Robert Garland Email & Phone Number

ROBERT GARLANDArtistic Director, Dance Theatre of HarlemRobert Garland was a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company achieving the rank of principal dancer. After creating a work for the DTH School Ensemble, Arthur Mitchell invited Robert Garland to create a work for The Dance Theatre of Harlem Company and appointed him the organization’s first Resident Choreographer. He is also the organization's webmaster. In addition to choreographing several ballets for DTH, Mr. Garland has also created works for New York City Ballet, Britain's Royal Ballet, Oakland Ballet and many others. His commercial work has included music videos, commercials and short films, including the children’s television show Sesame Street, a Nike commercial featuring New York Yankee Derek Jeter, the NAACP Image Awards, a short film for designer Donna Karan, and the “Charmin Cha-Cha” for Proctor and Gamble.Most recently he created a work honoring jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, featuring ABT Ballerina Misty Copeland to his music. Mr. Garland holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Juilliard School in New York City.Specialties: Music videos, commercials and short films including: Sesame Street, Nike, (featuring New York Yankee Derek Jeter), the NAACP Image Awards, a film for designer Donna Karan, and Proctor and Gamble (The Charmin Cha-Cha.)New York City Ballet, and is the first black choreographer to create a work for The Royal Ballet of London. Two of his works were chosen by the Telegraph Newspaper of London as one of the Top Ten Dance Events of the London Dance Season.

Listed skills include Performing Arts, Dance, Ballet, Stage, and 4 others.

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  The Juilliard School

  Dance