IN PROCESS: KNONAME ARTISTS | RODERICK GEORGE
Co-Presented by Guild Hall & Pomegranate Arts
Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence, kNoname Artists | Roderick George return to Guild Hall for an in-process presentation of The Missing Fruit (Part I), ahead of its premiere at New York City Center’s Fall For Dance Festival.
The Missing Fruit explores the impacts of racial violence and racism in public health through an interdisciplinary production rooted in dance and set to an original score by the musical duo Slowdanger. First conceptualized during the most recent Black Lives Matter protests, The Missing Fruit examines the experiences of Black and indigenous people and people of color, particularly addressing their struggles to combat oppression, death, financial insecurity, and health vulnerabilities while making space for Black joy to thrive.
The in-process presentation will be followed by a conversation between choreographer and kNoname Artist founder, Roderick George, and Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director/Co-Founder/Choreographer: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company; Artistic Director: New York Live Arts.
The Missing Fruit is a YoungArts Fellow project, supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund & Mertz Gilmore Foundation. The work was developed and previewed during a creative residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in September 2023. Additional residency support provided by New York Live Arts and the 2025 Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence program in September 2025.
The Missing Fruit (Part I) has been commissioned by New York City Center for the Fall for Dance Festival. Support for new dance works at New York City Center is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation and the Arlene Shuler Artistic Innovation Fund.
Produced by kNoname Artist in collaboration with Pomegranate Arts. Worldwide tour representation by Pomegranate Arts.
