Brinae Ali

Alexandria “Brinae Ali” Bradley was born and raised in Flint, Michigan and is an interdisciplinary artist who believes in using the power of the arts to transform the human spirit. 

Among Brinae’s many roles, she is currently a lecturer at Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory, a member of the Baltimore Jazz Collective, the inaugural Performing Artist in Residence at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance, and cultural ambassador and artist in residence with Next Level-USA and the U.S. Department of State Education and Cultural Affairs. Ali is also a National Dance Project Grant, Chamber Music America New Jazz Works, and Ruby Artist recipient and Art for Social Change Fellow through Johns Hopkins University’s Inheritance Baltimore/Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts for a work in progress archival performative process called the “Baby Laurence Legacy Project.”

Brinae has served as the artistic director of Tapology, Inc., Fourth Wall Arts Salon, and Sound and Movement, LLC. She is the recipient of the Best Short Play Award at the Downtown Urban Theater Festival and the Vox Populi Independence Music Award. Her Broadway and Off-Broadway experiences include Shuffle Along and STOMP. She was also a feature dancer in  the TV/Film drama miniseries Lady In The Lake.