The Joyce Master Class: Camille A. Brown & Dancers

Camille A. Brown & Dancers

MONDAY, JANUARY 28
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

FEE: $10

Join Juel D. Lane and Timothy Edwards, company members of Camille A. Brown & Dancers (CABD), in this special workshop for men and boys of color on Monday, January 28, 2019. Through CABD’s community engagement platform, Every Body Move, the company is committed to engaging audiences and empowering communities through dance and dialogue. They pride themselves in not only presenting authentic performances, but also in creating safe spaces that foster collective learning and individual growth.

As part of their initiative – Black Men Moving – Juel and Tim will lead an interactive experience exploring healthy masculinity, movement, and creative action for Black boys and men. No dance experience required. The last segment of the workshop is devoted to discussion and reflection – real talk. Take a chance, make a move!

Juel D. Lane has been noted as one of the most gifted dance talents in the country, and his awe-inspiring work today still yields this title. An Atlanta native, he received his early training from Tri-Cities High School and The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta. Lane was recently selected to participate in the 2015-2016 Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation New Directions Choreography Lab, and is a company member of Bessie Award winning Camille A. Brown & Dancers. Prior to that, he was a dancer with Ron K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company,Axam DTE, Andrea E. Woods Souloworks & Dancers, and Helen Simoneau Danse. Alliance Theatre Credits: C.A. Lyons Project, I DREAM (Assistant Choreographer). Regional: SPUNK (True Colors Theatre- Choreographer), Rob Jackson’s, Rebirth (The Fox Theater, Atlanta-Choreographer), STAGGER LEE, Dallas Theater Center, Associate-Choreographer) He was featured on the Cover of the May/June 2015 issue of Dance Studio Magazine, and in 2013 was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” In 2012, Lane made history as the first local independent Black choreographer to have his work commissioned by the Atlanta Ballet. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he is heavily involved in dance on film and has released three dance-film projects: “Just Another Day,” “How to Kill a Ghost,” and “When The Beat Drops.” www.jueldlane.com

Timothy L Edwards is a proud member of Camille A. Brown & Dancers. A Hawaii native, Mr. Edwards is an internationally recognized dance instructor known for his master classes. He is a graduate and adjunct dance professor at Hunter College, and is also on the faculty at The Joffrey Ballet, The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center, and Brooklyn Ballet. He has also traveled as a cultural envoy teaching and performing in various street styles and made his Broadway debut in 2016 in the production of Cabin In The Sky.

See Camille A. Brown and Dancers at The Joyce Theater – February 5-10, 2019

The Joyce Master Class Series is supported by a grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Special support has been provided by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Community Connections is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

Photo of Maleek Washington & Timothy Edwards by Marina Levitskaya.