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Updated 11/9/2020

The Davis Sisters, LLC

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Joy and Alexander Davis, were mistaken for a married couple in 2015, and have been spending the last 4 years unsuccessfully trying to convince people that they are, in fact, related. Celebrated choreographers in their own right, The Davis Sisters represents the intersection of physical rigor, theatrical structure, dramaturgical research, and glamour that both artists respect in the other.  In 2017, Joy created a new duet work, premiered at the American Dance Festival Faculty Concert, in which they humorously and poignantly contemplated presence and our place in the universe. Following that performance and with grant support from The Boston Foundation, Alex was able to facilitate the creation of Ethel, a dance/theater duet exploring the golden age of the American musical, artistic relevance, and online dating. Alex and Joy werenamed 2018 Schonberg (Boston) Fellows at The Yard where they created their most recent evening length Dance Theater duet in collaboration with musician/composer Eric Mullis.

Joy Davis a dance artist and educator steeped in the practices of Countertechnique and improvisation. She began studying Countertechnique with founder Anouk van Dijk in 2005 and became one of 4 US Teachers in 2012. She teaches all over the US including the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, Lion's Jaw Dance + Performance Festival in Boston, and the American Dance Festival. Her initiative joyproject produces collaborative dance theater performance since 2006. She was a Chicago Dancemakers Forum Greenhouse Artist, Choreographic Resident at the Workspace for Choreographers, Choreographer's Lab Artist with New Dialect (Nashville), NeXt Choreographer for Urbanity Dance (Boston), and Special Edition Artist with The Theorists (Austin). She currently collaborates with Mountain Empire Dance Collective, School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, and Alexander Davis Dance. Joy and Alex (The Davis Sisters) were recently awarded a 2018 Schoenberg (Boston) Fellowship Residency at The Yard to develop and perform a new work in September. Joy received an MFA in Choreography and Performance from Smith College, and has since taught as visiting faculty at Smith College, Wesleyan University and Harvard University. Joy is an Associate Professor of dance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. www.joydavisproject.com @joyproject

Alexander Davis is a graduate of Keene State College where they received a BA in English: Writing, and a BA in Theatre and Dance: Choreography and Performance.  Alex has worked, performed and presented with organizations across Boston including Ryan Landry's Gold Dust Orphans, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Children's Chorus, World Music/CRASHarts and Improv Asylum/Laugh Boston. Alex is currently a company member with Urbanity Dance, where he is also the director of the their Summer Choreographer Intensive Program. As a choreographer and fiber artist Alex has received grant and residency support from The Studios at Mass MoCA, The Boston Foundation, Urbanity Dance, and The Theatre Offensive. Alex and collaborator Joy Davis (The Davis Sisters) were awarded a 2018 Schoenberg (Boston) Fellowship Residency at The Yard where the developed their latest evening length work Junk Drawer; Or the Utiltarian Archive of the Future.  Most recently Alex assisted Chreographer Monica Bill Barnes on Greta Gerwig's film adaptation of Little Women, set for release in December 2019. Alex is a passionate arts administrator, a published memoirist, a college professor, an exhibited fiber artist, a sexual consent educator, and an okay comedian. www.alexanderdavis.dance @AlexanderDavisDance

 

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Alexander & Joy Davis
Job Title: Co-Artistic Directors
Phone: 603-801-2362
Address:
149 Massachusetts Ave
Apt 4
Boston, MA 02115-2648

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Additional Content:

  • Bodies Of

    Bodies Of was choreographed by Joy Davis for The Davis Sisters, and presented by the American Dance Festival at the 2017 Faculty Concert in Durham, NC.

  • The Davis Sisters Trailer

    A collection of work by The Davis Sisters. Created in collaboration with Linden Tree Productions.

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Boston Dance Alliance

Year Founded:

2018

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Boston Dance Alliance

Year Founded:

2018

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 15

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • School Groups
  • Teens

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Dance Alliance
  • Dance for PD
  • Countertechnique

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Dance Alliance
  • Dance for PD
  • Countertechnique

Awards

Awards:

  • 2018 Bessie Schonberg (Boston) Fellows

Education

Education:

  • B.A. Keene State College
  • MFA Smith College

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Literature
  • Media
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Countertechnique
  • Dance for PD
  • Yoga

Fee range:

$100 - $10,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Literature
  • Media
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Countertechnique
  • Dance for PD
  • Yoga

Fee range:

$100 - $10,000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • 12' x 12' of open space.

Fee Range:

$250 - $10,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

2

Maximum Number of Performers:

5