Profile
Training
2021 – 2023 Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. MFA Movement: Directing and Teaching
2011 – 2014 London Contemporary Dance School. First Class BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance
2013 Purchase College, State University of New York. Conservatory of Dance (Autumn Semester)
Experience
Director/Movement Director/Choreographer
2024. Movement Director. The Rake’s Progress for English Touring Opera. Direction by Polly Graham.
2023. Choreographer. Don Giovanni Tenorio for Royal College of Music. Direction by Louise Bakker.
2023. Associate Director. Cinderella for English Touring Opera. Direction by Jenny Ogilvie.
2023. Assistant Director. The Coronation of Poppea for English Touring Opera. Direction by Robin Norton-Hale.
2023. Assistant Director. The Pilgrim’s Progress for British Youth Opera. Direction by Will Kerley.
2023. Movement Director. Carmen for St Paul’s Opera. Direction by Eleanor Burke
2023. Assistant Director. Royal College of Music for the Ravel and Respighi Double Bill, Le Enfant et les sortilèges and La bella dormente nel bosco. Direction by Liam Steel.
2022. Movement Director and Choreographer. Dido and Aeneas directed by Isabelle Kettle. Theatre Royal Bath.
Movement Experience whilst on the MA/MFA Movement: Directing and Teaching
2023. Assistant Movement Director. Attachment at Guildford School of Acting, working with MFA Musical Theatre students for the new musical The Velveteen Daughter. Movement Direction by Rachel Birch-Lawson and Direction by Julian Woolford.
2023. Movement Teacher. Attachment at East 15 teaching Ensemble Movement to the MA International Acting students.
2022. Movement Teacher. Attachment at East 15 teaching Ensemble Movement to the MA Acting students.
2022. Movement Director. Attachment with Waterperry Opera Festival, for the production of The Marriage of Figaro directed by Isabelle Kettle.
2022. Movement Teacher. Attachment at LAMDA, teaching Historical and Social Dance for the Shakespeare Summer school.
2022. Movement Director. Placement at East 15, working with the director Andrea Brooks on the devised production Mundus Et Infans Et Terra Mater, with MA Acting students.
2022. Assistant Teacher. Placement with Ian Brener teaching Historical Dance to BA students at East 15.
2022. Assistant Teacher. Placement assisting Kate Flatt over 4 workshops, for the Doorway Project at The Young Vic.
2022. Movement Teacher. Placement working with MA Acting for Screen students at RCSSD. Teaching movement fundamentals and social dance.
2022. Movement Teacher. Placement working with MA Advanced Theatre Practice students at RCSSD. Teaching movement fundamentals into improvisation.
2022. Dance Teacher. Placement working with BA Acting students, mentored by Vanessa Ewan. Teaching a contemporary dance choreography to be used in their stamina training.
Productions and Teaching (Selected)
2023. Lecturer in Contemporary Dance - London Contemporary Dance School
2019. Dance Captain and Performer. Working for the National Opera of Kuwait on the production Memoirs of a Sailor. Direction by Tama Matheson and Choreography by Yannis Adoniou.
2018. Performer. Aerites Dance Company. Working on the productions Polittes and The Primary Fact. Choreography by Patricia Apergi.
2017. Performer. Kunst-Stoff productions. Choreography by Yannis Adoniou.
2016. Dance Teacher. SQx Dance Company. Delivering Contemporary Dance workshops in schools across British Columbia.
Awards
2012. Peggy Hawkins Scholarship – Most promising student, London Contemporary Dance School
Biography
Alex is a Director and Movement Director, who graduated from London Contemporary Dance School. He moved to Athens, Greece in 2017 and worked as a performer and teacher for 5 years, before returning to London. He also specialises in Actor movement training, where his classes are focused on developing the identity of the individual whilst building a connected ensemble, and he draws upon Contact Improvisation and Post-Modern Dance improvisation to do this. He works frequently in Opera and Musical Theatre.
Skills
Contact Improvisation (Advanced), Contemporary dance (Advanced), Ballet (Advanced), Laban (Advanced), Partnering (Advanced), Choreography (Advanced), Boxing (Intermediate), Stage Combat (Basic)
Social dances (Basic) - Waltz, Tango, Cha-cha, Salsa, Jive, Swing, English folk dance, Greek folk dance, Pavan, Galliard.
Languages
English, Greek
