[Bio c. 2011]
Lesley N. Braun is a PhD candidate at Université de Montréal in Anthropology. Her research focuses on the ways in which dance in its embodied and symbolic forms, participates in the constitution of an urban experience. As a dancer, she has performed with various groups and companies in Montreal. Most recently, she explored the dance of female concert dancers, and shegue (streetkids) in Kinshasa, Congo. In addition to Congolese Ndombolo, she studies and dances Jamaican Dancehall, American urban dance. She has recently received grants and awards from the Canadian Humanities and Social Science Research Council and Concordia University where she completed an MA in the Special Individual Program (SIP) which combined anthropology, dance, and communications.
Created 2019-02-19 12:36:56 PM. Most recently updated 2019-02-19 12:36:56 PM
| Role | Project |
|---|---|
| Artist | Blanche Neige: Live in Kinshasa |