Roderick George is a choreographer, performer, and director from Houston, Texas. He trained at Ben Stevenson’s Houston Ballet Academy, The Alvin Ailey School, and Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. George has performed with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Theater Basel, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, and The Forsythe Company. In 2015 he founded kNoname Artist, a Berlin-founded, New York City–based collective developing collaborative work exploring memory, care, and community. His choreography has been presented by Jacob’s Pillow, New York City Center, New York Live Arts, Suzanne Dellal, Tanzhaus Zürich, Sophiensæle, Kaatsbaan, Pocantico Center, HarlemStage, Guild Hall, and Fall for Dance North. Honors include the YoungArts Fellowship, Mertz Gilmore Dancer Award, Jacob’s Pillow Men Dancers Award, and the Princess Grace Award and Fellowship, as well as recognition from the National Performance Network and NEFA National Dance Project.
Across his work as a maker and collaborator, George remains committed to creating environments that honor collective labor, amplify marginalized histories, and sustain artistic practice through care and shared responsibility.
Photo: Laura Fuchs