About me
As a formally trained movement artist, I am drawn to work that blends classical ballet technique with a multitude of varied styles and influences. I value collaboration with artists and movers from disparate backgrounds and vastly different disciplines than my own. I am inspired by the search for common ground among distinct bodies and modes of interpretation. And I find it to be fertile starting ground for spontaneous yet structured growth and collective self-discovery in real time. I begin performances with a clear framework and container, then proceed to allow the interaction between body, environment, collaborators, and audience to generate movement pathways and progressions organically.
I aspire to present myself authentically and wholly uninhibited on any stage I traverse, either as a mover or movement director, as I feel that starting from a place of genuine personal vulnerability is a necessary first step to ensure a safe, honest, and impactful experience for all in attendance. I seek to explore and play with the dynamic that can develop over time between performers and audience members, when a sustained and transparent dialogue is initiated from the start. I hope that each work I am involved with can be experienced as a non-verbal conversation that leaves all parties more aware of their honest sense-of-self as the movements unfold.
I value improvisation over a more formal, calculated approach. From a structured starting point, spontaneous movement emerges and allows both performer and viewer to arrive at an honest space of self-reflection and exploration.
What i'm doing
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Dance
Alyssa is currently working with Donna Sternberg and Dancers. She is also cultivating her own experimental performance peices. Stay tuned!