Choreographer

Jamar Roberts

Headshot of Jamar Roberts
Jamar Roberts Photo by Dario Calmese

Jamar Roberts, from Miami, FL, was the Resident Choreographer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2019-2022. Roberts has made six works on the Company: Members Don’t Get Weary (2016), Ode (2019), A Jam Session for Troubling Times (2020), Holding Space (2021), and In a Sentimental Mood (2022), all to critical acclaim; and this season’s world premiere Al-Andalus Blues. He also set Gemeos on Ailey II. Roberts is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts and The Ailey School and has danced for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and Complexions. Roberts won the 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer and has performed as a guest artist with the Royal Ballet in London. Commissions include DanceAspen, Miami City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, ABT Studio Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, LA Dance Project, Vail Dance Festival, Fall for Dance, Juilliard, BalletX, MoveNYC, New York City Ballet, and Works and Process at the Guggenheim where he created the films Cooped and A Chronicle of a Pivot at a Point in Time. The March on Washington Film Festival invited Roberts to create a tribute to John Lewis, and he has also made a film for the LA Opera entitled The First Bluebird in the Morning. Roberts was a Director’s Fellow at NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts and a Creative Associate at Juilliard.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Repertory

Ailey II Repertory

Two dancers are performing on stage with dramatic lighting and a foggy atmosphere. The dancer in the foreground is in a wide, low split with arms extended out to the sides, head bowed. The dancer in the background is standing, wearing a white top and blue pants, with one arm raised. The stage is lit with purple lighting, creating a moody effect.

2016

Gêmeos

Jamar Roberts

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