Brown, Beverly (1941–2002)

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Brown, Beverly (1941–2002)

American dancer and choreographer. Born Beverly Brown, 1941, in Effingham, Illinois; died May 17, 2002, in Kansas City, Missouri; graduate of Carlton College.

Trained with a range of teachers in New York City, including Alvin Ailey, Hanya Holm, Merce Cunningham, Erick Hawkins, and the faculty of the American Ballet Center; performed with Hawkins' company (1967–74), where she appeared in his Eight Clear Pieces, Here and Now with Watchers, Classic Kite Tails (1972), and others; appeared in concert recitals by Rod Rogers and Anthony La Giglia; formed own dance troupe, Greenhouse Ensemble; founded Body Voice Theater and Beverly Brown Ensemble, where she experimented with natural sounds and body movement; taught at Colorado University and University of California at Santa Cruz; composed music for Siddha Yoga meditation communities in NY and Kansas City; choreographed numerous works.