Ballet with Alexandra Farber

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Originally from Washington D.C., Alexandra Farber is a mixed media artist with a passion for telling narrative.  Alexandra trained as a classical ballet dancer from a young age, a pursuit that took her to schools from DC to San Francisco, New York City, and Houston. She joined the Texas Ballet Theater in 2012 and has risen to a principal artist within the company where she continues to perform.  All the while, her creativity never stopped outside of the dance studio; she continued to create using other mediums in the visual art world. Alexandra pursued a Bachelor of Science in psychology through the University of Maryland Global Campus, graduating with honors.  Though she trained in classical drawing and painting while getting her degree, Alexandra's primary medium is collage.  Inspired by artists like George Herms, Fred Tomaselli, Lorna Simpson, and Dana Newmann, Alexandra uses found objects, including organic materials from nature, to tell the narratives of life, from the mundane to the dramatic.  Her choreography is the dance language collage of these ideas. Alexandra Farber [email protected] @farbie @alexandrafarber.art www.alexandrafarber.com 301-655-6631

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