN Joe’ Trần, BRKFST Dance Company specializes in performance art that combines breaking, hip hop’s first dance form, with abstraction and contemporary dance vernacular, creating intellectually stimulating and physically rigorous works. The lived experiences of this collective of artists, who identify as working class, queer and BIPOC, inform their compositions. Guided by the hip hop adage, “Each One Teach One.” where everyone remains both teacher and student regardless of their background, identity or status, BRKFST honors their roots from breaking culture by embodying inclusivity, passing down their knowledge to the next generation and representing the form with foundation and innovation. Garnering international acclaim as a substantive innovator, BRKFST has received commissions from Northrop (Minneapolis, MN), The Cowles Center (Minneapolis, MN), Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis, MN), Hartford Symphony (Hartford, CT) and Des Moines Symphony (Des Moines, IA), premiering original works across the globe.Browse all performers
