Melanie Greene facts for kids
Melanie Greene is an American writer, dancer, and choreographer. She is well-known for being part of a dance group called the skeleton architecture. This group won a special award called a Bessies Award in 2017.
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About Melanie Greene
Melanie Greene studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication there. This means she learned how to write for newspapers, TV, and other media. Later, she got her Master of Fine Arts degree in dance and choreography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This advanced degree focused on creating and performing dances.
Melanie started writing when she was in high school. She still writes about dance performances for The Dance Enthusiast. She also writes articles for Dance Magazine. She creates long stories about dancers and choreographers for Dancer's Turn. Melanie also shares her thoughts on her own blog, On the Scene with Lanie Reene.
Melanie's Dance Work
People describe Melanie Greene as a "movement-based artist." This means her art comes from how she moves her body.
Engaging the Senses with Dance
Melanie created a series of dance pieces called Methods of Perception: Dance to Engage the Senses. These works aim to make the dance experience more exciting. They do this by involving all five senses. Her dance pieces have been shown at many places. These include New York Live Arts, Dixon Place, and the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance.
List of Dance Pieces
- Raw Hunny – Performed in 2014 at LaMama Club.
- Under Exposed – Shown in 2014 at Dixon Place.
- Subject To Change – Performed in 2015 at Actors Fund Arts Center.
- Platform 2016: the skeleton architecture, or the future of our worlds – Performed in 2016 at Danspace.
- with fists, with hands – Performed in 2017 in Park Slope.
- Performing Okay – Shown in 2016 at New York Live Arts.
- Work Up 4.0 – Performed in 2018 at Gibney Dance.
- Prepare to Consume – A compilation dance concert in 2016 at The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance.
Awards and Special Grants
Melanie Greene has received several honors. In 2016, she was a Fresh Tracks artist at New York Live Arts. In 2015, she received a boo-koo Space Grant from Gibney. She also got a Summer Push Grant from the Actors Fund in 2016. These grants help artists with their work and projects.
As part of the skeleton architecture dance group, Melanie won a big award. She received the Outstanding Performer award at the Bessies in 2017. She shared this award with other talented dancers like Nia Love, Maria Bauman, and Paloma McGregor.
