Fatima Robinson

Fatima Robinson

Shaping Culture Through Movement, Music, and Story

Career Highlights

Selected moments across music, film, television, and live performance.

Music Video

Michael Jackson / Remember the Time

Choreography

Live & Touring

Renaissance World Tour

Choreography

Film

The Color Purple

Choreography

Television

Star Search

Supervising Producer

Film

Dreamgirls

Choreography

Live

Super Bowl LVI / Los Angeles

Choreography

Live Television

Beyoncé / Be Alive at the Oscars

Choreography

Television

The Voice

Segment Producing

Brand

Gap / Khaki Soul

Choreography · On screen

Music Video

Busta Rhymes / Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See

Choreography

About

Fatima Robinson

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From Los Angeles hip-hop clubs to the world’s largest stages, Fatima Robinson has spent more than three decades shaping how culture moves. She brought rhythm and character to Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” and Aaliyah’s music videos, then carried that vision into Dreamgirls, The Color Purple, two Super Bowl halftime shows, and Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, where she served as director of choreography.

As a creative director, director, executive producer, and choreographer, she makes movement part of the story for artists, casts, cameras, and audiences. Her work has earned three Emmy nominations, a choreography VMA for the Black Eyed Peas’ “Hey Mama,” and a 2024 World Choreography Award for The Color Purple. In 2026, Dance Theatre of Harlem honored her with the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award. Her instinctive movement and precise image-making turn rhythm into memory.

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Selected Press

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The New York Times mastheadA new and old move for a hip-hop starLos Angeles Times mastheadThe choreographer behind the momentVogue Italia mastheadFatima RobinsonWWD mastheadThe Color PurpleHarper’s Bazaar mastheadHip-hop and movementEntertainment Weekly mastheadCareer-spanning interviewVariety mastheadThe Color PurplePhat Daily mastheadBringing dance to the screenDeadline mastheadAAFCA special achievement honorThe Root mastheadThe Color Purple dance scenesEdition mastheadFilm adaptation conversationAwards Radar mastheadBe Alive choreography interviewThe Hollywood Reporter mastheadHistoric halftime showThe Daily Beast mastheadSuper Bowl halftimeBET Awards mastheadHip-hop dance tributeCBS Mornings mastheadHow choreography made a characterNPR’s It’s Been a Minute mastheadMoving through changes in danceDeadline mastheadThe Color Purple conversationCBC’s Q with Tom Power mastheadHip-hop dance to the mainstreamKBLA mastheadBlack in the Green Room

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Producer

Creative Director

Choreographer

Director

Brands

Selected campaigns and on-screen appearances.

Prudential / OscarsOn screen
Gap / Love TrainOn screen
Gap / Khaki SoulChoreography · On screen
Coca-ColaOn screen
GapChoreography · On screen
Sakara LifeChoreographer · On screen

Producer

Executive Producer

Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party
Hip Hop 50 / Television Special
Taking the Stage

Producer

Grammy Awards / 202163rd Annual Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards / 202264th Annual Grammy Awards
Still Lounge / Tonio Armani — Money (That’s What I Want)Episode 1

Segment Producer

BET Awards
The Voice

Supervising Producer

Star Search

Creative Director

Awards & Specials

Grammy Awards / Hip Hop 50
Busta Rhymes / MTV EMAs
Black Eyed Peas / The Time at The X Factor
Kendrick Lamar & Imagine Dragons / Grammy Awards

Live Entertainment

Lenny Kravitz / Blue Electric Light Tour
Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party
Lenny Kravitz / UEFA
Snoop Dogg / AFL
Knicks City Dancers
Shaboozey / Thanksgiving Halftime

Choreographer

Live & Touring

Renaissance World Tour
Vogue World / Hollywood
Super Bowl LVI

Film

The Color Purple
Romeo Must Die
The Bobby Brown Story
Children of Blood and Bone
The Harder They Fall / Blue Lady
Dreamgirls
Coming 2 America
American Gangster
Public Enemies
Charlie Wilson’s War
Be Cool
Collateral
Save the Last Dance

