Community-Based Company Premiere
2025 Featured Choreographer:
Roderick George
Roderick George was born in Houston, Texas. George studies at Ben Stevenson's Houston Ballet
Academy and the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. George was a bronze winner of the
Youth American Grand Prix in 2005 and a YoungArts Winner and Presidential Scholar in 2003. He has
danced professionally for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Basel Ballet/Theater Basel,
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, and The Forsythe Company.
George founded kNoname Artist in 2015. kNoname Artist has performed at festivals such as Suzanne Dellal, Zurich Tanzhaus, New York Live Arts, Sophiensæle Festspiele, and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park. kNoname Artist debuted at Jacob's Pillow in the Summer of 2024 and Fall for Dance at New York City Center in 2024. George is a YoungArts Fellow Winner 2021-2022, Mertz Gilmore Dancer Awardee 2023, NPC Awardee, Princess Grace 2024 Recipient, and the 2024 Inaugural Jacob's Pillow Men Dancers Award.
Learn more about his incredible work:
https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/knoname-artist/
Roderick will be selecting dancers for the 3rd annual Community-Based Company Premiere, as well as teaching two master classes during the live event.
Artists for Hope invites dancers to apply for the third annual Community-Based Company Premiere Created by Roderick George, featuring company members of kNoname Artist
Selected dancers will have the opportunity to work with Roderick George on February 21-22, 2025 to create and perform in a premiere work at the Artists for Hope event on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 at San Jacinto College South.
Interested dancers will be asked to submit a short video audition and application before January 19. Performers must be available on February 21, 2:30-5:30pm, and February 22, 2:30-10pm, and will be notified by February 7 if selected. There is no minimum age requirement for this opportunity.
In 2024 Artists for Hope teamed up with Travis Lake for the second annual Community-Based Company Premiere, which featured nine fantastic local dancers! To the East was created in 6 hours over two days, and set to an original composition by Travis.
Travis Lake
