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Carole Alexis Dance Theatre

Ballet des Amériques

Ballet des Amériques/Carole Alexis Dance Theatre is not a repertory company, 

nor a union company. The company presents and disseminates the work of choreographer Carole Alexis. Carole Alexis's choreographic writing is multicultural and takes roots in the African Diaspora.

Choreographies by Carole Alexis

Chronological List (Most Recent First)

  • LA DIVINITÉ (2026, Work in Progress)

  • CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (2026, Work in Progress)

  • MAKOSSA (2025–2026, Work in Progress)

  • ELI (2024) — Music: David Zehavi; Text: Hannah Szenes

  • AMAZING GRACE (2024) — Music: John Newton (lyrics, 1772); melody: Traditional

  • J’AI DEUX AMOURS (2023) — Music: Vincent Scotto, Géo Koger, Henri Varna; First performed by Josephine Baker

  • NOS ICI ET D’AILLEURS (2013 / revised 2024) — Music: Yann Tiersen, Jonny Greenwood & The Klezmatics

  • NUTCRACKER DREAM (2016 / revised 2024) — Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  • NE ME QUITTE PAS (2020) — Music and lyrics: Jacques Brel

  • NARCISSISTICALLY (2019) — Music: Marcus Miller / Talking Heads

  • VARIATIONS SUR BEETHOVEN (2019) — Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

  • PETER AND THE WOLF (2019) — Music: Sergei Prokofiev

  • DE FLEURS ET DE PLEURS (2018) — Music: Mario Canonge

  • CARNAVAL OF THE ANIMALS (2018) — Music: Camille Saint-Saëns

  • BALLET DES ARTS (2017) — Music: Jean-Baptiste Lully

  • LENTIL SOUP (2017) — Music: Various composers

  • BOLÉRO (2016–2017) — Music: Maurice Ravel

  • THEKLA (2016) — Music: Franz Schubert

  • LEGBA (2016) — Music: Traditional Haitian song

  • JEUX D’ENFANTS (2015) — Music: Georges Bizet

  • EVOCATIONS (2013 / revised 2016) — Music: Airto Moreira

  • CÔTES D’ARMOR (2013) — Music: Soulas

  • MACOUBA (2012) — Music: Ali Akbar Khan and John Handy

  • LA DOUCEUR DE CARMEN (2012) — Music: Astor Piazzolla

  • BACK TO BACK (2012) — Music: Johann Sebastian Bach

  • CONVERSATION WITH DEGAS (2012) — Music: Jacques Offenbach

  • CONCERTO POUR VERBE NÈGRE — Original music composition; live performance combining music, dance, and theater around the poems of Aimé Césaire, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Léon-Gontran Damas

  • MANGROVE (2009)

  • EN PYJAMA LEVÉ (2009) — Music: Miles Davis

  • LAVANDIÈRES (2009) — Music: Max Cilla

  • ZORA NEALE HURSTON — Music: Fitzroy Harris

  • SOUKOUNIAN — Music: Adama Dramé

  • FEMME NOIRE (1992 / 2005) — Text: Léopold Sédar Senghor; Music: Various composers

  • YORUBA — Music: Airto Moreira

  • MARTIN LUTHER KING — Music: Various composers

  • MI TIERRA — Music: Gloria Estefan

  • VIVA VIVALDI — Music: Antonio Vivaldi

  • THE DIRTY SPOON — Music: Various composers; Concept: Jean-Paul Césaire

  • VIBRATIONS — Music: Various composers; Concept: Jean-Paul Césaire

  • LE GRAND ZOO — Music: Laurent Albert, José Marie-Rose, Dominique Pillon

  • BLACK AMERICA — Music: Various composers; Concept: Jean-Paul Césaire

  • SOLEIL NOIR — Music: Various composers; Concept: Jean-Paul Césaire

 

Educational and Student Choreographies:
Carole Alexis has created many choreographies for students in the context of dance education and public schools, fostering young dancers and community engagement.

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Collaborations with Music Artists:
Carole Alexis has choreographed for many music artists including Liane Foly, Philippe Lavil, Malavoi, Dédé Saint Prix, and others for TV videos and live concerts.

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Commercial and Corporate Work:
Carole Alexis has also choreographed for commercial projects, including Disney, sports events, and corporate events worldwide.

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