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Camille A. Brown
“Not since pioneer choreographer and dancer Katherine Dunham, has a Black woman matched such prodigious productivity.” -Zita Allen, The Amsterdam News Camille A. Brown is a prolific Black female Director and choreographer whose work taps into both ancestral and contemporary stories to capture a range of deeply personal experiences and cultural narratives of African American identity. Through the medium of dance, she is successfully balancing careers in Stage, TV, and Film. She is the Artistic Director and Founder of her company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers (CABD). Her trilogy on race, culture, and identity has won accolades: Mr. TOL E. RAncE (2012) was honored with a Bessie Award in 2014, and a 2003 Bessie Award nomination for Outstanding Revival; BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (2015) was Bessie-nominated; and ink (2017) premiered at The Kennedy Center, to was performed at The Apollo Theater in 2022, and has received critical acclaim. She received a Bessie Award nomination for her latest work, I AM (2024), in 2025. In 2026, CABD will celebrate its 20th anniversary! Founded in 2014 with its flagship initiative Black Girl Spectrum, CABD’s community engagement platform, EVERY BODY MOVE (EBM), uses social dance to inspire collective action and drive social change. Extending Camille A. Brown & Dancers’ artistic vision beyond the stage, EBM fosters creativity through workshops, intensives, educational experiences, public events, and celebrations for people of all abilities. Originally launched in NYC public schools, EBM now offers intergenerational programs nationwide.Browse all performers
