A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.
A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.
Tenor Frederick Ballentine, center, stars as Sportin’ Life in the production.
Camille A. Brown, left, works with her dancers to refine quick footwork. “We were talking about the tempo and making sure that they’re cutting through the music versus dancing to it,” she says.
“My job is to provide the movement language for the show,” says Brown.
A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
“There are many definitions of what it means to be a mover and a dancer and what technique is,” says Brown.
A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
“A part of my job is to empower everyone in the room and make them feel confident about the movement language that they have in their bodies,” says Brown.
A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
Brown, center.
Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.