About

Elias Alfau is a New York based dancer/choreographer. Originally from Long Island, New York, Elias received his training from the Long Island High School for the Arts & the Eglevsky Ballet. Elias was also involved in the dance convention/competition circuit dancing under the studio MB Dancers. Currently, Elias recently graduated Cum Laude, getting his BFA in Dance at the University of the Arts under the direction of Donna Faye-Burchfield. During his time at UArts, he trained with Kim Bears-Bailey, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Mark Caserta, Jesse Zaritt, Michael Sheridan, and Elisa Clark. Elias had the opportunity to perform in works by Sidra Bell, Doug Varone, Symone Holliday, Juel D. Lane, and Thom Kitt. Elias presented his senior thesis, “Fusible Future(s)” in November 2021 at the University of the Arts, which was then invited to perform in Koresh Dance Company’s artist showcase. Fresh out of college, Eli was asked to join the company “JUNK” directed by Brian Sanders to be part of their Fringe Festival Series of their new show “Luster”. Most Recently, Elias performed in the “Flesh & Steel” Festival with choreography by Neil Schwartz. Currently, Elias is an assistant to Theresa Stone, and Neil Schwartz. Elias is very interested in visualizing his own personal aesthetic through movement research, relation to life experiences, manipulation of phrase material, and trust in intuition. He likes to honor both commercial and concert dance influences in his personal movement quality.