Alexandra Lockhart

In residence: June - August 2026

Alexandra Lockhart (she/her) is a dancer and choreographer originally from Colorado, USA, and currently based in London, UK. Working across live performance, installation, film and photography, her interdisciplinary practice combines embodied knowledge with scientific research to explore ecological systems and our relationship with the natural world. Through movement, she seeks to create new ways of experiencing environmental change and foster a deeper sense of connection with the landscapes and ecosystems that surround us.

Alexandra received her BFA from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance and is completing an MFA at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with support from The Leverhulme Trust. She has undertaken artist residencies at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, The Arctic Circle Residency and Green Box Arts, and previously served as Art and Science Consultant for NASA's PUNCH Mission. Her work has been presented by NASA Sun Science, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), Hudson River Museum, Gibney Dance and other scientific and cultural institutions.

During her residency at Tarandus, Alexandra will investigate how movement systems and natural cycles in Svalbard are shifting in response to climate change, paying particular attention to the cascading effects across the ecosystem. Working alongside scientists and within the landscape itself, she will develop choreography through direct sensory engagement, alongside choreographic scores, movement maps and field notes informed by scientific observation and data. This research will contribute to new live performance works and continue the development of her ongoing dance film project, Svalbard Series: Movement Vignettes, which began following her first visit to the archipelago in 2022.

Read more about the Tarandus project here.