Danté Brown + Blake Beckham
02/27/23 • 40 min
Danté Brown is a New York artist and Artistic Director of Warehouse Dance, a collaborative group that generates compelling thematic environments within a process of physical and theoretical inquiry.
While Brown was in residence with the Emory Dance program in 2016, he sat down to talk about creativity with Blake Beckham, a choreographer, producer and dance educator in Atlanta.
Brown began his dance training at Wesleyan University, which led him to The Ohio State University to receive his MFA in choreography and performance. As a performer, Danté has worked with artists such as Esther Baker-Tarpaga, Christal Brown, David Dorfman, Kendra Portier, and Noa Zuk, among others. As an educator, Danté has had the opportunity to teach a range of classes at Bates College, Dancewave, Dance New Amsterdam, East Village Dance Project, Gibney Dance Center, Mark Morris Dance Center, Peridance Capezio Center, and The Ohio State University.
This podcast episode is introduced by Laura Briggs (Emory dance and chemistry alum/Arts at Emory intern) and Maggie Beker (Creativity Conversations host and producer).
Watch the original video recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz4wiWzqqww&list=PLCAC61A4AB786C00E&index=23&t=0s
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Danté Brown is a New York artist and Artistic Director of Warehouse Dance, a collaborative group that generates compelling thematic environments within a process of physical and theoretical inquiry.
While Brown was in residence with the Emory Dance program in 2016, he sat down to talk about creativity with Blake Beckham, a choreographer, producer and dance educator in Atlanta.
Brown began his dance training at Wesleyan University, which led him to The Ohio State University to receive his MFA in choreography and performance. As a performer, Danté has worked with artists such as Esther Baker-Tarpaga, Christal Brown, David Dorfman, Kendra Portier, and Noa Zuk, among others. As an educator, Danté has had the opportunity to teach a range of classes at Bates College, Dancewave, Dance New Amsterdam, East Village Dance Project, Gibney Dance Center, Mark Morris Dance Center, Peridance Capezio Center, and The Ohio State University.
This podcast episode is introduced by Laura Briggs (Emory dance and chemistry alum/Arts at Emory intern) and Maggie Beker (Creativity Conversations host and producer).
Watch the original video recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz4wiWzqqww&list=PLCAC61A4AB786C00E&index=23&t=0s
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