Robert Battle

By sg.patterson
  • Birth

    Birth

    Battle was born in Jacksonville, Florida

  • Completed high school at New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida

  • Graduated from Julliard School with a Bachelor of Fine Arts

    Graduated from Julliard School with a Bachelor of Fine Arts

  • Period: to

    Danced with Parsons Dance Company

  • Started showcasing his dances

  • Began working with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

  • Founded Battleworks Dance Company

  • The Hunt

    https://youtu.be/ppLGOlRzxmQ
  • Contributed Juba to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

    Contributed Juba to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

  • Named one of the Masters of African American Choreography

    Battle was named one of the Masters of African American Choreography by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/

  • Contributed In/Side to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

  • Named as Judith Jamison's successor

    The director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Judith Jamison named Battle as her successor

  • Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

  • Established New Director's Choreography Lab

  • Named a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow