People

 
Deborah Brockus, Artistic DirectorDeborah Brockus has been labeled ‘the single most important person in Southland dance” an “impresario”, ‘ the mother superior of LA dance” and ”tireless” by the Los Angeles Times for her involvement in establishing …

Deborah Brockus, Artistic Director

Deborah Brockus has been labeled ‘the single most important person in Southland dance” an “impresario”, ‘ the mother superior of LA dance” and ”tireless” by the Los Angeles Times for her involvement in establishing the local dance scene as a producer, choreographer, teacher. 

Board members

 
 
Ken Morris, Brockus Project Dance Board Member, Los Angeles

Ken Morris

Ken Morris, a native of Los Angeles, is an accomplished Choreographer, Instructor and Mentor. He has danced with the companies of Lula Washington Dance Theater, JazzAntiqua, Brockus Dance. Read More…

Algie Au, Brockus Project Dance Board Member, Los Angeles

Algie Au

Algie Au is an educator, environmentalist, and a dancer.  She started her training with the Royal Academy of Dance at age 5. Algie has always devoted time to performing arts. She danced with the Los Angeles Mexican Dance Theatre, Los Angeles Ballet, Wenta Ballet, and Brockus Project Dance Company (BPDC). Read More…

Patrick Mignano, Brockus Project Dance Board Member, Film, Los Angeles

Patrick Mignano

Patrick Mignano is an award winning filmmaker.  He graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Film and Television Production in 1987.  Since then he has been working in the film industry in Hollywood.  He works primarily as a Location Manager and has been involved with numerous high profile feature films. Read More…

Jessy Abrescy, Brockus Project Dance Board Member, Choreographer, Los Angeles

Jessy Abrescy

Ken Morris, a native of Los Angeles, is an accomplished Choreographer, Instructor and Mentor. He has danced with the companies of Lula Washington Dance Theater, JazzAntiqua, Brockus Dance. Read More…

Mary Beth Murray, Brockus Project Dance Board Member, Long Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles,

Mary Beth Murray

Marybeth is a National Board-Certified Teacher that has been in education for more than 20 years and is currently a Special Education Administrator in the Office of School Support Services. She has worked for the Long Beach Unified School District as a preschool teacher and Program Specialist for the district’s Child Development Centers where she served as member of a leadership team responsible for the implementation of long-term strategies to bring a wide array of affordable child development services to more than 2,000 families in the greater Long Beach area. Read More…

Deborah Brockus, Brockus Project Dance, Los Angeles Dance Festival, LADF, Los Angeles

Deborah Brockus, Pres

She is the Artistic director of the award winning and internationally touring BrockusRED dance company and Director of BPstudios, a leading professional rehearsal studio in LA and a major producer of dance in Los Angeles. Deborah Brockus has made her mark in many ways in the dance field of Southern California. She is a dancer, choreographer, showcase producer, teacher, studio owner and director.

 Deborah Brockus has been labeled ‘the single most important person in Southland dance” an “impresario”, ‘ the mother superior of LA dance” and ”tireless” by the Los Angeles Times for her involvement in establishing the local dance scene as a producer, choreographer, teacher.  Ms Brockus’s choreography has been performed across the USA, Europe and South Korean.  She has taught in France, Italy, Czech Republic, South Korea, New Zealand and Mexico.  Read More…

 

Photo/video Support artists

 

Cheryl Mann

Photographer

 

Stir Studios

Videographer/ Editor

Emmerson Chen

Photographer

 

Mike Grimes

Sound Engineer

Denise LEITNER

Photographer

 

Taso papadakis

Videographer/ Photographer

Evan nie

Lighting Designer/ Technical Designer

 

HURRICANE Deck Productions

Videographer

PAperwork behind the projects

 

julienne Mackey

Grant writing for Development and Outreach brockusredadmin@gmail.com

Esmeralda Mendez

Communication esmerelda.danceinla@gmail.com

Hailey Transue

Marketing marketing.ladancefest@gmail.com

Charlotte Smith

Marketing / Public Relations charlotte.k.smith@icloud.com