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DENEANE RICHBURG

Saint Paul, MN

Photo by Tim Rummelhoff

Deneane Richburg is the founder/Artistic Director of Brownbody, the home for her choreographic work. A former competitive figure skater, Richburg choreographs work that combines dance, theater, and movement forms from the African Diaspora to produce unique site-specific pieces on ice and stage that challenge the dominant visions of who or what kinds of movement belong on the ice. In 2013 she established Brownbody to honor complex narratives of U.S.-based Black communities to celebrate the nuance, beauty, and complexities of Blackness. Previous works include: Living Past (Re)memory (2011); Waiting for You (2013); Quiet as It’s Kept (2015); and Tracing Sacred Steps (2022). Richburg has also re-staged several Urban Bush Women works on ice and has performed with companies including FlyGround and Kariamu and Company. She is a recipient of a 2017, 2022, and 2023 McKnight Choreography Fellowship, a 2019 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, and a Dance/USA Fellowship to Artists. Richburg received her MFA in dance and choreography from Temple University, an MA in Afro-American Studies from UW Madison, and a BA in English and African American Studies from Carleton College.

Creative Administration Research (2025)

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