Elijah Motley Bio

Elijah, or Eli, Motley (Greensboro, NC) is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and an MFA Degree of Dance and Choreography recipient from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Eli holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Theatre and a Bachelor of Science in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. After graduation, Eli relocated to Chicago to dance three seasons as a company member with Chicago Dance Crash, 2017-2020. He also had the honor to perform as a guest performer in Rennie Harris Puremovement’s Lifted. As a solo artist he choreographed and

performed his works in Virginia, North Carolina, Chicago, Wisconsin, Norfolk, and Texas. In addition to performing, he taught dance in the Chicago Public Schools System, various dance studios, and high school dance festivals. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the School of Dance at Elon University and a member of Rouge Artistry Dance Crew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander Lieberman

With a BA in theatre and a minor in dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Alex’s artistic journey began in Charlotte, North Carolina. After exploring musical theatre, choir, modern dance, and more at Northwest School of the Arts, his professional career took off in Brooklyn, New York. There he developed duets and site-specific work with Movement Assembly and explored butoh and burlesque with Kinetic Architecture. His journey continued with Pilobolus, where he toured globally, performing in Magnifico, Shadowland, and Shadowland 2. This experience introduced him to innovative projection work and shadow making. He collaborated on Puz\zle with Sidi Larbi Cherkouai, co- founded the Charlotte-based dance theatre company Taproot, and honed skills in photography, videography, and live

projection manipulation. Four years in Berlin expanded his creative network, and now, back in Charlotte, he is focused on starting a family and contributing to the creative community that nurtured him.