Carmen Jone- Marigny will be in residence with HCDC. Catch her World Premiere on HCDC in “Localish” on February 4th and 5th at the Institute of Contemporary Dance at 7:30PM.
Read more about him below:
Carmen Jones-Marigny, an award winning choreographer and dancer, was born and raised in Houston, TX. A dance department graduate of The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, she's also attended Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s summer intensive at age 15, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY and completed professional training from The Ailey School’s Independent Study program. Throughout her dance education, Carmen has received instruction from dance personnel from Houston Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Joffrey Ballet, and Paul Taylor Dance Company. Carmen's professional career began in 2017 when she auditioned for Urban Souls Dance Company, where she danced for 3 seasons. Performances include “Music That Should Be Danced”, “I Found God”, and the 37th Annual Black College Dance Exchange. During her time with the company, she worked with notable choreographers including Walter Hull, Richard Freeman, Jr. and Harrison Guy, artistic director. In 2018, Carmen joined the cast of “Dancin’ in the Streets: The Motown and More Revue” and performed for audiences of thousands for 3 consecutive seasons. She went on to perform with recording artist Tobe Nwigwe in the production of “Tobe from the Swat Live” and made her commercial video debut in Tobe’s 2018 release of “Wavy”. In that same year, Carmen performed as a dancer for Solange Knowles’ 2019 film entitled When I Get Home, where she met and worked with choreographers Andrew Winghart and Maya Taylor. Other credits include Houston Grand Opera’s “La Traviata”, Coachella, Moncler for Milan Fashion Week, Saturday Night Live, and The BET awards. Most recently, Carmen served as the choreographer for the lead role of “Clare” in the Houston Urban Nutcracker for 7 seasons and is the exclusive choreographer for Tobe Nwigwe and director of The Black Angels Collective.