Robert Hylton is a choreographer, movement director, writer and academic

His approach to choreography and movement direction explores dance as a continually evolving creative process in which to develop thought-provoking and intelligent work that both entertains and challenges the audience’s experience and the possibilities of movement-based storytelling. Captured through multiple dance forms such as hip hop, creative movement, abstract dance, and UK Jazzdance to contemporary dance and ballet in cross-genre formats such as film, theatre, TV, and adverts working with world class production companies for big brands…

Robert has toured his own choreography, nationally and internationally with performance, education and film work. In 2020 he was commissioned by The British Library to do the writing for a dance image archive book they produced Dancing in Time: The History of Moving And Shaking. He is currently near the end of completing his PhD in late spring 2025 based on philosophy and movement.

COMMERCIALS
TETLEY “Medieval” – Director: Tomas Skoging / Production company: ACNE
NESCAFÉ “Red Cup” – Director: Bruce Parramore / Production company: TA Productions
IKEA ‘Bright Shiny Colours’ – Director: David Wilson / Production company: Blinkink
Coors Beer ‘Together’ – Director: Ben Hibon / Production company: Nexus
Florette ‘The joy of salad’ – Director: Simon Willows / Production company: Blinkink
Footlocker ‘Sneaker Skills’ – Directed: Scott Lyon / Production company: Outsider
McDonalds ‘Decorators’ – Directed: Simon Willows / Production company: Blinkink
Kusama at Selfridges viral ‘Spot the difference’ – Directed: Eshan Bhatti / Production company: White Lodge
Kellogs All-Bran ‘Clones’ – Directed: Simon willows / Production company: Bare Films
Maymouna ‘Boulangerie’ – Directed: Par Amore: Bruce Parramore & Barbara Borkala / Production company: Sigmatechno

THEATRE
Human Revolution 2010 – Pas de Deux commissioned by Ballet Black
I don’t know? 2009 – solo national, international tour supported by Dance4
Bones 2009 – trio supported by Touchwood at the Place
Do paintings walk 2008 – commissioned by HIPP – Croatian Institute for Movement and Dance
Catching Beats 2008 – Popping duet national, international tour supported by gDA
Swan Breaks 2007 – funded by Southbank Centre and Arts Council England
Demon Juice 2007 – Movement director, commissioned by Royal Opera House and East London Dance
Move & In the space 2007 – Wellington, Auckland New Zealand supported by British Council
Journeys of a River 2006 – The National Glass Centre
Verse & Verses 2005 – National, internatiuonal tour supported Southbank Centre and Arts Council England
Motion 2004 – National Song & Dance Company of Mozambique supported by British Council
Verse 2004 – solo national, international tour commissioned by Merseyside Dance Initiative
Methods 2004 – Trio national, international tour
Landscapes 2003 – trio national, international tour funded by Arts Council England
3 Steps 2003 – solo national tour commissioned by State of Emergency
Innocence 2002 – solo national tour funded by Arts Council England
Urban Amour 2002 – London Studio Centre Jazz Company
Life in Urban Classicism 2001 – national, international tour funded by London Arts, Merseyside Dance Initiative
Northern Arts. Robin Howard Foundation
Get Your 2001 – commissioned by Capoeira Norte Batizado