CHOREOGRAPHER WORKSHOP
Deepen your artistry with Alexander Anderson as we learn tools for practicing agency and nuance through the art of improvisation and letting go followed by phrase work to deepen our listening while finding common ground followed by an “open floor” to explore, tapping into your own unique expression.
After the workshop, join us for a Q and A with Alex!
The workshop will be $25 to participate or observe.
Location: ODC Dance Commons, Argyle Studio
351 Shotwell St, SF, CA 94110
For questions or concerns, contact us at info@sfdanceworks.org
Sneak Peek into Alexander Anderson’s Season 6 world premiere.
More about Alex:
Alexander Anderson a South Florida native attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Class of 2010. Upon graduation, Alexander was accepted to The Juilliard School. During his time at Juilliard, Alexander performed works by renowned choreographers such as Nacho Duato, William Forsythe, Pina Baush and Jiri Kylian among others. Alexander’s early choreographic creations were selected for “Choreographic honors” and featured at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. In that time frame, Alexander was also the recipient of the Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship Award and the recipient of the 2013 Princess Grace Foundation Scholarship Award. Upon graduating from The Juilliard School with a bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance in 2014, Alexander joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2, followed by the esteemed Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in 2017. In 2019 Alexander won critical acclaim for his performance in Crystal Pite’s “Solo Echo”, Dance Europe Magazine’s critic’s choice for 'Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer'. In 2020, Alexander joined the Gibney dance company as an Artistic Associate. In his final year with the organization in 2022, Alex was named Inaugural Choreographic Fellow and provided resources to premiere a choreographic work for the company’s “Gibney Fellow” program. While currently residing in New York City, Alexander has been serving on the faculty of the Ailey Fordham BFA (Professional Division), Peridance and ABT’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Most recently, Alexander received choreographic commissions at Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Peridance (Youth Ensemble), Ballet Austin II, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Ailey BFA Fordham (Benefit Concert 2023) as well as a new commision for SFDanceworks in 2023.
