Five Fast Facts: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE 

Dancer, choreographer and founder of the dance company EVIDENCE, Ronald K. Brown created his company when he was only 19 years old. The company’s name originates from the name of the first dance Brown ever choreographed, also named EVIDENCE.

Brown was interested in dance at a very young age. Starting at 6 years old in a police athletic summer program, Brown always dreamed of dancing as a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Brown is also an accomplished global citizen. Having lived in Norway and Belgium, as well as having taught in France, England, Brazil, Korea, and the Ivory Coast, he wants his dancers to explore how they are a product of their ancestry and move in a way that shows their past and present.

Brown has created choreography for a multitude of well-known dance companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Philadanco, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Jennifer Muller/The Works, among others. Additionally, he was the recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Award, the 2018 Dance Magazine Award, and the 2018 American Dance Festival’s Scripps Award.

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE have established a unique, signature movement style and vocabulary that has been described as a “blend of West African, Caribbean, and contemporary genres.” This distinct blend results in pieces that have been referred to as “otherworldly, charged, urgent in their undulating sweep and unaffectedly fervent.”