Alexandra Eady
Alexandra Eady(She/her) dances in honor of those that have come before, the ones that are witnessing, and for future generations. She wants to first acknowledge her wonderful family, mentors, collaborators and students that give her energy and light every day. Alexandra is interested in creating and dancing choreographies that require a sustainable intensity and maintain a connection to story by being guided by our ancestors, something that requires a constant connection to the information that flows through our veins. Alexandra had the great privilege of practicing the contemporary dance technique of Yorchhā, created by Ananya Chatterjea. With Ananya Dance Theatre she has traveled nationally and internationally teaching and performing. In the summer of 2023 she had the opportunity to attend the Art OMI Dance residency and be in collaboration with 9 other dancers from around the world. Sharing, learning and creating together. In 2021 she received the Mcknight Fellowship for dance and worked in collaboration with Maria Bauman(MBDance) to perform a solo created by Maria as part of the “SOLO” Mcknight performance in Minneapolis. Alexandra teaches in a variety of settings across the Twin Cities. She is the chair of the dance department at St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and is on faculty at the University of Minnesota. Continuing this important practice of sustainability, she is the creator of Sustained Body, a Pilates and Holistic Movement practice that combines her dance training with other fitness and movement training practices. (sustainedbody.com)
Recent Work : Wave at The Southern Theater
Past Work
wave
A wave of people moving forward, back, down the street, over borders, together, in support. A wave that carried our ancestors and continues to flow dynamically through our veins. A wave to show care, acknowledging someone and truly see the many faces they have. Moving in solidarity, together, we can become the wave.
Alexandra Eady is a fiscal year 20234 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. And
by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund
Choreography by Alexandra Eady
Dancing Artists:
Lily Bode
Desaré Cox
Alexandra Eady
Sophia Meza
Vy Nguyen
Laura Osterhaus
Asha Rowland
Choreolab
Concept, choreography and performance: Alexandra Eady
This piece explores ideas of melting, flowing and condensing. Traveling down a river full of many histories and stories that can only be understood by listening to the whispers, witnessing, and feeling. This first iteration of this work also looks to find connections to the rhythms of the earth. Rhythms that are buried, rhythms that come from above, rhythms of our beating hearts that guide us forward and connect us back. Finally, this piece embraces the cycle of love and the many different faces we see on our loved ones as they move through life. What is the process of watching someone understand, and how does this inform my own understanding? This piece allows space for release.
Mentors:
Sharon Bridgforth, Ananya Chatterjea, Talvin Wilks.
Additional process mentorship: Cara Hagan
Curators: Sarah Bellamy, Ananya Chatterjea, Anh-Thu Pham.
This program is supported by the Jerome Foundation.
Art OMI
Alex was an Artist in Residence at Art Omi (New York) a dance residency led by Christopher Morgan, and Jeremy Guyton. During her time at Art Omi she worked collaboratively with artists from around the world. It was there that she led an exploration in wave patterns. Exploring how we can move constantly through, towards, around each other, while maintaining a practice of awareness and support for one another.
https://artomi.org/alumni-directory/
Ananya Dance Theatre
SPCPA