Fast-paced and educational, this Afro-Contemporary dance technique class will challenge participants to engage body, mind, and spirit. Be at the Wende Museum on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 6:30 pm to be a part of this unique movement experience.
Focusing on breath, alignment, rhythm and articulation, this contemporary movement experience will incorporate many influences including Africanist movement technologies, postmodern aesthetics, and modern & contemporary dance techniques with a distinct emphasis on the foundational Katherine Dunham technique. Class will have live DJ accompaniment by DeFacto X.
Bernard Brown is an award-winning Los Angeles-based performer, choreographer, arts activist, and educator who situates their work at the intersection of Blackness, Queerness, and belonging. With an extensive performing career, Bernard now serves as Executive Artistic Director of Bernard Brown/bbmoves – a social justice dance company, choreographing for stage, specific sites, film, and opera presented globally. The Los Angeles Times has called him “…the incomparable Bernard Brown…”
This workshop will take place in the A-Frame Theater at the Wende Museum Community Center. Please enter through the ADA-accessible garden gate entrance from the parking lot, which will open approximately 30 minutes before the workshop begins. The gate will close 20 minutes after the program starts. We recommend wearing comfortable clothing you can move in.
Photo by David B. Arenas
