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mayfield brooks
mayfield brooks improvises while black, and is currently based in brooklyn, new york. mayfield is a movement-based performance artist, vocalist, urban farmer, writer, and wanderer. they studied contemporary dance at the school for new dance (sndo) in amsterdam, moving on center in oakland, ca, and holds a mfa in interdisciplinary performance from uc davis and a masters in performance studies from northwestern university. mayfield is currently an artist in residence at movement research nyc, was a 2018 wow/uny artist in residence at governors island nyc, and a 2019 dance and process (dap) artist at the kitchen nyc. mayfield has farmed in urban & local settings, and teaches & performs dance and vocal improvisation nationally and internationally.
2017 Artist-in-Residence,
Faculty,
Workshop Faculty,
The Sounding Body Faculty,
Trisha Brown Dance Company Class Rotating Faculty
Upcoming Classes & Events
Past Classes & Events
The Sounding Body: Speaking in Tongues |
Wed, Apr 24 – May 8, 2019 | workshop |
Movement Research at the Judson Church |
April 01, 2019 | performance |
MELT – Improvising While Black/IWB |
January 23, 2019 | melt |
[email protected] – The Sounding Body: Speaking in Tongues |
January 22, 2019 | class |
[email protected] – Studies Project: Creating the Score |
January 17, 2019 | event |
MELT – Improvising While Black/IWB |
January 15, 2019 | melt |
MELT – Improvising While Black/IWB |
Jan 7 – Jan 11, 2019 | melt |
The Sounding Body: Speaking in Tongues |
Wed, Nov 7, 2018 | workshop |
MELT Reading Group |
July 23, 2018 | event |
Movement Research at the Judson Church |
May 14, 2018 | performance |
Rupture: Improvising In the Break |
June 09, 2016 | class |