Kate Prince
Kate Prince | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 Southampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Choreographer |
| Known for | Founder of London-based hip hop dance troupe ZooNation, Into the Hoods |
Katherine Jane Prince MBE (born 1974) is a British choreographer and was the founder and director of ZooNation.[1]
Early life
Kate Prince was born in Southampton in 1974.[2]
Career
In 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)
- Into the Hoods
- Some Like It Hip Hop
- Groove on Down the Road
- Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Music videos (partial)
References
- ^ a b Kate Prince in ZooNation Dance Company [1] retrieved March 30, 2015
- ^ a b Barnett, Laura (9 October 2012). "Kate Prince, choreographer – portrait of the artist". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Olivier Awards Winners 2009 -Official London Theatre". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2018: Winners in full". BBC News. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B20.
- ^ "Kate Prince - Associate Artists - Sadler's Wells Theatre". www.sadlerswells.com.