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from the perspective of a movement specialist
DIRECTION
FIGHT AND MOVEMENT
Often brought into projects that have long sections of heightened physical action,
including violence, intimacy (see Intimacy Page), period style work and physical characterization, Alexis Black directs these scenes with an emphasis on physical storytelling and responsible partnering, fitting the scene seamlessly into the production as a whole.
ON BROADWAY
MACBETH
2015
Broadway production of
FOOL FOR LOVE
FOOL FOR LOVE
REGIONAL / UNIVERSITY
2019
FIGHT, MOVEMENT DIRECTION & INTIMACY
CONSULTATION
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Tour and at HVSF Center's JULIUS CEASAR
"With a set by Sarah Pearline that looks very much like the original Globe Theatre, and beautifully ornate costumes in layers of leather, lace, and velvet by T. Stacy Hicks, as well as exciting fight scenes with choreography from Alexis Black, it hits many of the right period notes..."
- Revue West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
1/3
2018
Shakespeare Theatre Company, D.C.'s production of ROMEO & JULIET FREE FOR ALL
"Truly every technical aspect of this production--among them, the gorgeously crafted sets, Isabella Byrd and Hared Mezzochi's ingeniously clever lighting and projection design, and the complexity of the flying and fighting choreography (Katie Spelman, Paul Rubin and David Leong [Assistant Alexis Black]) -- is top notch and on par with any Broadway performance."
"PETER PAN and WENDY is so awe inspiring in no small part thanks to the expansive
creative team. More than 65 people, from animal trainers, designers, animators, and musicians worked in tandem to bring this show to life."
Broadwayworld.com
2019
Michigan State University THROUGH THE STORM
a female + empowerment piece
2018
FIGHT Direction
Ohio Northern University's
production of
ROMEO & JULIET
2017
ASSOCIATE
Direction
Virginia Commonwealth University
( TheaterVCU )
production of
A TIME TO KILL
Virginia Commonwealth University TheaterVCU production of
A TIME TO KILL
"You know you've choreographed an awesome fight scene when the front row audience members are leaning back... congratulations, Alexis Black."
- Sarah Lockwood, Richmond Family Magazine
2017
MOVEMENT
Direction
THE MASKED MUSKETEER
at the Seoul Foreign School, SEOUL, KOREA
THE MASKED MUSKETEER
at the Seoul Foreign School
SEOUL, KOREA
2018
Alexis assisted on choreography for Hamlet at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., working with unarmed and fencing techniques
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