Bio
Raianna Brown
#NEVERSTANDSTILL
Bio
Raianna Brown
#NEVERSTANDSTILL
An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times
--Nina Simone
Raianna Brown began studying dance at The Spelman Summer Dance Institute. As a teenager, she continued her training in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Acro, and Hip-Hop at Price Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Raianna is currently enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology as an Industrial Engineering major. During her tenure at Georgia Tech, she studied dance at Emory University.
Raianna has traveled across the country, training in New York with dancers from Alvin Ailey and in San Francisco with the renowned Alonzo King Lines Ballet company. In summer of 2015, Raianna traveled to Sorrento, Italy with Staib Dance Company as a dancer and guest choreographer. Her political piece, “I Can’t Breathe,” was originally set on dancers at Emory University for the Black History Month Gala. Raianna continued to hone her choreographic skills at Emory University the following academic year choreographing for the student choreographer’s showcase, along with many other choreographic opportunities around Atlanta. She has been chosen as a choreographer for Dance Canvas's 2017 season: "Introducing the Next Generation."
In summer 2016, she had the pleasure of working with many professional artists and choreographers at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts (EMIA) in Connecticut. She worked with notable artists such as Rennie Harris, George Staib, Earl Mosley, Gregory Sinacori, Chloe Arnold, Jason Samuel Smith, T. Lang, and many more. While studying at EMIA, Raianna was chosen as an Emerging Choreographer and created her latest work, “4 Hours,”a quartet, featuring dancers studying at EMIA.
Raianna is currently dancing for the Georgia Tech Goldrush Dance Team and The Collective Dance Project. Additionally, Raianna is Co-founder and Artistic Director of RAIIN Dance Theater (RDT). RDT will premiere November 17th, 2017 at The Ferst Center for the Arts as a part of the GT Arts 2017-2018 Season.
Photo credits: Ari Skin Photography and Dare Dream Dance, FilmGod
Upcoming
Upcoming
Never Stand Still
--Raianna Brown
Upcoming
Dance Canvas 2017
March 24th-25th 2017
The Ferst Center for the Arts
The mission of Dance Canvas is "to provide opportunities and venues to increase the appreciation and awareness of professional dance throughout the Southeast." Raianna has been chosen as a choreographer for 2017 Season of Dance Canvas "Introducing the Next Generation." She is the only black female choreographer that has been selected for this season. The shows will take place March 24th & 25th at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA. She will be premiering her new work Converse of Silence, which features spoken word from local Atlanta artist Rica G. Converse of Silence seeks to explore how we can communicate with those we love without speaking and the truths that lie behind our unspoken actions. Additional details and tickets here.
RAIIN Dance Theater
FALl 2017
THE FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Raianna Brown and Kyla Langdon co-founded RAIIN Dance Theater in 2016. The company will be premiering in Fall of 2017 at The Ferst Center for the Arts.
The company will be hosting open auditions January 28th, 2-6 PM at Rhythma Studios, 555 Whitehall St. SW #R18, Atlanta, GA. Video Auditions are being accepted until January 21st submitted to the company email.
Additional details available here.
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
Training
Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Atlanta Ballet
DanceFX
Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts
Edge Performing Arts Center LA
Emory University
Gotta Dance Atlanta
LA Tap Fest
Price Performing Arts Center
Staib Dance ITaly INTENSIVE
T. Lang Sweatshop
Teachers
Adam Parson • Aldwana Morrison • Alenka Cizmesija • Alexa Gould • Alicia Graf Mack • Allison Hayn • Allyne Gartrell • Alonzo King • Amelia Reiser • Andrea Price • Anne-Rene Petrarca • Arthur Duncan • Bakari Wilder • Beth Goheen • Bliss Kohlmyer • Brandy Kirschner • Carmen Rozestraten • Caroline Rocher • Chelsey Willis • Chloe Arnold • Chris Wheaton • Christal Brown • Cici Kelly • Daisha Graf Mack • Daniel Bowie • Daniel Morre • Daryl Foster • Debbie Taylor • Debra Rose • Dee Wagner • Dexandro Montalvo • Diane Sales • Dormeshia- Sumbry Edwards • Duncan Cooper • Edwin Rodriguez • Erik Wagner • Farah Yasmeen Shaikh • Frederick Earl Mosley • Felicia Cruz • Gavriel Spitzer • George Staib • Gina Oswald • Gregory Sinacori • Heidi Cruz-Austin • Jennifer Salk • Jennifer Hazen • Jessica DiMauro • Justin Evans • Josh Fletcher • Kara Davis • Jason Samuel Smith • Kara Wilkes • Kat Roman Worthington • Kaitlin Reinhardt • Kathleen Wessel • Katy Warner • Kevin Wynn • Laura Rossini • Lauren MacAllister • LeeWei Chao • Mara Mandradjieff • Marina Hotchkiss • Marjani Forte- Saunders • Marquis Zimmerman • Mary Carbonara • Maud Arnold • Maurya Kerr • Meredith Rainey • Molly Rogers • Monica Noble • Muriel Maffre • Namita Kapoor • Natasha Graham • Natrea Blake • Omelika Kuumba • Peta Barrett • Peter Poulous • Princess Mhoon • Rachel Erin-Truitt • Renee Robinson • Rennie Harris • Rhapsody James • Rikki McKinney • Robert Sher-Machhendl • Roderick Jackosn • Roscoe Sales • Sarah Reich • Sarah Hillmer • Sheri Latham • Sheryl Pollard Thomas • Silfredo La O Vigo • Stephan Reynolds • T. Lang • Teena Marie Custer • Troy Powell
Commercial Work
Recent Performance Experience
“Wait For It” Music Video for Cam James
“Famous” Music video for Rick Johnson
“Feel” Music Video for Kendall Rankin
Spelman Summer Dance Institute National Black Arts Festival Performance
Price Performing Arts Center Company Shows, Spring Recital, & Various Performances around Atlanta (ATLANTA CLASSIC PARADE [TELEVISED], Southwest Arts Center Black Dance Exhibition, Black History Month productions, etc.)
National/ Regional DanceCompetitions (soloist, duet, small group and large group)
Featured Dancer in Holiday Concert
Georgia Tech’s Taste of Africa Exhibition
Onyx Ball
Emerging ChoreographerS Showcase 2014
Alonzo King Lines Ballet Summer Intensive Final Performances
EMORY DANCE COMPANY Intersections Fall Concert
Emory Dance Company Searchlight Spring Concert
Staib Dance Italy shows
AtlantA Collective Dance Project Float
Black Women in STEAM Luncheon Guest PerformeR
What’s Going On: A Social Justice Concert Featured dancer
The Commencement- Edwin Rodriguez, July 2016
Lessons Learned- Kai Yarborough July 2016
Cala Salama - Jessica DiMauro July 2016
Second to Khan – Rennie Harris July 2016
Journey – Frederick Earl Mosley July 2016
Georgia Tech Goldrush Dance Team – Brandy Kirschner July 2016- present
Proficiencies
TAP
Jazz
Ballet
House
Pointe
Hip-Hop
Allynism
Tumbling
Floor-work
Pom Dancing
Musical Theater
Commercial Jazz
Modern (Horton)
Dance Composition
Contemporary Ballet
Contemporary Modern
AFRICAN (WEST AFRICAN)
Ballroom (Salsa & Waltz)
Honors