Houston Contemporary Dance Company will be commissioning a New Work from choreographer Alexander Anderson. Read more about him below and see the World Premiere April 29th, 2023.

Alexander Anderson is a South Florida native where here attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Class of 2010. Upon high school he continued his training at The Juilliard School where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance in 2014. While at Juilliard, he performed works by Nacho Duato, William Forsythe, Pina Baush and Jiri Kylian among others. As a choreographer, his creations were selected for “ “Choreographic honors” and featured on the Peter Jay Sharp Theater from 2010 - 2014. Alexander is a 2012 recipient of the Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship Award and a 2013 recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Scholarship Award. Upon graduation, Alexander began his professional career dancing for Nederlands Dans Theater 2. In 2017, he joined as a company artist with Nederlands Dans Theater 1. In October 2019, he was mentioned in Dance Europe Magazine by Critic's Choice for 'Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer' for his performance in Crystal Pite's "Solo Echo". Alexander was an Artist Associate with Gibney Company from 2020-2022. In his last year with the company, he became an inaugural Choreographic Fellow as part of Gibney Company in 2022 and was provided resources to premiere a brand new work for the company’s “Gibney Fellow” program. Alexander was recently commissioned as a choreographer for institutions/companies such as, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Peridance (Youth Ensemble), Ballet Austin II, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre (JKO School), Ailey BFA Fordham (Benefit Concert 2023) as well as SF Dance Works. He is also currently a faculty member with Ailey Fordham BFA (Professional Division), Peridance and ABT JKO School.