A choreographer in her own right, Rachel’s work has been commissioned by The Kennedy Center, Howard University, Traverse City Dance Project, International Association of Blacks in Dance, and MODArts Collective. She has been named Howard University’s 2021 Emerging Choreographer to Watch, Gibney Dance Converge2Emerge Film Grant Recipient, 2022 Finalist for New Century Dance Project Professional / Emerging Choreographer, and International Choreography Online Scholarship Award Recipient.
Rachel's creative exploration fuses her architectural design interest with contemporary and social dance practices to create and present work for film and stage.
choreography
closer
Dancers: Ashley Green, Jacquelin Harris, Rachel Harris
This work was commissioned and performed with (All)ways Dance Company in New York, NY.
Closer (2024)
Didn’t I? (2024)
didn’t i?
Dancers: Rachel Harris, Babou Sanneh
Music: Don Pullen
This work was performed in 2024 as a part of the MODArts Collective Choreography Show.
In Due Time (2024)
in due time
Dancers: Nick Fearon, Rachel Harris, Colin Heino
Composer: Zuza Jasinka & Moses Yoofee; A Song For You, Theo Croker, Moses Yoofee
This work was commissioned by Traverse City Dance Project in 2024.
Adapt. Accept. Recover.
Adapt. Accept. Recover. was developed through Jake Tribus’s Moving Toward Justice program, Converge2Emerge, with support from Gibney and the Bay & Paul Foundations.
Dancers: DaMond LaMonte Garner, Ashley Green, Jacquelin Harris, Sumire Ishige
Standing at Your Doorstep
Rachel choreographed Standing at Your Doorstep for popular singer Alicia Walter in 2021.
On.going
On.going was created in 2020 on Howard University’s BFA Dance Students with composition by Devan Monroe.
Hand of God
Hand of God was choreographed, danced, and co-directed by Rachel Harris and Samantha Sadoff in 2018.
Solo One
Solo One was created in 2020.
Direction and choreography by Rachel Harris in collaboration with Jacquelin Harris.