ROBENSON MATHURIN
Robenson is a New York-based dance artist performing, choreographing, and teaching Haitian Folklore, Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, and Afro-based dance styles. From 2012-2022, he worked as a principal dancer in the international Compagnie de Danse Jean Rene Delsoin, based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, through which he has toured in the USA, Trinidad, and Taiwan. In 2017, he created the platform "Robenson Dance & Fitness" to support better health and dance training in Haiti and abroad, and in 2021, he created the course “Rabòday Fit” taught regularly at Fit4Dance studios in Brooklyn, NY. His goal is to spread joy by building awareness of Afro-diaspora dance and exchanging with fellow dance artists in this industry.
Mathurin has worked with US-based companies including but not limited to Jean Appolon Expressions, Alison Beaty Dance Company, and Sidra Bell Dance New York. He continues to expand his choreographic portfolio and training through international teaching opportunities and residencies including the Mark Morris Teaching Artist Training Program and dance studies at The Taylor School. Robenson recently completed an artist-in-residence with Haiti Cultural Exchange’s Lakou NOU 2022 Program. Robenson is the Founding Artistic Director of NANM, A Robenson Mathurin Dance Company.
Instagram : @robensondancehaiti
ABOUT
2023 / Table of Silence Dance Company, NY
Project 9/11 Performance(Participating Dancer)
2023 / Mapou Ginen Dance Festival, Canada
Master Classes, Haitian Folklore (Teacher)
2023 / Hunter College, NY
Master Class, Haitian Folklore (Teacher)
2023 / Adelphi University, NY
Master Class, Haitian Folklore (Teacher)
2022 / Move to Change Dance Festival, NY
PASAJ | passage (Choreographer)
SELECTED PERFORMANCES & PRESENTATIONS
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2022 | Haiti Cultural Exchange, Brooklyn, NY Lakou NOU Artist-In-Residence.
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Project: Koulè M, Idantite M (My Skin, My Identity): Developed and implemented in social practice residency, using dance to address themes of immigration and black identity in Crown Heights, Brooklyn; Fostered partnership with local community members and key stakeholders through movement workshops and final community showing at Gibney Dance.
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