Kieran Brown is a dance artist, maker, facilitator, and Associate Artist with Scottish Dance Theatre. Originally from a working-class farming community in Cornwall, he is now based between Glasgow and London.
He trained at Bodywork, Cambridge Performing Arts before completing an MA through the apprenticeship programme at The Place. His performance career began in commercial dance, working with artists including Jessie J and The Saturdays and performing in the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony, before touring internationally in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's TeZukA.
From 2016–2023, Kieran performed extensively with Scottish Dance Theatre under the direction of Fleur Darkin and Joan Clevillé, performing works by Damien Jalet, Sharon Eyal, Botis Seva, Emanuel Gat, Anton Lachky, Colette Sadler, Roser López Espinosa, Rosemary Lee, J Neve Harrington, and Meytal Blanaru, among others.
Since leaving the company, he has been developing a choreographic and facilitation practice rooted in listening, relationality, and embodied awareness. His work draws on Focusing, an experiential embodied practice, informed by his ongoing training in Focusing-Oriented Therapy. He facilitates workshops and participatory experiences that cultivate embodied listening, relational awareness, and collective reflection. He is particularly interested in the intersection of dance and therapeutic practice, exploring how movement, attention, language, and felt experience can support connection, care, curiosity, and transformation.
Previous choreographic work includes Queeran, the farmer's son, an autobiographical exploration of queer rurality, masculinity, shame, and liberation, developed through residencies with Scottish Dance Theatre, The Work Room, and Citymoves.
Alongside his own practice, Kieran continues to work as a freelance teacher, facilitator, performer, and collaborator. He was a member of Danceable's Artists Advisory Group and has collaborated with artists including Leigham Francis, Solène Wienachter, Charlotte McLean, Stacked Wonky, Magnus Westwell, Abby Warrilow, Aya Kobayashi, Bridie Gane, and Katrina McPherson.