Artist. Performer. Choreographer. Instructor.

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Comprised of a multitude of media & a spectrum of ꧁magic꧂

꧁BIOGRAPHY꧂

Alexis Roberto Curiel is an Afro-Latino Dominican American dancer and choreographer, born and raised in Miami, Florida where his love for dance compelled him to begin training at the age of 11. He embraces a multidisciplinary background including Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, African, Afro-Caribbean dance, as well as music editing and video making. Accompanied with his passion to create, Alexis utilizes his leadership skills to coach, organize, and choreograph for various dance teams and studios. As he pursued an education at Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus he was a member of the pre-professional dance company Jubilation Dance Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Grant-Murray, while dancing competitively with the Next Level Dance Company Supremacy Hip Hop team under the direction of Alain Marquez and Adriana Rizzo . Continuing his education with the University of the Arts in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Alexis has performed in various concert works by Maleek Washington, Bill T. Jones, Juel D. Lane, Thom White, and Pearl Primus before receiving his BFA (2021). His passion is to shine a light on the world as he continues to enter new spaces, create new connections, and pour his heart into every opportunity to indulge in his artistry.

Photo By Chadwick Gaspard PresentHourMedia

University of the Arts Senior Thesis (BFA '21)

꧁Project Statement꧂

IYIMIU: Polyrhythmic Embodiment

Upon exploring the multiple selves that exist within, I’m imagining what it would look & feel like to embody the characteristics, experiences, & aspirations that shape who I am simultaneously. The main query in which my research/practice encompasses: How may one embody their multiplicities polyrhythmically, functioning like solar systems in a galaxy, unequivocally omnipresent yet open to everchanging possibilities? To acknowledge all of one’s self requires internal reflection & analysis of the spaces in which one may travel through, as well as their lasting effects that contribute to a sense of being/seeing/acting/listening. Interrelationships and dynamics of community not only contribute to the alterations done to a being, but are also shifted by one's versatility and what is contributed to societal constructs. Decolonizing the body by deconstructing suppressed feelings, oppressive tendencies, and pressures projected onto the physical/emotional/mental/sexual/spiritual aspects of being by social structures, act as guidance to finding strength in vulnerability.

University of the Arts Senior Thesis (BFA '21)

꧁The Process꧂

IYIMIU: Polyrhythmic Embodiment

My process involved time in studio facilities sight specific locations such as local parks, and virtual platforms such as Zoom and Facetime. While communicating with my cast I opened up the space for others to explore what having multiplicities meant to them, identifying characteristics, symbols and figurative personas that resonate with them. Within rehearsing in public spaces, we had reoccurrences of people coming up to us, intrigued by the movement, our presence, and what the project might be for; at the end of the day the majority of the conversations we had were endearing because the park goers showed nothing but love, support, and even gratitude for livening up the space. We definitely achieved spreading joy while having our rehearsals, either to those surrounding us or to each other. What was most amazing was that the synergy of the group dancing in person together, once it finally came time to film, was electrifying (despite not having the opportunity to ever dance together as a complete unit before hand). I feel accomplished in bringing this small community together in which had an everlasting effect on the broader community of people who have been present during the times we've congregated.

University of the Arts Senior Thesis (BFA '21)

꧁꧂Research Archive꧁꧂

IYIMIU deconstructs identity & explores the idea of multiplicity, acknowledging the complex layers of self shaped by relationships, aspirations, & social constructs such as sexuality & gender. This work upholds that the journey to defining self is actually not about definition, but the indulgence of fluidity; an openness to learn, love & accept themselves, as well as others, contributes to one's everchanging growth & arrival to wholeness.

IYIMIU “It’s You, It’s Me, It’s Us…”

Quotes of Inspiration

Dinner + Chat w/ Friends: Multiplicity

IYIMIU Aesthetix

IYIMIU: Reminder to Self

IYIMIU: Intro to Selves

IYIMIU: Space/Familiarity/Dimensionality

University of the Arts Senior Thesis (BFA '21)

꧁꧂The Film꧁꧂

Artistic Statements

꧁Identity꧂
What is identity?
an affinity
a close similarity
Sameness.
However we as a society have put an immense amount of weight on this one word in a way that redefines it to exemplify individuality
compartmentalizing aspects of our selves into
labels & orientations.
But within us already exists multiple selves, formed by time, space, and experience.
Shaped by our
relationships
traumas
and aspirations.
Our minds hold memory,
our hearts hold passion,
our eyes hold perspective,
and our selves hold pieces of our soul,
complex, shining, intertwining.
Identity, like water, is truly fluid.
Why constrict your selves to only one
ideology of being?
Enter this world with minds and hearts open for
The doors to understanding our future will open too.....

꧁Multiplicity꧂
A community is comprised of diversity, versatility and identities.
Our multiplicities, or multiple selves, are colored vibrantly. Though we may be conditioned to follow pathways of living that colonize us to the point of misery, as humans we have the power to truly become what we manifest. Often times our surroundings conflict with our desires to achieve genuine happiness. But what if all we knew was support? Validation? Acceptance? Companionship & Unconditional love? To what lengths could we as a society progress? What if we evolved passed binary constructs, rid of judgement and flooded with endless possibilities of existing joyously. A community comprised of this much luminosity is a force to be reckoned with.....

꧁Epithet꧂
Names
They hold the power of identifying aspects in which we as people may inadvertently embody.
A name could be
a prophecy
a vision
a promise
But we must affirm it, believe in it, and love it.
We got nicknames, and endearments and those are all valid, and our names are not only for the sake of being identified by the world, but they indicators of our layers beyond the surface.
The fuel igniting the fire shining brightest is that of the genuine self (in it's wholeness).
For this to rain true one must
Live uninhibitedly
Live passionately
Irrefutably Omnipresent.
Embody your multiplicities polyrhythmically.....

꧁IYIMIU: Polyrhythmic Embodiment꧂