Courtney J. Cook
Courtney J. Cook (associate artistic director/performer) is a Virginia native now residing in Brooklyn, NY. Her current roles are as Associate Artistic Director, BOLD Facilitator, and performing company member with Urban Bush Women. She was a company member with MBDance (Maria Bauman), and a featured artist in collaboration with Marguerite Hemmings (we free). She is honored to be a recipient of the 2018 “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Performance for her work with all three of these organizations. As a creator, she has had the privilege of performing her solo work, PoolPITT, as a featured artist in ModArts Dance Collective’s Collective Thread ‘17; the Estrogenious Festival ‘17, curated by Maura Donohue; and BDAC’s Creative Emancipation Collaboration, curated by Ebony Noelle Golden. Cook also has been able to create and perform in collaboration with interdisciplinary artists Tendayi Kuumba and Greg Purnell (FLUXX), exploring movement, sound, theater, and visual art. In 2022, Cook was involved as performer/
choreographic collaborator and vocalist in Cannabis! A Viper Vaudville, created by Baba Isreal and Grace Galu Kalambay (Soul Inscribed).