CABD INC
PO BOX 340600, JAMAICA, NY 11434 www.camilleabrown.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: COMMITTED TO THE ARTISTIC VISION OF CAMILLE A. BROWN, CABD CREATES, PRODUCES AND PERFORMS BROWN'S WORK, OFFERS DANCE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND INVESTIGATES HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL, PERSONAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH THE ART OF DANCE THEATER, TO PROVIDE A MULTIFACETED PLATFORM FOR SHARING AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS TO FOSTER INTERACTION AND DIALOGUE AMONG DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN NYC AND NATIONALLY.

CABD INC., AKA CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS ("CABD"), A NEW YORK CITY-BASED PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPLEMENTING AND ADVANCING THE CREATIVE VISION OF ITS BESSIE AWARD-WINNING AND TONY-NOMINATED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER CAMILLE A. BROWN. CABD CREATES AND PERFORMS MOVEMENT-BASED WORKS, OFFERS DANCE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND INVESTIGATES HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL, PERSONAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH THE ART OF DANCE THEATER, PROVIDING A MULTIFACETED PLATFORM FOR SHARING AND BUILDING UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. CABD SEEKS TO FOSTER INTERACTION AND DIALOGUE AMONG DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN OUR HOME COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK CITY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND GLOBALLY.

CELEBRATED FOR GUTSY MOVES, POWERFUL THEATRICALITY, AND VIRTUOSIC MUSICALITY, CABD'S WORK WEAVES TOGETHER THE TECHNIQUES AND AESTHETICS OF MODERN DANCE, HIP HOP, AFRICAN, BALLET, TAP, AND SOCIAL DANCE TO FORGE GENRE-BENDING WORKS THAT RECLAIM BLACK NARRATIVES. BROWN'S RIVETING, HISTORICALLY INFORMED, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORK INSPIRES AUDIENCES AND HOLDS SPACE FOR CULTURAL DIALOGUE AND REFLECTION. ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO CABD'S MISSION; STRUCTURED TALKBACKS KNOWN AS "THE DIALOGUE" FOLLOW ALMOST ALL PERFORMANCES. THROUGH ITS MULTI- FACETED COMMUNITY DANCE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, EVERY BODY MOVE, CABD USES SOCIAL DANCE AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS TO CULTIVATE THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF MARGINALIZED PEOPLE, WHILE ALSO SHARING THE ROOTS OF POPULAR MOVEMENT AND MUSIC WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, INSTILLING PRIDE AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HISTORICALLY BLACK FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. IN 2019, CABD TOURED THREE FULL-EVENING PRODUCTIONS FROM BROWN'S TRILOGY ON RACE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY - "INK', "BLACK GIRL: LINGUISTIC PLAY,- AND "MR. TOL E. RANCE" - AND HER NEW REPERTORY PROGRAM, A SPECIALLY CRAFTED EVENING OF EXCERPTS FROM ALL THREE WORKS IN THE TRILOGY. 33 PERFORMANCES IN 11 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN ABU DHABI, UAE TOOK PLACE IN 2019. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES AT DARTMOUTH'S HOPKINS CENTER IN HANOVER, NH; DUKE UNIVERSITY IN DURHAM, NC; THE POWER CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN ANN ARBOR, MI; THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IN TUCSON AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN TEMPE, AZ; THE AUGUST WILSON CULTURAL CENTER IN PITTSBURGH, PA; VIRGINIA TECH IN BLACKSBURG AND THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND IN RICHMOND, VA; MASS MOCA IN NORTH ADAMS, MA; AND NYU ABU DHABI IN ABU DHABI, UAE. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCES, TOURING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED MASTER CLASSES, LECTURES, AND EVERY BODY MOVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS. 2019 ALSO INCLUDED TWO NEW YORK CITY HOME SEASONS PRESENTED BY THE JOYCE THEATER (CHELSEA, NYC), WHERE CABD GAVE SIX PERFORMANCES OF "INK" IN FEBRUARY (FOR ITS NYC PREMIERE) AND THREE PERFORMANCES OF "MR. TOL E. RANCE" IN NOVEMBER. "INK" CELEBRATES THE RITUALS, GESTURAL VOCABULARY, AND TRADITIONS THAT REMAIN INGRAINED WITHIN THE LINEAGE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND RECLAIMS AFRICAN-AMERICAN NARRATIVES BY SHOWCASING THEIR AUTHENTICITY. THE WORK EXAMINES THE CULTURE OF BLACK LIFE THAT IS OFTEN APPROPRIATED, REWRITTEN, OR SILENCED. "INK" HAD ITS' NEW YORK PREMIERE FEBRUARY 5 - 10, 2019. DANCE TABS RAVED, "THE CHOREOGRAPHER CAMILLE A. BROWN HAS A RARE TALENT - THE ABILITY TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND A SITUATION OR STATE OF MIND THROUGH DANCE. BROWN TRIUMPHS WHERE OTHERS FAIL; SHE HAS FOUND THAT SWEET SPOT, THE PLACE WHERE MEANING AND MOVEMENT MEET. AND SHE DOES IT WITH HUMOR AND WARMTH.- AND THE NEW YORK TIMES HAILED "INK" AS "ROUSING AND INCISIVE- AND INCLUDED THE DANCE IN ITS BEST DANCE OF 2019 LISTINGS. AN EXCERPT OF "INK" WAS ALSO PERFORMED AT THE 35TH ANNUAL BESSIE AWARDS ON OCT 14TH, 2019 AND WAS FILMED FOR BROADCAST ON THE PBS AFFILIATE ALL ARTS, ON WLIW. CABD'S SECOND NEW YORK CITY HOME SEASON TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 10, 2019, ALSO AT THE JOYCE THEATER. THE SEASON FEATURED PERFORMANCES OF "MR. TOL. E. RANCE" - THE FIRST WORK IN BROWN'S AWARD-WINNING TRILOGY ON RACE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY. ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 2012-2013, AND REVIVED AND RE- IMAGINED IN SUMMER AND FALL 2019 FOR THESE ENCORE PERFORMANCES, "MR. TOL. E. RANCE" IS A BITINGLY HUMOROUS LOOK AT MINSTRELSY, BLACKFACE, AND THE "MASK" THAT BLACK PERFORMERS HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD TO WEAR. "MR. TOL E. RANCE" ALSO SPEAKS TO THE ISSUE OF TOLERANCE - ADDRESSING THE DEHUMANIZATION AND FORMS OF MODERN-DAY MINSTRELSY THAT BLACK PERFORMERS HAVE HAD TO TOLERATE IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE TO TOLERATE IN PRESENT DAY, AS STEREOTYPICAL ROLES STILL DOMINATE CURRENT POPULAR CULTURE. CABD PERFORMED "MR. TOL. E. RANCE" TO SOLD-OUT HOUSES AND STANDING OVATIONS. DANCE CRITIC GUS SOLOMONS PRAISED: "AS THE FINAL CURTAIN SLOWLY FALLS, THE AUDIENCE IMMEDIATELY RISES IN A SPONTANEOUS STANDING OVATION, IN SINCERE APPRECIATION OF THE REVELATORY JOURNEY BROWN'S TAKEN US ON.- AND DANCE INFORMA STATED, "THE WORK LEFT AN IMPRESSION . . . . IN THE FACE OF OPPRESSION AND ITS LASTING EFFECTS, THERE WAS JOY AND GRACE. THAT IS A PROFOUND OUTCOME, ONE THAT ADEPTLY-CRAFTED, ADEPTLY-PRESENTED DANCE ART CAN ILLUSTRATE." IN ADDITION, CABD PERFORMED FOR 4,000 PEOPLE AT THE HUDSON RIVER DANCE FESTIVAL IN JUNE, 2019. IN 2019 WE COLLABORATED WITH 12 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN NYC TO BRING EVERY BODY MOVE (EBM) CREATIVE AND EMPOWERING WORKSHOPS, SOCIAL DANCE CELEBRATIONS, AND CONVENINGS TO BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. CABD INCREASED ITS EBM OFFERINGS IN NYC, PROVIDING 80 WORKSHOPS TO 900+ NYC RESIDENTS, MOSTLY ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AND PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 100 NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL DANCE TEACHERS THROUGH THE DEL LAB. CABD PRESENTED ITS 4TH ANNUAL EBM CELEBRATION IN MAY 2019 FOR EBM PARTICIPANTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE SERVED 100 PARTICIPANTS WITH A DAY OF FREE SOCIAL DANCE WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER CREATIVE ENCOUNTERS.

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