ARTISTIC WORKS

​WHAT WE ASK OF FLESH

​What We Ask of Flesh is an immersive evening-length dance and installation work by choreographer Christal Brown. In this work, the artists’ bodies become instruments that question, connect and dismantle the tangible and intangible histories present within a life. Originally inspired by the writings of poet Remica Bingham-Risher, the creation of this work includes vignettes of inspiration, the caregiver’s journey through Alzheimer’s and dementia, and a deep exploration of legacy. Seeing Flesh as the veil between the world and the soul, Brown and her company explore the tapestry between our internal and external realities.

What We Ask of Flesh premieres  November 9, 10 & 11, 2023 at The Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury VT

Same But Different​

​Same but Different is a collaboration between Christal Brown and Lida Winfield, exploring their similarities and differences in a cultural commentary on race, age, and gender. Lida and Christal have both lived the rigors of being artists, professors, educators, and survivors of life. Same But Different was created with support from Middlebury Performing Arts Series, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the National Performance Network.

The Opulence of Integrity​

​The Opulence of Integrity is a theatrical, multimedia ensemble work inspired by the public life and inner searching of boxing's outspoken superstar, Muhammad Ali.  Inspired by Ali’s career as a boxer and life as a social activist, public martyr, and human being, choreographer Christal Brown deploys her eclectic movement vernacular to illustrate the turmoil of a life infused by divinity yet misinterpreted by humanity.

Life Cycle Series
(a series of solos)
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I'M FINE
SOMEWHERE IN MEMORY
CUTTING PLACE
WISHES
AT THIS POINT
INTERIORS

Dreams and Visions
​“Dreams and Visions” tests the states of sleep and wakefulness by creating moving tapestries that teeter on the precipice between fantasy and reality. To infuse this movement-scape with an intangible sense of foundation, the piece uses projection, an original sound score created by Zimbabwean composer Fahari Malianga, costumes by Trebien Pollard and original poetry by Remica Bingham.

Until Fruition
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Past Her Rites
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Inspirit a Dance Company