The Gathering

What is The Gathering?

Conceived by director & choreographer Camille A. Brown, The Gathering serves as an open forum for intergenerational Black female identifying artists to support one another, advocate for greater cultural equity and acknowledgement in the contemporary dance world, share information, grow and learn together, and heal and revitalize.

This evolving group of Black female choreographers will meet to exchange ideas and participate in workshops and discussions focused on the needs of BIPOC female artists, as they strive to make their work more broadly accessible and appreciated.

The inaugural year for The Gathering was 2014 at New York City Center.

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Camille A. Brown & Dancers is committed to engaging audiences and empowering communities through dance and dialogue, both nationally and internationally. We pride ourselves not only in presenting authentic performances, but also in creating safe spaces that foster collective learning and individual growth.

“This Gathering is so powerful for me. When I was creating my own organization, Sound In Motion, making an ongoing sustainable organization like that, I was one of the few Black females doing that in that era. I had the energy to ask people. I somehow asked around. I would find people and they would reply, “Oh nobody’s ever asked me that. Oh you just have to do this.” Five years later people with the same questions would come into my dance studio, and I had the idea to produce them. Those of us who have studios, resources knowledge, let’s not be secretive. Don’t just hold, offer it...offer it...offer it! Giving goes in a circle. That’s what’s going to make all of us grow and our whole community of dance grow.”
— Dianne McIntyre