Noel Price-Bracey

My name is Noel Price-Bracey. I am foremost a student. I am an artist, advocate, and educator as well. Born and raised in Detroit, MI, I am proud to have lived and learned in the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest and–as of the fall of 2024– the East Coast.  I have collaborated, and performed across the U.S., including Kalamazoo, MI, Detroit, MI, Chicago, IL, Seattle, WA, Spokane, WA, Bellingham, WA, Missoula, MT, and Portland, OR as well as internationally, Canada and Italy. Expression: physical, written and oral are the primary mediums I use to engage others, investigate phenomena, and illuminate public discourse.

I began teaching at various institutions in 2015 after relocating to Seattle, WA | Cornish College of the Arts (2019-2021), eXitSPACE School of Dance (2015 - 2021), and Washington School of Dance (2015-2020) are among the list. I wrote and performed a one-woman play  Death and Other Rude Things  at the once vibrant and beloved Pocket Theater in Greenwood a Seattle neighborhood. I performed live at McCaw Hall for TEDxSeattle 2019 in collaboration with cellist Gretchen Yanover, presented at Dance Educators Associations of Washington conference as well as Vashon Center for the Arts Shaping Movement - Body Image Conferences all in the same year. In service of my Alma mater, I briefly acted as chair for the Black Alumni Advisory Council (BAAC).
My passions for justice led me to arts education and caused me to establish PRICEarts LLC in 2015. As the Executive Director and founding member of the Seattle-based PRICEarts Never Ending Work dance project, I continue to engage in the overall company mission to empower communities to find freedom through art. Honored for my commitment to advocacy through dance  I received a Seattle Dances - Dance Crush. I was commissioned to set work for Gonzaga in Florence; Black Lives Matter - A Global Pandemic, law conference held in 2021. The creation titled  Pay the Price  explored the past and present narrative of racial and systemic injustice through the lens of the oppressor.  PRICEarts and the community-based work we have done has acted as stable grounds for my ongoing exploration of art for and from the people as well as the transformative power of an individual's involvement in the micro community.
As an Assistant Professor of Dance at Muhlenberg college I work hard to create open and informed  opportunities of growth for each student. We often explore the dynamic tension between western learning modalities and communal pedagogical practices. I am proud of my graduate education from the University of Washington where I received my Masters of Fine arts in dance, 2024. I profess that my body is a source of knowledge, my praxis is my protest.