Katherine Jane Prince MBE (born 1974) is a British choreographer, and the founder and director of ZooNation.[1]
Kate Prince | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Southampton, England |
| Occupation | Choreographer |
| Known for | Founder of London-based hip hop dance troupe ZooNation, Into the Hoods |
Early life
editKate Prince was born in Southampton in 1974.[2]
Career
editIn 2002, Prince founded the London-based dance company ZooNation, for whom she has created the works Into the Hoods and Some Like It Hip Hop.[1] She is an associate artist at Sadler's Wells, London.[2] Prince has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer - in 2009 for Into the Hoods,[3] and in 2018 for Everybody's Talking About Jamie.[4]
Prince was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to dance.[5]
Original works (partial)
edit- Into the Hoods
- Some Like It Hip Hop
- Groove on Down the Road
- Mad Hatter's Tea Party
- Sylvia
- Message In A Bottle[6]
Music videos (partial)
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kate Prince in ZooNation Dance Company [1] Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved March 30, 2015
- ^ a b Barnett, Laura (9 October 2012). "Kate Prince, choreographer – portrait of the artist". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Olivier Awards Winners 2009 -Official London Theatre". Olivier Awards. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2018: Winners in full". BBC News. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B20.
- ^ "Message In A Bottle - On tour - Sadler's Wells". SadlersWells. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Kate Prince - Associate Artists - Sadler's Wells Theatre". www.sadlerswells.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.