Camille A. Brown to Lead THE CREATIVE PROCESS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY Panel at Kravis Center, 2/14

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will be hosting a panel discussion on The Creative Process in the Face of Adversity. Camille A. Brown of Camille A. Brown & Dancers will lead the thought-provoking and admission-free event in the Rinker Playhouse on Saturday, February 14, at 11 a.m.

Ms. Brown's discussion will cover contemporary social issues and race relations as they relate to the arts and dance community. The PEAK performance by Camille A. Brown & Dancers opens that night at the Kravis Center and runs through Sunday.

The panel will be hosted by AnEta Sewell, who spent 20 years in television, primarily at WPEC News 12, and was the first African American to anchor and report the news in the West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast market. Panel members will include: + Camille A Brown, a force in the national concert dance world for more than a decade + Shanique Scott, Artistic Director of Street Beat, Inc. + Clarence Brooks, Associate Professor/Director of Dance at Florida Atlantic University + Sean Green, the founder of Sean's Dance Factory.

"I am inspired to continue pushing the boundaries of arts and activism," says Ms. Brown. "I constantly ask myself, what more can be done? How can I activate my work in a way that moves beyond performance and impacts my community? Dance can be seen as a community's embodied visioning, storytelling, and resistance practice. My hope is to create a dialogue that sparks larger shifts."

Camille A. Brown & Dancers draws upon modern hip-hop, African and ballet aesthetics to make a personal claim on history through the lens of Ms. Brown's contemporary female perspective. The company's mission is to present authentic performances that foster dialogue among audience and local communities.

Those interested in attending the panel discussion should RSVP at kraviscenterinvite@kravis.org.

February 14-15 at 7:30 pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Black Girl * (PEAK)

Known for high theatricality, gutsy moves and virtuosic musicality, Camille A. Brown & Dancers soar through history like a whirlwind. The company's work explores typical, real life situations ranging from literal relationships to more complex themes with an eye on the past and present. Featuring a preview of Black Girl which draws on Melissa Harris-Perry's Sister Citizen, the spellbinding photography of Carrie Mae Weems, the fantastical imagery depicted in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and Daniel Silberberg's Wonderland: The Zen of Alice, to create a work to depict the complexities of carving out a positive identity as a black female in urban American culture. This work seeks to interrogate the full spectrum of the black female and how we negotiate ourselves in this racially and politically charged world.

Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $30
Made possible by a grant from the MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis

Beyond the Stage:

Join us on February 14 for a free post-performance discussion by Clarence Brooks, Associate Professor/Director of Dance at Florida Atlantic University.

*This presentation is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Tickets for Camille A. Brown & Dancers Black Girl are available at the Kravis Center box office, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in downtown West Palm Beach; online through the Kravis Center's official website at kravis.org; or by phone at 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. The Kravis Center is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, call 561-832-7469 or visit the Kravis Center's official website at kravis.org.

Pictured: Camille A. Brown & Dancers

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