Alexandra is a dancer, choreographer, and researcher working within the nexus of art-science collaboration. Currently, she is based in London, UK working towards her MFA in Creative Practice at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with the awarded support of The Leverhulme Trust and the Audrey Wethered Scholarship.
Originally from Colorado USA, Alexandra earned her BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, during which she also spent a semester training at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Australia. She has attended and performed at theaters and festivals throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. She was a company member with DIAVOLO Architecture-in-Motion, and worked as an aerialist and performer with Cinereal Productions. Alexandra has worked in collaboration with designers such as Rochambeau and FormShow for New York Fashion Week.
Alexandra held an affiliate position as an artist-in-residence with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) and worked as an Art and Science Consultant for the NASA PUNCH Mission outreach team with the Southwest Research Institute. She was an invited participant of the Arctic Circle Artist and Scientist Residency, a two week sailing expedition in Svalbard, and was selected to be part of the Tarandus Field Based Art-Science Residency. Alexandra has additionally been an artist-in-residence at Green Box Arts.
Alexandra’s work has been featured by NASA Sun Science, Fiske Planetarium, Green Box Arts, NewSteps Chen Dance Center, The West End Theater, Hudson River Museum, Gibney Dance and The Canyon Gallery. She has been a guest lecturer at the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, the University of Colorado Boulder and Fiske Planetarium. Alexandra has been a guest teacher at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Dance Department and Michigan State University.
Alexandra is the founder of Move To Protect, an organization focusing on environmental dance projects. Move to Protect has partnered with outdoor brand companies such as Patagonia and prAna, and Alexandra periodically hosts free outdoor community movement workshops for all ages and walks of life. Movetoprotect.com
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