Hilary Brown

Hilary Brown-Istrefi (she/her) is a Canadian-American dance artist and arts worker who is a graduate of École de danse contemporaine de Montréal. Since 2009 she has performed in works by Bouchra Ouizguen, Jillian Peña, Melissa Riker, Doug Elkins, Linda Tegg, and Candice Breitz. In 2013 she co-founded the award-winning performance collective, Same As Sister (S.A.S.) with her twin Briana Brown-Tipley. Their commissions have been presented internationally at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance; Base: Experimental Arts + Space; Archaeological Museum of Messenia; Danspace Project; Centre d’Art Marnay Art Centre; BRIC Arts | Media House; and New York Live Arts, among other venues. Brown-Istrefi initiated the choreographic platform HB² PROJECTS in 2017 to expand her collaborations in performance. HB² has presented work as a resident artist with West Harlem Art Fund’s Visual Muze Residency on Governors Island; Norte Maar’s Dance at Socrates Residency at Socrates Sculpture Park; and Exploring the Metropolis’ Choreographer + Composer Residency at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning.