Camille A. Brown named USC Kaufman Endowed Artist in Dance

The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance has appointed five-time Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown as the next Claude and Alfred Mann Endowed Artist in Dance. Brown, the founder of Camille A. Brown & Dancers, will begin her tenure in fall 2027 and serve through the 2028-2029 academic year.

Brown is a prominent director and choreographer known for breaking barriers in theater, opera, and film. Her notable achievements include being the first Black artist to direct on the Metropolitan Opera’s main stage and the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway play since 1955. Her upcoming projects include a Broadway revival of Dreamgirls.