Katrina Brown (26.9.60
England)
J.M.Kemperstraat 134hs
1051 TX Amsterdam
00-31-20-6816520
kbrown@zonnet.nl
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Studied at Exeter University,Devon, England 1979-83 and received a 1st
class honours mathematics B.Ed.
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Came
to Holland in 1986 to study at the School for New Dance Development
in Amsterdam and left
the next year to dance in 3 productions of Tamara Huilmand from 1987-90.
With her she toured in Holland, Belgium and France. Later collaborated
with Tamara Huilmand in two duets Number
101, Your
Time is Up 1993 and Nr102
TweeVrouw 1994 both involving elements of
improvisation and play.
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with Eileen Standley, Jur Londt-Schultz, Katie Duck. Started to make her
own work in 1992 with solo By
The Way, solofestival Amsterdam and then followed Greenriverredriver
1994 (DansWerkplaats Amsterdam/ Chisenhale London) and collaborations with
live music Dance You Monster 95 with trumpettist Rajesh Mehta( Melkweg
productions ) and K-K- Kip 97 with singer/ songwriter
Han Buhrs ( [Nes]theaters ). |
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pieces were produced by DansWerkplaats Amsterdam, Sob
Sob 95 and Ha
Ha Sob Sob 96. Since 1997, the [Nes]theaters produce her work, receiving
money from Dutch funding bodies, including the choreographies; Divas
and Cowboys 99-2000 ( series of 7 portraits , including 1 self portrait
), A Man 2001 with Khosro Adibi, Lily Kiara,
Mat Voorter, and her new production Amoeba Blues,
jan 2003, with a tour planned for 2004. |
In
these last 2 pieces she collaborated with composer Han Buhrs. She
received a commission to make a short dance film in january 2003, Waterman,
in collaboration with Han Buhrs and Rein Hazewinkel as
part of the television
dance film Body of Water, a collaboration of the BBC (UK) and NPS
(Dutch TV) for 2003.
She is planning a solo production in collaboration with Han Buhrs
live, Amsterdam, a project from the street
to the theatre, for november 2004. |
Teaches
regularly at the School for New Dance Development, the Theaterschool
Amsterdam, technique, movement research and improvisation , and composition.
Gives workshops in Holland and abroad for both amateurs (Stichting
Buitenkunst) and professional students.
Currently studying her final year at the School for Iokai Shiatsu
2000-04. |
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