Alexandra Beller (MFA: University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 2006; BFA Dance University of Michigan 1994) is the Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances. As a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (1995-2001), she performed in over 50 countries and throughout the U.S. and has staged work by Bill T. Jones. She helped to create “The Belle Epoch,” (Martha Clarke and Charles Mee). She was a two year Artist in Residence at HERE Art Space, and has also been an Artist in Residence at Dance New Amsterdam.

Beller is a faculty member at Dance New Amsterdam and has taught at the Atlantic Theater School, The New School, 92nd St. Y, The Spence School and St. Anne's School as well as universities throughout the United States. She was a visiting artist at APA, CCDC, and DanceArt in Hong Kong, D-Dance Festival in Korea, Den Nordk Balletthoskole in Oslo, Henny Jurriens Stichting in Amsterdam, Open Look Festival in St. Petersburg, and Cyprus Summer Festival in Nicosia. She was a guest choreographer at the University of Michigan, Rhode Island College, The University of South Florida, MIT, Texas Woman's University, Connecticut College, Texas Christian University, and Bates College, among others. She received an NCCI commission from Montclair State University to serve as adjunct faculty and guest choreographer in 2003/2004.

Beller’s choreography has been presented at and commissioned by Dance Theater Workshop, 92nd St. Y, Aaron Davis Hall, Danspace Project at St. Mark's, Joyce SoHo, P.S. 122, WAX, HERE, The Connelly Theater, SUNY Purchase College, Dance New Amsterdam, Symphony Space, and Jacob’s Pillow and has been commissioned by companies in Arizona, Michigan, Texas, Korea, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Maine, New York City, Florida, Boston, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. Her company has toured through Michigan, Massachusetts and New York and received The Company Residency at The Yard in 2004.

Film work includes “Romance and Cigarettes” by John Turturro. She was the collaborator and subject of a series of photographs by Irving Penn, "Dancer," (Whitney Museum, Houston, Chicago, Sweden, London, St. Petersburg, Paris, Japan and other locations internationally). She has modeled for fashion, feature, and commercials, in addition to appearing on the Ananda Lewis Show, The Oxygen network, E! Entertainment Television, and other shows. Beller is also a part-time dance critic and writes reviews for offoffoff.com.

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