Jamar Roberts is a choreographer, filmmaker, and one of the leading voices in dance today. His career spans more than two decades, first as a performer of rare power and presence, and now as a maker of work for many of the most important stages and companies in the country.

Jamar trained at the New World School of the Arts in Miami and The Ailey School, then danced with Ailey II, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and for some two decades with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where he won the 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer and appeared as a guest artist with The Royal Ballet in London. As Ailey's first Resident Choreographer, from 2019 to 2022, he created five works for the company, all to critical acclaim: Members Don't Get Weary, Ode, A Jam Session for Troubling Times, Holding Space, and In a Sentimental Mood. He also made Gemeos for Ailey II.

Since then, his choreography has moved fluidly between ballet, modern, and contemporary companies. He has been commissioned by New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, L.A. Dance Project, Paris Dance Project, BalletX, Parsons Dance, ABT Studio Company, St. Louis Dance Theater, Peter London Global Dance Theater, and The Juilliard School, as well as Vail Dance Festival, where he was Artist in Residence, and New York City Center's Fall for Dance.

Jamar's vision extends to the screen. He created the film Cooped for Works & Process at the Guggenheim, directed The First Bluebird in the Morning for LA Opera, and was invited by the March on Washington Film Festival to create a tribute to John Lewis.

A former Director's Fellow at NYU's Center for Ballet and the Arts, Jamar is currently the Arnold Creative Associate at Large and Guest Faculty at The Juilliard School. He has twice appeared on the cover of Dance Magazine, in 2013 and 2021, and was named one of its "25 to Watch" in 2007.