Alexandra Light

so beyond thrilled that As Above has been once again selected for festival, this time for the 25th anniversary of Dumbo Dance Fest, grand finale, June 28th, in NYC ~ I loved making this for @7rieko_hatato7 and @david.a.sloan for @usaibc finals, and while I miss them in it, two very special dancers will be joining its lineage!! more soooooooon 👀 and see @whitewave_dance lnk n bio for tickets! costumes by @paillettebylc photos @finkelstein_richard

“JOAN OF ARC IS JUST A GIIRRRL” was the inspo for this off-the-wall editorial shoot with the bubbly and powerful creative @farbie ♥️ The sword is an accessory, the chainmail is martyr-chic and Joanie’s in her medieval era ⚔️🏰💅

weird algorithmic happenstance occurred yesterday ~ instagram suggested the account @sistersofthelens to me for the first time, and i can totally see why and would normally be just delighted ~ but in this case, i was really stopped dead in my tracks. i had never seen this 1930 image by photographer Hedda Medina (Austrian, 1911-1951) previously, though by the research of sisters of the lens it comes as no surprise given she was a jewish female artist. though it isn’t exactly the most complex position of the group credited to rhythmic gymnast Bertl Komauer (Austrian, 1897-1984), it is still shocking to me how much i accidentally mirrored it, almost 100 years later, in a work largely inspired by the famous equation of Erwin Schrödinger (Austrian, 1887-1961)… always a chance i did see it somewhere and it was locked away in the unconscious, but i don’t see when where or how given the scarce information i can find on the images other than by these fantastic researchers instagram served me up! i want to know more, i see @wendy72perron has a lead on potential identity of dancers? photography of Schrödinger’s Cat by Shocarra Marcus @shocphoto dancers AvaRose Dillon @avarose_dillon and Henry Winn @winn_henry with costumes by Lauren Carmen @paillettebylc score by Aleyna Brown @aleyna.brown and lighting by Truly Cates @truly.cates commissioned and made possible by @dancecanvas @angienikki1 the juicy research from their original post: Hedda Medina | Gymnastic Group of Berti Komauer| c. 1930 Very little is known about Hedda Medina (1911-1951). Perhaps because - as a photographer of Jewish descent - she was forced to flee her native hometown of Vienna for London in May 1939. ~cont. in captions!~

it is official! newsletter is going out tomorrow and there is a lot of news! dm to be added or visit alexandralight.art to join the list mwah ~~ photo rehearsing Tidal Passage shot by @ka.sh.iif

please catch my artist talk tomorrow at 4pm pacific/7pm eastern to learn about the many choreographic experiments that were born out of my time in residence @sitkacenter ~~ cannot believe it is my last full day in this magical world with these magical people { @forever4pm and @grantcutler of my cohort will speak tmrw as well :)) } all i have is gratitude for a place that let me do what i needed to grieve, rest, and create ~~ see links on their page for the live stream artist talk!

postcard from @sitkacenter inbound ~ my once-a-quarter newsletter is a little late in its springtime edition, but probably going out next week ~ if you’re interested in a postcard from me you can sign up for it at the link on my profile or send me a DM :) the short of it: while i am so happy to be a retired ballerina, truly glad to let my own body rest, and so excited for the opportunity to work with other dancers as the vessel, solo residency will always be a place for me to experiment and come back with new ideas as I watch my own body change in relation to the craft ~

Been thinking a lot about art and dance recently. How they’re such a gift but also an innate instinct inside us all. The human body’s North Star. 📷 Dancers As Motif (2025) @tedforbes x @farbie Excited to be a model for this workshop for its second year in two weeks🌟 Incredible shots by last year’s workshop photographers.

one week ago today, we had to say goodbye to our absolute love and sweetest animal companion ~ oh sweet bobey guy ~ onyx, you were the best cat a girl could have asked for, and it was so hard to say goodbye from so far, but at the same time you’re with me forever, and it is like you knew this would have somehow been the best healing for me ~ you saw me through the entirety of my 20s and more, supported me through so many crazy years, my dance career, getting married to our favorite person @_curatorial_ who you just adored and was the best person to see you through to the other side ~ i will love you forever more

a strange time and i had to disappear a little but also have so much to share ~ last week i arrived @sitkacenter and i’ve been so grateful for this residency as not only a time for creation and experimentation choreographically but also for rest and grieving ~ so behind on sharing life things and work things but just so thankful to be here and be here two more weeks ~ more soon ~ thank you for the tiny me big rock pic @forever4pm and first pic by @_curatorial_

Ben, how could we ever find the words. I’ve been so numb to the news. It is just hard to believe and I don’t think I will really understand it for a while. You are with me in the studio and in my heart as a dancer and choreographer for ever. I am simply so grateful for these moments, too short, particularly fond of the jokes and giggles from the rehearsal I was able to record though during the pandemic wha a treat to have you create your version of dying swan on me at bass hall no less. I will cherish it forever. Thank you for everything, and for building this community of artists I am lucky to be a part of. זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה may your memory be a blessing.

May you all have @farbie level sense of wonder and always feel compelled to jump into unknown playgrounds🙏🏼 @farbie and I met years ago through the beautiful photographic work of @tedforbes A wonderful example of how sharing your work can lead to unexpected collaborations outside of your discipline. Within minutes of our first conversation I knew this was an artist I needed to know and learn from. This was our first time dancing together. A slow and methodical movement exploration responding to each other's corporeal whimsy. We spoke to each other as we moved like two playground children – exploring imagined landscapes and embodying the natural world around us. Big thanks to Preston Light @_curatorial_ for letting us take a break to bounce and noodle around barefoot on the grass. Looking forward to more! (@bnicolelopez get ready, we're next.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRESTON i can’t believe you’re finally 30 and also shocked you aren’t 130? remember when we made this like a week before our wedding? LOVE YOU FOREVER!