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At the ripe age of five, Shelby J. Braxton-Brooks ’03 mounted a stage for one of her first performances. “I did this god-awful tap version of The Nutcracker,” she says without a hint of nostalgia. “The...
And what does she study at Harvard? Performance, of course. Braxton-Brooks crafted her own special concentration, “Performance Studies,” during the spring of her sophomore year. “I had a strong interest in studying performance theory, aesthetics and practice,?...
Drawing on her coursework in literary theory, dance ethnography, music theory and folklore and mythology, Braxton-Brooks is putting the finishing touches on her performance thesis. “Basically it’s a show that unfolds on itself in a weave of dance, song and theater,?...
While dance has been a central element of her performance life, Braxton-Brooks hasn’t limited herself to Harvard’s dance community, instead choosing to explore a wide range of activities. She also works part-time at the House of Blues, as an art gallery educator...
Add singing with Kuumba to the list. “Singing is a new interest for me and I want to do it seriously and visibly,” she says. But it hasn’t been easy. When auditioning for the Sisters of Kuumba ensemble, Braxton-Brooks threw...