Alex TenreiroTheis

Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Singer

Photo Credit: Travis Magee

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About

Alex Tenreiro Theis is a dancer, singer, and choreographer from Colorado where she began dancing at a young age. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Training in as many vernaculars with as many individuals as possible, she has studied under Rashaun Mitchell (cunningham), Nancy Stark Smith (contact improvisation), Jolinda Menendez (ballet), Donna Mejia (Brazilian Silvestre), Nicole Wolcott (contemporary), Angie Hauser and Chris Aiken (improvisation), among many others. Alex has also attended the Bates Dance Festival as well as the Doug Varone and Dancers Summer Workshop. In addition to her dance studies she is also a classically trained singer with experience in theatrical, classical and jazz styles.

As a freelance performer in she has had the pleasure of working on projects with Jonah Bokaer, Giada Ferrone, Pamela Pietro, Erica Randall, Rohan Bhargava’s ROVACO, Asia Duo Dance Company, Angie Moon Dance Theatre, Netta Yerushalmy and Gregory Dolbashian to name a several. She also maintains contracts with Eryc Taylor Dance and Yoshito Sakuraba’s Abarukas as well as acting as Abarukas’ Rehearsal Director in New York City.

She has had the opportunity to perform internationally at Mash International Choreography Festival (Israel), Masdanza International Contemporary Dance Festival (Spain), Avant Garde International Dance Festival (Mexico), ASWARA University (Malaysia) and the FIDCDMX Festival (Mexico). Her performances have taken place across the United States as well at icon venues and festivals such as The BAM Fisher in NYC, Kaatsban International Dance Center (NY), Palm Desert Choreography Festival at McCallum Theatre(CA), Rabbit Island Festival at Rozsa Center Performing Arts Center MTU (MI), Bryant Park Outdoor Stage (NYC), Jacob’s Pillow InsideOut Theater (MA).

 
 

Photograph by Ezra Goh