Brinae Ali
At outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage: Aug 2
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This performance took place August 2, 2023.
In this evening of dance with live music, tap dancer and choreographer Brinae Ali put her “invigorating, inspirational, progressive” imaginings into a performance alongside her band members. A tap dancer and a vocalist, Ali led the audience on a journey through the rich sound textures of jazz and tap culture. Born and raised in Flint, Mich., she is an interdisciplinary artist who believes in using the power of the arts to transform the conditions of the human spirit. Among her many roles as an educator and grassroots organizer, Ali has worked as the artistic director of Tapology, Inc., a youth based outreach program in Flint that believes in preserving the art of tap and jazz culture through education and performance.
Among her many roles as an educator and grassroots organizer, Ali is currently touring a show in collaboration with trumpeter Sean Jones called Dizzy Spellz while scaffolding a new work in progress supported by NEFA National Dance Projects and Johns Hopkins University Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts called the Baby Laurence Legacy Project, which is an archival/performative process to create an integrated work of jazz tap dance and jazz music that investigates and celebrates the artistic and social influences that “Baby Laurence” Donald Jackson had on the culture of Tap Dance and Jazz Music.
