Camille Brown, director and choreographer of the powerful new Broadway revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” is the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a play on Broadway in more than 60 years. Drawing inspiration from her own lived experience as a Black woman, Brown uses movement and dance to tell unique stories of humanity and sisterhood. In this interview, she shares lessons she’s learned in her career.
Author: Janice Kaplan
Janice Kaplan is the author of many popular books, including the New York Times bestseller The Gratitude Diaries and her most recent The Genius Of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World, now available in paperback from Dutton Books.
The Teenage Nun Who Painted the Last Supper
Men have long been the arbiters of what counts as great in art, and too many women artists were written out of history by critics—creating the myth of the Great Male Artist.