RudduR Dance

10/10/2025

08/05/2025

✨ Grateful. Inspired. Moving Forward. ✨

Last week, RudduR Dance had the incredible honor of performing at New Victory Dance 2025, part of New 42’s 30th anniversary season. Sharing the stage with such extraordinary companies was an experience we will never forget.

Thank you to:

💙 Our amazing dancers for their artistry and passion

💙 Our donors for making our work possible

💙 New Victory Theater for welcoming us into this celebration of dance and youth engagement

Moments like these remind us why we do what we do, and why your support matters so much.

Our Match Campaign ends THIS WEEK! Every gift is matched dollar-for-dollar through August 8, doubling your impact and helping us continue creating work that speaks to the world we live in today.

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07/26/2025

Make your family date night! This summer, we’re taking the stage at as part of their annual mini-festival of dance! On July 31st, for Program C, you and your family can celebrate NYC dance. We’re thrilled to be a part of a dance-filled summer! 👯‍♀️🗽

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👯‍♀️LINE UP👯‍♂️:

🩰RudduR Dance: WITNESS: PART III - TOMORROW (excerpt)
〰️A contemporary ballet & circus work choreographed by Christopher Rudd

🩰IMGE Dance: Swords
〰️A Bharatanatyam, hip hop, and Chhau work choreographed by Ish*ta Mili

🩰Seán Curran Company: Metal Garden (excerpt)
〰️A modern work choreographed by Seán Curran

07/21/2025

🎉 Happy Birthday, Christopher Rudd! 🎉

Today we celebrate the heart and vision behind RudduR Dance our founder and Executive Artistic Director, Christopher Rudd.
Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Christopher has spent his life redefining what ballet can be, and who it can serve.

From TOUCHÉ (the first explicitly gay work for ABT), to the healing urgency of LIFTED, to the visceral trilogy WITNESS, his work fuses contemporary dance and circus with social impact, empathy, and purpose.

As a Black, Jamaican-born gay man navigating ballet’s exclusive traditions, Christopher continues to amplify marginalized voices and confront injustice with grace, beauty, and boldness. 💥

✨ Today, on his birthday, help us honor his mission.

Our Match Campaign is live now and every dollar you donate will be doubled by a generous donor through August 8.

Your support helps us keep creating powerful, necessary art and bringing it to communities around the world.

🎁 Make a gift today — and make it count twice.

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With love and gratitude,
💛 The RudduR Dance Family

📍 P.S. NYC friends: Don’t miss WITNESS: PART III – TOMORROW (excerpt) at New Victory Dance 2025 on July 31 at 7PM!

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07/18/2025

📣 This Is the Moment.

💥 Every Dollar Matched Until August 8 💥

Our fundraiser campaign is still going strong, and we just received an incredible $10,000 matching gift from an anonymous donor who believes in our work as deeply as we do.

There are moments in an artist’s life that feel like turning points, this is one of ours.

We’re stepping into the most ambitious chapter RudduR Dance has ever taken on:

🌍 Finalizing WITNESS for its world premiere in 2026
⚡ Beginning WHITEWASHED, an immersive, multidisciplinary work confronting identity, erasure, and the myth of neutrality in art and culture

These aren’t just performances—they’re acts of healing, reckoning, and beauty.

Now through August 8, every donation will be matched up to $10,000.

That means your gift goes twice as far:
🎁 $100 = $200
🎁 $500 = $1,000

Let’s do something beautiful, together.
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07/12/2025

🎉 Happy Birthday to the legendary Dean Daniel Lewis! 🎉

Founder of Miami Dance Futures and our fiscal sponsor for the past 10 years, Dean Lewis has been a guiding force in our journey, and a transformative figure in the world of dance.
From shaping generations of artists at New World School of the Arts to preserving and expanding the legacy of José Limón, his contributions to the field are immeasurable.

Today we honor a visionary, mentor, and trailblazer.

Happy Birthday, Dean Lewis! 💙🩰

We’re still celebrating 10 years of RudduR Dance, and our fundraiser campaign is going strong! Join us in honoring this legacy and fueling the future of dance with a contribution today.

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07/10/2025

💛 Can you believe RudduR Dance is turning 10 this summer? 🎉 It’s been an incredible decade of bold, boundary-breaking work—and we couldn’t have done it without folks like you.

