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 Robert Moses
Choreographer Robert Moses founded Robert Moses Kin in 1995, and since then has created numerous works of varying styles and genres for his highly-praised dance company. Robert Moses creates dances that speak to our times: His work is a powerful combination of athletic technique, rhythmic complexity, a fusion of different dance styles, and gestural detail. He explores topics ranging from:
- oral history in African American culture
- the life and work of author James Baldwin
- the isolation found in new love
- the dark side of contemporary urban culture, and
- the simple joyous expressions of pure movement.
Moses and his company have been honored with many prestigious grants and awards, including an Irvine dancemakers grant, three project awards for the NEA, a 2003 Isadora Duncan Dance Award (“Izzie”) for Best Choreography, the Bonnie Bird North American Choreography Award, a San Francisco Bay Guardian “Goldie” and the SF Weekly “Black Box” Award.
Moses has held residencies at ODC Theater and in the San Francisco public schools as part of the San Francisco Arts in Education Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program, and was a Duke/Wattis Artist-in-Residence at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
He has performed with his company at many nationally esteemed venues such as Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (2002 and 2004), Colorado Dance Festival, and the Bates Dance Festival.
He has created commissioned works for Oakland Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Lawrence Pech Dance Company, Robert Henry Johnson Dance Company, Savage Jazz Dance Company, England's Transitions Dance Company of the Laban Centre, Dance Exchange in London and Goucher College in Baltimore, MD. His work has been performed nationally and internationally.
Moses' film and theater credits include major productions for the Lorraine Hansberry Theater, New Conservatory Theater, Los Angeles Prime Moves Festival (L.A.C.E.), Olympic Arts Festival, and Black Choreographers Moving Toward the 21st Century.
Moses has collaborated with many notable artists, including Julia Adam, Margaret Jenkins, Alonzo King, Sara Shelton Mann, SoVoSo, Marcus Shelby, Keith Terry, Frank Boehm, Will Power, Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble and Youth Speaks.
Moses has been a lecturer at Stanford University since 1995 and teaches ongoing technique classes at San Francisco Dance Center. He has been a master teacher or guest faculty at Columbia College Chicago, the Bates Dance Festival, Colorado Dance Festival, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, University of Texas, University of Nevada, Mills College, San Jose State University, Saint Mary's College, California Dance Educators Association, American College Dance Festival, and San Francisco Dance Center.
Prior to establishing Robert Moses' Kin, Moses danced in Twyla Tharp Dance, ODC/San Francisco, Long Beach Ballet, Walt Disney World Productions, and Gloria Newman Dance.
Office: Roble Gym & Dance Studio, Room 14
Phone (office): 650 723-4401
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