• A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    Tenor Frederick Ballentine, center, stars as Sportin’ Life in the production.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    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.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    “My job is to provide the movement language for the show,” says Brown.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    “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 and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of "Porgy and Bess" at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    “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 and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    Brown, center.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    Camille A. Brown at a rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

  • A rehearsal of Porgy and Bess at the Met Opera.

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.
    Image Credit: Kelly Taub/WWD

    A rehearsal of Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera.

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