Choreographic Works and Commissions

 Obscure familiar (2023)

Performed at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra University in April 2023 (premiere)
Commissioned by Hofstra University Department of Drama and Dance
Choreography by Alexis Robbins with improvisation by the dancers
Performed by Hofstra students Alexa Garzon, Erin Green, Bethany Manwaring, Corinne Matheson, Aria Moreno, Ryan Sohmer, and Layla William
Original music score performed and recorded by Christie Echols, composed in collaboration by Alexis Robbins and Christie Echols
Lighting design by Joe Naftal
Costume design by Meredith Van Scoy

Everything is taken care of (2019/2023)

The first iteration of this work premiered in 2019 at Dixon Place in NYC, and has since been performed at Arts on Site in NYC and at TEN31 Productions in Rhode Island. In 2020, several performances of this work were cancelled due to the pandemic, and the work was adapted to film for the Zoetic Dance Festival.

This video is from the Spring for Spring Dance Festival, June 2023
Performed by Alexis and Sarah Robbins
Movement, concept, and direction by Alexis Robbins
Poetry: The Funeral Director written by Sarah Robbins
Music by Brownbird