Life as a Modern Dancer | Christal N. Brown

photo credit: Kimara Dixon

"I believe the success of my career is based on the sheer action of saying Yes to God's continual instructions along a winding path of discovery. Because my first goal was to be a dance teacher, the performance world was totally foreign to me. Therefore, I never turned down any opportunity to dance regardless of the pay, the genre, or the venue. As long as my integrity was not compromised I committed myself to fully investing the talent God gave me to further my understanding of the field of dance. Saying 'yes' positioned me into a lot of great roles and more often into the company of mentors, friends, colleagues, and teachers, who led me full circle to my current professorship."

Read more about our Founding Artistic Director at dancingwords.typepad.com.

INSPIRIT performs at BAAD! Friday, October 12

Christal Brown and INSPIRIT: The Evolution

Friday, October 12

8pm

Join INSPIRIT with new Artistic Director Alexandra Joye Warren as the company performs work from 2003 to the present, showcasing choreography by Christal Brown, Alexandra Joye Warren, Toni Renee Johnson and current company members. The evening will also include a sneak peek into one of Brown's newest collaborative endeavors "The Opulence of Integrity" performed by an all-male cast, as well as a performance via live feed by Christal Brown from Lusaka, Zambia.

Witness this amazing display of history as INSPIRIT prepares for their 10-year anniversary season in the spring of 2013!

$15 Student/Senior, $20 General Admission

PURCHASE TICKETS

Take 6 train to Hunts Points Avenue. Cross under Bruckner Expressway to 1st block (Garrison Avenue). Make right on Garrison and go 2 blocks to Barretto Street. Make left on Barretto Street to 841 Barretto in the middle of the block, right hand side, large warehouse, red door.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Mater Mea | At the park with Christal and Gabriel

“When I’m teaching, I feel alive,” Brown says. “I’m able to connect with the kids on a different level than most instructors are, and I think it’s really because that’s the gift God gave me.” It’s a gift that Brown says has shaped the way she looks at the world and her role in it. “I’ve always thought of myself as more than a dance teacher,” she shares. “I really equate a lot of life lessons to the art of dance with my students. I’ve always been a catalyst for them to go to a different level in their lives.”

Now Brown has a catalyst of her own in the form of her son Gabriel. “When I learned I was going to be a mom, I was grateful and humbled,” she shares.

Read more about our Founding Artistic Director at matermea.com.