ANNIQUE S. ROBERTS

Rehearsal Director/ Dancer

 

Annique Roberts is from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Tri-Cities High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. She attended the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program at The Ailey School and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Howard University under the direction of Dr. Sherrill Berryman Johnson. There, she performed works by distinguished choreographers such as Ronald K. Brown, Kevin Iega Jeff, Christopher Huggins, and Eleo Pomare. Annique joined Garth Fagan Dance in January 2004 and became senior dancer in 2006. She also taught at the Garth Fagan Dance School and was featured in the August 2008 issue of Dance Magazine. Annique joined EVIDENCE in January 2010 and became the rehearsal director in 2017. She was nominated for a 2013 and 2020 New York Dance and Performance Award "Bessie" for Best Performer and featured in the February 2013 edition of TimeOut NY. In 2020, she was one of seven dancers selected to perform in The Joyce Theater's production of the revival of Molissa Fenley's tour de force solo, State of Darkness. Annique also holds an MA in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art & Design. She currently serves on Jacob’s Pillow’s School Advancement Committee and is an Adjunct Professor of Dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.