The bold hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris - who was a part of Judith Jamison’s dynamic collaboration to create Love Stories (2004), along with Robert Battle - returns to the Ailey company to create “Home”, set to a
soul-lifting score of gospel house music. This new work is inspired by the stories of people living with or affected by HIV, as shared through the photos and essays submitted to the Fight HIV Your Way contest, an
initiative of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Now in its third installment, the contest breaks new ground, using the power of dance to celebrate the moving journeys of people across the country that are fighting HIV their way.

Raised in an inner city community on the north side of Philadelphia, Harris started dancing hip hop at a young age. He began teaching classes and workshops at age 15, and has since taught at schools and universities across the United States and is a powerful spokesperson for the significance of “street” origins in any dance style. In 1992, Harris founded Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM) based on the belief that hip-hop is
the most important original expression of a new generation, with the unique ability to express universal themes that extend beyond racial, religious, and economic boundaries, and as a way of bringing street dance to the concert stage, and to a broader audience.

As an advocate for using hip-hop as an art form to positively change minds, Harris has a bold choreographic vision that will bring a unique perspective
to a dance that is deeply rooted in raising awareness about HIV.