Shaquille George (they/he, CW) creates space for empowerment and dialogue through practicing humanity together. Wheather it be a dance performance, dance class or a curated program, honesty and openness form the basis. Their movement practice EmotivFlux investigates emotions as fluid energy that balances our bodies. Working with meditation, visual strategies and ancestral practice, they invite what is inside us to relate to the other and to our environment.
Shaquille brings stories of underrepresented voices and giving voice to those who don’t have a voice (anymore). Their practice builds spaces where every voice matters and carries the same volume and where topcis we tend to shy away from are addressed. Queer identity, diaspora, religion/spirituality, sexuality, binary, politics, humanity.
Shaquille started their journey as a self-thought hip hop inspired dancer in Curaçao, before venturing out to the Netherlands to pursue a career as a professional dancer at Fontys Dance Academy, were they graduated from the Urban Contemporary Dance department (2019). They have been working with various choreographers and companies as a performer and choreographic assistent and built a teaching practice. They have created Phoenix (2023), Phantom Harmony (2025) and were rewarded the Aerowaves Start-Up Forum Grant for their curatorial proposal Liberation (2026).They are part of the Rotterdam Ballroom and Vogue scene culture.
The productions of Shaquille George:
Nos Bida (Our Lives in Papiamentu) (2027) started as a solo performance created by Shaquille George. Shaquille started creating from their thesis research on the exploration of visibility and perception of Black contemporary dancers within the broader dance field. Now Nos Bida has grown into a project with the focus of the powerful cultural legacy that ancestry leaves us with.
Phantom Harmony (2025) is a show that tells the tale of Shaquille George their journey and struggles with mental health. With Phantom Harmony Shaquille wants to start the conversation on something we often avoid in society in the hope to open the door on this topic.
During One Night’s dance Shaquille George created a 10 minute solo named Phoenix (2023). In this stage Shaquille started taking their firsts steps in their research on mental health.