We’re aiming to raise *$30,000 by August 8* to keep the momentum going, and with Christopher’s birthday coming up on July 21, this is the perfect moment to show some love. If you’ve ever been moved by our work, a donation in his honor would mean the world. 🎂✨

Here’s the link if you’re able to give and and help spread the word:

https://www.ruddurdance.com/summer25

Thanks for being part of this journey with us. We’re so grateful for you. 🙏

Help us raise $30,000 by August 8th! - Help us raise $30,000 by August 8th! - Ten Years: "Between Then and Tomorrow" This summer marks 10 years since RudduR Dance premiered it’s first work: Christopher Rudd’s THE PLACE BETWEEN, this achingly beautiful work set the bar for the decade to come. To ...

07/10/2025

🎉 We’re still celebrating, and you’re invited! 🎉

This summer marks 10 incredible years of RudduR Dance 💃🏾

Plus our founder Christopher Rudd’s birthday is coming up on July 21st! 🎂

It’s a whole season of milestones — and we’re keeping the energy going with a $30K fundraiser to fuel the next decade of bold, boundary-breaking performance.

For 10 years, we’ve been blending ballet, circus, and storytelling to center the voices that need to be heard. If you’ve felt moved by our work, now’s the perfect time to show some love 💫

🎁 Want to help us celebrate 10 Years of RudduR Dance and Christopher’s birthday in a meaningful way?

Make a donation and help us keep creating powerful, inclusive work that matters.
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07/04/2025

🎆 Happy 4th of July from RudduR Dance! 🎆
As we honor the fight for freedom, we celebrate the power of movement to inspire change, uplift voices, and connect communities.
💥 And a special shout-out to RudduR Dancer Leon Cobb on his birthday today! 💥
Originally from Miami, Leon has trained with top institutions like The Ailey School, Graham, LINES, and Limón, and danced with iconic companies like Martha Graham, DTH, MOMIX, and more. You may have seen him in David Makes Man (OWN) or the documentary Uprooted. We’re so lucky to have his brilliance on our stage.
🙌 Help us keep moving toward a more just and inclusive future.
🎯 We’re raising $30,000 by August 8th for our 10-Year Anniversary Campaign—every gift helps.
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#🎆 Happy 4th of July from RudduR Dance! 🎆
As we honor the fight for freedom, we celebrate the power of movement to inspire change, uplift voices, and connect communities.
🎊🎉 And a special shout-out to RudduR Dancer Leon Cobb on his birthday today! 🎊🎉

Originally from Miami, Leon has trained with top institutions like The Ailey School, Graham, LINES, and Limón, and danced with iconic companies like Martha Graham, DTH, MOMIX, and more. You may have seen him in David Makes Man (OWN) or the documentary Uprooted. We’re so lucky to have his brilliance on our stage.

🙌 Help us keep moving toward a more just and inclusive future.

🎯 We’re raising $30,000 by August 8th for our 10-Year Anniversary Campaign—every gift helps.
👉 [Donate link in bio]

06/18/2025

🎉 10 Years of RudduR Dance 🎉

This summer marks a decade since our debut work “The Place Between” premiered, launching RudduR Dance into the world with a bold blend of ballet, circus, and theater.

To celebrate, we’re kicking off a $30k fundraising campaign to power the next 10 years of fearless art. 💥

Your support helps us amplify underrepresented voices, nurture artists, and bring transformative performances to more communities.

✨ Join the celebration. Fuel the future.
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01/20/2025

Dear Friends,

Today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor the legacy of a visionary leader who dedicated his life to the pursuit of justice and equality. Dr. King's unwavering belief in the power of love, nonviolence, and social change continues to inspire us all.

I know that many of us are feeling disheartened and uncertain about the future in the wake of recent events. But as Dr. King once said, "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." Now is the time to lock arms and shield ourselves from whatever may come, holding tight to our ideals and our loved ones.

At RudduR Dance, we believe that art has the power to heal, inspire, and connect us, even in the face of adversity. Dance, in particular, can transcend barriers and speak to our shared humanity. It can be a source of joy, resilience, and hope.

Today, we invite you to join us in celebrating Dr. King's legacy by reflecting on his message of hope and taking action to create a more just and equitable world. Here are a few ways you can get involved:

- Attend a performance or workshop: Experience the transformative power of dance firsthand.
- Support organizations that are working for social change: Donate your time or resources to organizations that are fighting for justice and equality.
- Engage in meaningful conversations with your community: Talk to your friends, family, and neighbors about the issues that matter to you and work together to create positive change.
- On this MLK Day, let us remember Dr. King's dream and recommit ourselves to building a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

With hope and gratitude,
Christopher Rudd