Description
Hilary Brown-Istrefi (she/her) is a Canadian-American director, choreographer, performer, educator, curator, and cultural worker. Originally from Toronto, now living in Far Rockaway, she is a graduate of École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, and over the last decade has performed in the works of Melissa Riker, Bouchra Ouizguen, Jillian Peña, Doug Elkins, Linda Tegg, and Candice Breitz. In 2013 she co-founded the award-winning performance collective, Same As Sister (S.A.S.), with her twin Briana Brown-Tipley. Their interdisciplinary commissions have been presented internationally at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance (Toronto); Base: Experimental Arts + Space (Seattle); Danspace Project (NYC); BRIC Arts | Media House (NYC); New York Live Arts (NYC); Marmo - Libreria d’Arte Contemporanea (Italy); Archaeological Museum of Messenia (Greece); and Centre d'Art Marnay Art Centre (France), among other venues. Hilary initiated HB² PROJECTS in 2017, as a choreographic platform to expand her collaborations in performance. HB² has presented work throughout NYC as a resident artist at West Harlem Art Fund’s 2020 Visual Muze Residency on Governors Island; Norte Maar’s 2018 Dance at Socrates Residency at Socrates Sculpture Park; and Exploring the Metropolis’ 2017-18 Choreographer + Composer Residency at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning.
Date & Time
Sat, Jun 10, 2023 8:00 PM