ALEXANDRIA NUNWEILER
Playing up her southern accent to get out of parking tickets, Alexandria/Alex/Allie Nunweiler moved to Boston to escape the heat of South Carolina and, of course, the conservatives. She is a dance maker, educator, and performer with the philosophy of “life is practice,” which she tends to cite as she makes a mistake. Overall, Alexandria’s sailor mouth is what gets her in trouble more often than not along with her inability to sit still.
Described by Dance Informa as “grace with power,” Alexandria Nunweiler forges community by uncovering true stories -- whether that be in the classroom, on stage, or on the yoga mat. Her choreographic work draws the fine line between darkness and humor as it dives deeply into ethnography and collaborative reflection as means for creation. As a performer, Alexandria works within The Click as a founding member in projects for stage, screen, and augmented reality app, as well as devising her first evening-length work Edge of Aquarius that premiered in January 2024. She creates duet stage work and co-heads a curation series with Ashlea Sovetts, a collaboration that spans the east coast and has dipped into international work in Italy. Recently, Alexandria has performed in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival (2021), DanceNOW Boston (2022), and BOOM Charlotte (2022), among others. A lifelong learner, she holds her BA in Dance from Winthrop University (2014), MSc from Hult International Business School (2017), 200-hour RYT from Jenny Lane Yoga (2021) and spent the summer studying at ImPulsTanz International Dance Festival (2022) in Vienna, Austria. She is currently an adjunct professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Director for Artistic Planning and Development at her home studio Dance Theatre of Greenville (South Carolina). Learn more at www.alexandrianunweiler.com or on Instagram @nunweilertanz
photo: Liam Kean/@runawaycamera