Television

Lizzo / SNL
black-ish / Juneteenth
grown-ish
Outkast / SNL

Awards Performances

Beyoncé / Be AliveAcademy Awards
The Weeknd / Earned ItAcademy Awards
Pharrell Williams / HappyAcademy Awards
Kendrick Lamar / 2013BET Awards
Kendrick Lamar / 2015BET Awards
Pharrell Williams & Missy ElliottBET Awards
Lil Baby & Kirk Franklin / We WinBET Awards
Usher TributeBET Awards
ShaboozeyBET Awards
Kendrick LamarGrammy Awards
Burna BoyGrammy Awards
Hip Hop 50Grammy Awards
ShaboozeyCMA Awards

Commercials

Brand Jordan / Make The Game
Target / Gwen Stefani
Heineken / Deja Vu
Crown Royal / It's Apple Time
Macy's INC / 30th Anniversary
Just Eat / Snoop Dogg
Old Navy / Tracee Ellis Ross
H&M / Blue Velvet, Lana Del Rey
J.Crew / Tracee Ellis Ross
Gap / Janelle Monáe
Motorola / razr 5G — JoyrideJulia Garner

Director

Music Videos & Performance Films

Still Lounge / Deanna Brown — Something’s Got a Hold on MeEpisode 5
Fergie / Fergalicious316M+ views · YouTube
Meghan Trainor / All About That Bass2.7B+ views · YouTube
Black Eyed Peas / My Humps1B+ views · YouTube
Black Eyed Peas / Hey Mama105M+ views · YouTube
Fifth Harmony / BO$$ (BOSS)272M+ views · YouTube
Lied 2 U / Snoop Dogg746K+ views · YouTube

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Selected Credits

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Film

The Color Purple / Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce / The Book of Clarence / Dreamgirls / Coming 2 America / Space Jam: A New Legacy / Save the Last Dance

Television + Live

Super Bowl Halftime Show / Academy Awards / Grammy Awards / MTV VMAs / BET Awards / The Wiz Live / The Voice / American Idol

Creative Direction + Producing

Beyonce Renaissance World Tour / Grammy Awards / Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Special / UEFA Champions League Opening Ceremony / VH1 Hip Hop Honors / Taking The Stage

Commercial + Brand

Gap / Target / Old Navy / J.Crew / Chanel / H&M / Capital One / CoverGirl / Swarovski

Awards

Emmy nominations / World Choreography Awards winner / Chita Rivera Awards / AAFCA Special Achievement Award / MTV VMA wins / Bob Fosse Award

Selected credits & recognition

Emmy nominationsWorld TourTargetGrammy AwardsThe VoiceFilm by BeyoncéSuper Bowl Halftime ShowVMAsThe Wiz LiveAwardsThe Book of ClarenceAcademy AwardsMotorolaHip Hop HonorsComing 2 AmericaJ.CrewUEFA Champions League Opening CeremonyAAFCA Special Achievement AwardMacy'sSave the Last DanceBob Fosse AwardTaking The Stage
Artwork credits

Archive

A living collection of defining images and performances.

2014Kendrick LamariMusic video2014Pharrell WilliamsCome Get It BaeMusic video2010SadeThe Sweetest TabooDancing with the Stars performance2009Black Eyed PeasBoom Boom PowMusic video2002AaliyahMore Than a WomanMusic video2001Nelly FurtadoTurn Off the LightMusic video2000SadeBy Your SideMusic video1998Lenny KravitzFly AwayMusic video1997The Notorious B.I.G.HypnotizeMusic video

Awards & Recognition

2026Arthur Mitchell Vision AwardDance Theatre of HarlemDance Theatre of Harlem honored Fatima’s cultural impact at its 2026 Vision Gala.Recipient
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