GroundWorks DanceTheater announces the appointment of Antonio Brown as our first Artist in Residence for the coming season. This newly created position will give the artist opportunities for longer and deeper creation time with the company.
Executive Artistic Director David Shimotakahara welcomes Antonio, “I look forward to continuing the wonderful creative connection we created with Antonio during GroundWorks’ 20-21 season and developing a relationship of deeper exploration and long-term collaboration.”
Brown recently created a new dance film, INSIDE, with the company in the fall of 2020 and returned in June 2021 to restage the work for live performance. Both versions received very positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Brown studied at the Cleveland School of the Arts and The Juilliard School. He was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company for over a decade and has also worked with Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Sidra Bell Dance New York, and The Dash Ensemble to name a few.
“I am so grateful and excited for the opportunity to work more extensively with Groundworks, and continue to explore the many possibilities of my choreographic voice with the dancers and the community,” says Antonio about the new position.
A native of Cleveland, Antonio has achieved national attention as a performer, teacher, and choreographer, and as the director/producer of his own company, AntonioBrownDance. Shimotakahara affirms, “Antonio brings a huge range of artistic experience and skills to GroundWorks. His artistry reflects his deep integrity and a truly warm personality. We are honored to have him join the GroundWorks team for our 2021-2022 Season.”
About Antonio Brown:
Antonio Brown is the artistic force behind AntonioBrownDance. Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio, Mr. Brown studied at the Cleveland School of the Arts & The Juilliard School. He was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company for over a decade and has also worked with Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Sidra Bell Dance New York & The Dash Ensemble to name a few. Antonio’s choreography continues to spread across the country choreographing works for Verb Ballets, August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, Cleveland State University, Jacksonville University, Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, Lehigh Valley Dance Exchange “LVDE”, Theatre Askew, Arden Theater Company, Drama League DirectorFest, MOVE(NYC), Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance & Hearts or Men and is currently the movement director for The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Initiative and Associate Choreographer for upcoming musical “Black No More”. Mr. Brown also teaches regularly in New York City and at various schools and intensives across the country.