Trajal Harrell gained international recognition for creating a series of works that bring together the tradition of Voguing with early postmodern dance. He is considered to be one of the most important choreographers working in contemporary dance today. Harrell has had his work presented at Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels; Kunsthalle Bern; Aichi Triennial; MUDAM, Luxembourg; Holland Festival, Amsterdam; Kunsthalle Zurich; Fondation Cartier, Paris; São Paulo Biennial; Lafayette Anticipations, Paris; Gwangju Biennale; ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival; Manchester International Festival; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Kanal Pompidou, Brussels; Festival d’Automne, Paris; The Kitchen, New York; The Barbican Centre, London; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Tanz im August, Berlin; Documenta – Parliament of Bodies, Kassel; MoMA, New York; Festival d’Avignon; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Centre Pompidou Metz; MoMA PS1, New York; Performa Biennial, New York; The New Museum, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, among others.
In 2023, Harrell has been invited to create a work for the prestigious Cour d’honneur for the 77th edition of Festival d’Avignon. Later that year, Festival d’Automne in Paris dedicated a portrait to Harrell, presenting nine of his works. In 2024, Harrell has been awarded the Silver Lion of Biennale Danza in Venice.
