About Rachel Redding
Rachel Redding (she/her) is a Houston-based dance artist, choreographer, and dance photographer whose work moves between contemporary performance, improvisation, and film. She builds movement from everyday experience, memory, often blending humor, honesty, and reflection.Rooted in jazz, hip hop, and modern dance, her eclectic practice investigates how bodies hold story and how choreography can create small worlds where those stories can expand.She holds a BFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University and is currently pursuing her MFA there.Alongside her creative work, she teaches with a focus on somatic awareness, student autonomy, and the belief that dance is a way of thinking as much as it is a way of moving.
Photo by Trinity Pringle
Photo by Allison Canales
Photo by Allison Canales
Photo by TexasRedd Images
Photo by Pin Lim
Photo by TexasRedd Images
Artist Statement
I make dances that tell stories and explore how movement can capture the humor and complexity of being human. My work often starts with a concept or feeling and grows into something that explores how people connect, clash, and cope. Creating dances lets me experiment, connect with others, and turn shared experiences into something tangible.I pull from modern, postmodern, jazz, ballet, and street styles, blending them through improvisation and collaboration with dancers based on their strengths. I am as interested in choreography for the stage as I am in dance for camera, where film and photography become part of the choreographic process. Living and working in Houston has shaped how I think about community and dance history. At the heart of everything I make is a curiosity about being human and how movement can turn that curiosity into something we can see, feel, and remember.- Rachel Redding
