Episode 65: Durell Comedy
Happy 2nd birthday to the Podcast!! I’m so excited to be celebrating with you today! I thought it would be fun to bring back one of your favorite guests from the last two years, Durell Comedy! Durell was one of our early guests on Episode 5. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to go back and listen to our conversation back in July 2020 where you’ll hear Durell’s backstory and journey to this point.
We had so much fun getting to catch up on the last couple of years! Since our last conversation, Durell and his wife, Hannah, have added to their family! They now have three daughters and are currently living in the Houston, Texas, area. Durell currently serves as Worship Associate and Creative Arts Academy Coordinator for Champion Forest Baptist Church, located in NW Houston.
Thank you for celebrating with us, and enjoy this conversation about the arts, worship, and so much more!
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About Durell:
Durell R. Comedy is a native of Prince Georges County, MD and began dancing at the age of 6. He graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at Suitland High School in 2004 and from George Mason University (magna cum laude), receiving his BFA Degree in Dance Performance in 2008. Since then, he has worked and performed with artists such as The Metropolitan Opera, Troy Powell, Matthew Rushing, CorbinDances, Roger C. Jeffrey & Kyle Abraham. Mr. Comedy was a member of the Limón Dance Company from 2009-2015, where he performed soloist and principal roles. An instructor certified in teaching Limon principles, he’s taught master classes and workshops at Vassar College, Maryland Youth Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, CityDance Center at Strathmore & the Limon Institute. A former fellowship student at the Ailey School and a recent adjunct faculty member at George Mason University’s School of Dance, Mr. Comedy was awarded the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award for the College of Visual and Performing Arts of George Mason University. Comedy began working as an apprentice with the Mark Morris Dance Group in 2015 and became a company member in 2016 and retired from his performance career in 2019. While living in New York City, Durell was a member of The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, a 6 time Grammy Award winning Gospel choir, where he was a singer and soloist for 10 years. His voice has been featured on the choir albums, “Love Lead the Way” and “I Am Reminded.” A highlight of his tenure with the choir was singing at the second presidential inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama. Mr. Comedy moved to Charlotte, NC in 2019 to work as the Associate Director of Music for First Baptist Church Indian Trail under the direction of Dr. Matthew Slemp and also served as the Worship Leader for The LIFT, a church based in Indian Trail, North Carolina. He, his wife, Hannah and 3 daughters, reside in Houston, TX and currently serves as Worship Associate and Creative Arts Academy Coordinator for Champion Forest Baptist Church, located in NW Houston.
Links from the Show:
- Episode 5 with Durell Comedy
- Project Dance
- Ad Deum Dance Company
- Champion Forest Baptist Church
- We Are Magnify Arts Academy
- Houston Ballet
- The Brooklyn Tabernacle
- Maverick City Music
- UPPERROOM
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