About
I am a dancer, creator, and arts administrator based in Brooklyn, NY. My pronouns are they/them and she/her, use both!
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I graduated from Barnard College with B.A.s in Dance and American Studies. Some people who I trained with and look up to from my time there include, Colleen Thomas, Jodi Melnick, Caroline Fermin, Andrea Weber, and more. I also performed works by Shannon Gillen (VIMVIGOR DANCE), Lacina Coulibaly, Adrienne Truscott, David Dorfman, Caroline Fermin, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Co., and Yvonne Rainer.
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My work, often in collaboration with Noa Weiss, has been presented by The Brooklyn Rail, Pageant, The Tank Theater, Solo/Duo Festival, Pioneers Go East, SERIOUS PERFORMANCE!!!!, The Movement Lab at Barnard College, Motion State Dance Film Festival, WAXworks, and The Brick. Noa and I are 2024-2026 recipients of the Pioneer's Go East NEXT! Fellowship and have received support from MOtiVE Brooklyn. I have also danced for Hope Mohr/Maxe Crandall and Grant Jacoby.
I currently serve as Development Manager of Danspace Project, Managing Director of Donna Uchizono Company and freelance as an artistic administrator for Juliana May, Dolly Sfeir, and more. Previously, I have worked at Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Boston Dance Alliance, and Boston Center for the Arts. I also received my yoga certification in 2020.
Photo by Uila Marx
Artist Statement
Miranda brown & Noa Rui-Piin Weiss
With technical training in release and postmodern dance, we irreverently steal from the wide range of styles that have passed through our lives. Exploring our personal brand of low stakes dance comedy, we employ common cultural references to seduce audiences into enjoying experimental dance. We use patterns and repetition to investigate larger questions about composition and genre. Queerness guides our aesthetic choices, alongside pleasure and legibility. Our collaboration starts with a competition to make each other laugh, followed by a series of disagreements, concessions, and happy accidents. After being trained in dance traditions that value individual artistic genius, we’re interested in citing sources and uncovering the absurdity of original thought.
Photo by Uila Marx