Meet The Family: Guest Choreographer Brandi Coleman Interviewed by Kimberley Cooper

Guest Choreographer: Brandi Coleman

Brandi Coleman is an assistant professor of jazz dance at Southern Methodist University and was a performing member, rehearsal director, and associate artistic director of Jump Rhythm® Jazz Project, founded and directed by Billy Siegenfeld. As a teaching artist, she has led more than 40 choreographic and teaching residencies at universities throughout the United States and internationally, earning an Emmy Award for her performance in the documentary Jump Rhythm Jazz Project: Getting There. Her writing, “Performing Gender: Disrupting Performance Norms for Women in Jazz Dance through Gender-Inclusive, Human-Centric Choreography” is featured in Rooted Jazz Dance: Africanist Aesthetics and Equity in the Twenty-First Century (University Press of Florida, 2022).

Watch the video below to hear DJD Artistic Director Kimberley Cooper interview Brandi about her residency with the company and her creative process choreographing for Family of Jazz.

Artistic Collaborations at DJD
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks frequently collaborates with distinguished guest artists, choreographers, and scholars from across the international dance community to enrich our repertoire and support authentic jazz expression.

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