Black Excellence – Brayden Cairns

February is Black History Month. To honour Black excellence in the dance community, we’re spreading the word about some amazing Black artists and their upcoming events and creations. Today we’re highlighting Brayden Cairns.

Brayden is currently in rehearsals for Sex Dalmatian as a member of Rock Bottom Movement. The work will be performed at Citadel + Compagnie March 3-11, and all five dancers play the titular character, rotating parts each episode to decentralize a single identity as a lead character.

Brayden recently performed in the world premiere of Karen’s TouchX this past November as PART OF TORQUE Contemporary Dance Series 2022, thanks to the RBC Emerging Artist program.

Brayden’s Bio

Brayden Jamil Cairns is a Toronto based artist who is Interested in creation that can be enjoyed by all walks of life. He enjoys binding dance and lived experience to create challenging works of art, drawing from different forms of media such as design and film. Many of his ideas come from a powerful need to uplift the queer and BIPOC communities. Brayden will often be found researching what it is to feel pleasure and what can come from self-exploration in a weird world.