CAMILLE A. BROWN DANCERS EMPHASIZE STORY OVER STEPS

Mason Artist-in-Residence Camille A. Brown & Dancers teaches body-focused storytelling

Camille A. Brown & Dancers company members Timothy Edwards and Dorsey Brown lead a talkback with Mason School of Dance students as part of their residency workshop

Company members from Mason Artist-in-Residence Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Timothy Edwards, and Dorsey Brown led a workshop with School of Dance students on April 1, 2022, in the deLaski Performing Arts Building. The class was offered in conjunction with the acclaimed company’s Center for the Arts performance on April 2, 2022. In class, Edwards emphasized the importance of “story vs. steps,” and putting a character into choreography. “We’re humans, not robots. Put yourself into it. Put your own personality into it. . . .Give it to me and put some seasoning on it.” Edwards noted the importance of teachers striving to “push dancers out of their heads and into their bodies. . . .See where your body can take you. Trust the impulses inside of you.”