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Charlotte Brathwaite

Charlotte Brathwaite is a creator and director of original, genre-defying works that illuminate the lives of marginalized communities. Her transdisciplinary approach weaves together color, music, and film to craft immersive, transformative experiences. Brathwaite has and continues to collaborate with artists such as Meshell Ndegeocello, Jacqueline Woodson, Sandford Biggers, David Rousseeve, Kyle Abraham and Malick Welli, among others. A recipient of major grants, awards, and fellowships—including the Doris Duke, United States Artists, Art Matters, Creative Capital, and the Princess Grace—her works have been commissioned and presented globally, from the Americas to Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. She is the co-founder of Forgotten Paradise Projects and Malidoma Popenguine in Senegal.   An educator in the arts, she has taught and mentored at several institutions for higher learning including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amherst College and New York University. Brathwaite holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama.