Mission
RudduR Dance’s mission is to use contemporary ballet and theatre to create performances reflective of society. At a time when stating that Black Lives Matter is controversial, RudduR Dance empowers Blacks and sometimes, quite literally, lets them fly.
RudduR Dance investigates themes of the human condition and emphasizes that which unites us. The Company seeks to increase awareness and appreciation for American dance and culture by presenting original works both nationally and internationally. We strive to provide access to dance in society broadly, and in communities of the African Diaspora particularly.
Where We Are Now
Under the leadership of Executive Artistic Director Christopher Rudd, a 2019 Guggenheim Choreography Fellow, the company has performed internationally and collaborated with institutions including Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Apollo Theater, New Victory Theatre, Chelsea Factory, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, and the Center for Ballet and the Arts.
As of 2026, the company is growing. The team is expanding through the Artist-Administrator Career Pathway Program, projects are getting larger, and the organizational systems to support them are being built alongside. Christopher Rudd presented at Let's Dance International Frontiers 2026 in Leicester, UK. The company has launched a strategic planning process focused on long-term institutional sustainability and permanent creative infrastructure.
Rudd’s works has reached over 5 million people globally through live performances, digital content, and educational programming.
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Vision
RudduR Dance is building toward a permanently resourced, BIPOC-led cultural institution where artists hold leadership and performance drives civic action. Our goal is an organization where the people who make the work also shape the institution as administrators, educators, producers, and decision-makers.
We are constructing the artistic, operational, and financial systems needed to sustain this model long-term: one where artists are not extracted from but sustained, where space is owned, not rented, and where cultural production is aligned with equity, access, and ownership.
