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Works
2023 Hisako’s House - premiered in Lombard, IL, June 2, 2023
2022 Undercover Episode 020: The Schoolhouse - immersive performance by Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Coloma, MI, July 23, 2022
2022 Empty Orchestra - commissioned by PARA.MAR Dance Theater, premiered May 26, 2022, Chicago, IL
2022 I Will Always See Your Face - film commissioned by Ballet Idaho, premiered March 2022. Directed and Choreographed by Robyn Mineko Williams.
2022 Before I Was - commissioned by Pacific Northwest Ballet, premiered March 18, 2022 at McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA
2021 Full Bush - choreography for theatrical production of Ohmme and Alex Grelle, premiered December 2021. Directed by Jesse Morgan Young.
2021 Talent Sheaux - multi-disciplinary popup event produced by Robyn Mineko Williams and Melina Ausikaitis, October 2021
2021 Where You Stay - film commissioned by Seattle Dance Collective, premiered November 2021
2021 Ended When - film commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered June 10, 2021
2021 Half of Us - film commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered May 20, 2021
2020 Echo Mine v2 - live stream performance presented by Audiotree STAGED series, premiered October 27, 2020
2020 Undercover Episode 018: Home Video - film in collaboration with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered May 29, 2020
2020 Frankenstein: An Homage to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - installation commissioned by Hubbard Street Pro, premiered March 6, 2020 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
2019 Echo Mine - performance by Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, premiered December 9, 2020 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago, IL
2019 Snow Angel v2 - official music video for Califone, premiered December 4, 2019
2019 Walk On - commissioned by Ballet Idaho, premiered November 1, 2019 at Boise State University Special Events Center, Boise, ID
2019 Undercover Episode 012-017: Jackson, WY - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Jackson, WY
2019 Undercover Episode 011: Boulder, UT - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Boulder, UT
2019 We Three - commissioned by Groundworks Dance Theatre, premiered July 17, 2019 at Cain Park, Cleveland, OH
2019 The Trees The Trees - commissioned by Pacific Northwest Ballet, premiered March 15, 2019 at McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA
2019 Elemental - commissioned by Malpaso Dance Company, premiered March 2, 2019 at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
2018 Undercover Episode 010: Mott Street - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Chicago, IL
2018 Undercover Episode 009: Danny’s Tavern - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Chicago, IL
2018 Undercover Episode 008: The Charleston - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Chicago, IL
2018 Undercover Episode 007: Firecat Projects - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Chicago, IL
2018 Court - commissioned by Hubbard Street Pro, premiered May 25, 2018 at Hubbard Street Dance Center, Chicago, IL
2018 Channel Two - commissioned by Big Muddy Dance Company, premiered March 31, 2018 at The Grandel, St. Louis, MO
2018 Skylarking - official music video for FACS, premiered January 30, 2018
2018 To Clear - commissioned by Charlotte Ballet, premiered January 26, 2018 at Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, Charlotte, NC
2017 Go Lo - commissioned by University of North Carolina School of the Arts, premiered September at Agnes DeMille Theatre, Winston-Salem, NC
2017 Undercover Episode 006: Wayzata, MN - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Wayzata, MN
2017 Undercover Episode 005: Hyde Park - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Chicago, IL
2017 Undercover Episode 004: Sportsman’s Club - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Chicago, IL
2017 Cloudline - commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2017 Gleam - commissioned by Grand Rapids Ballet, premiered at Peter Martin Wege Theatre, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Undercover Episode 003: A Film - film by Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists and Tim Rutili, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Undercover Episode 002b: The Violet Hour - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Part Way - commissioned by Groundworks Dance Theatre, premiered at Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH
2016 Undercover Episode 002: Chicago - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, premiered at Links Hall, Chicago, IL
2016 At the Apex - commissioned by Thodos Dance Chicago, premiered at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL
2015 Mariko's Magical Mix: A Dance Adventure - commissioned by Hubbard Street 2 in collaboration with Manual Cinema, premiered at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
2015 UNDER(cover) Episode 001: NYC/Work In Progress - Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, 2015 Princess Grace Foundation Works in Progress Residency at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, NY
2015 Fields Magnetic - Atlanta Ballet, premiered as part of Atlanta Ballet's Wabi Sabi, Sautee Nacoochee, GA
2014 Waxing Moon - commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2014 The Art of Falling: by the artists of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and The Second City - commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and The Second City, premiered at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, Chicago, IL
2014 The Watson - commissioned by Visceral Dance Chicago, premiered at C5, Chicago, IL
2014 Glint - commissioned by Visceral Dance Chicago, premiered at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, Chicago, IL
2014 One Take - commissioned by Grand Rapids Ballet, premiered at Peter Martin Wege Theatre, Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Saku - commissioned by Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, premiered at Salvatore Capezio Theatre, New York, NY
2013 Fluence - commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered at the State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Grey Horses - commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, premiered at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2013 Intercepted - commissioned by Springboard Danse Montreal, premiered at Usine-C Theatre, Montreal, QC
2013 Unfix - commissioned by Same Planet, Different World, premiered at Millenium Park's Pritzker Pavillion, Chicago, IL
2013 Emilie - commissioned by Hubbard Street 2/Juilliard Senior Showcase
2013 Seven - commissioned by Western Michigan University, BFA Dance Department
2012 Recall - commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, commissioned by the Joyce Theater, premiered at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2012 Solletico - commissioned by Northwest Dance Project LAUNCH 7, premiered at Northwest Dance Project, Portland, OR
2012 B&C - commissioned by The Nexus Project
2010 Harold and the Purple Crayon: A Dance Adventure - Hubbard Street 2, premiered at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
Choreographic Awards and Honors
2022 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Special Project Grant Recipient
2021 3Arts Award Nominee
2020 NewCity's Players: 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago
2018 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Special Project Grant Recipient
2018 NewCity's Players: 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago
2017 3Arts Award Nominee
2016 3Arts Award Honorable Mention
2016 NewCity's Players: 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago
2016 Best of Chicago/Best Choreographer, Chicago Magazine
2015 Princess Grace Foundation-USA CMCC Award
2014 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Works In Progress Residency
2013 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Choreographic Fellowship
2012 Northwest Dance Project, winner of the Pretty Creatives International Choreography Competition