Sven Alexanders - Ballet Consultant, Producer

Former ballerina and stage actress extraordinaire, Sveinbjorg Alexanders' incredible career in ballet, theatre and choreography started at the age of five.          Born and raised in Iceland, Sven's first             dance performance was at the National         Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavik.  She          thrilled at the magic, joy and divine bliss         dance performance gave her and she never looked back!

Sven studied and was trained in the Bournonville Technique at the National Theatre of Iceland. She went on to receive her teachers certificate at the Royal Academy of Dancing at the Royal Ballet School in London. Sven also received her Vaganova Teaching Certificate at the School of Hartford Ballet and the Benesh Dance Notation Certificate at the Royal Ballet School in London.

After completing her studies in London, Sven auditioned for the Stuttgart Ballet  Company and was immediately hired.  From feature dancer, she soon became a soloist with the company.  Shortly thereafter, Sven became a Principal Dancer with the Tanz-Forum Ballet, Cologne Opera House in Germany.

Sven performed countless principal roles in both classical and contemporary ballets, starring in many international tours throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada and South America.  She performed in virtually every major opera house in the world including, New York, Paris, London, Rome, Athens, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Cairo, New Delhi, Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro.

Sven worked with many of the world's greatest and considered iconic choreographers: George Balanchine, Sir Kenneth McMillian, John Cranko, Glen Telley, Hans van Manen, Christopher Bruce, Gray Veredon, John Neumeier, Helmut  Bauman, Jurg Burth, Jochen Ulrich and Kurt Joos.

As choreographer, Sven worked with Joffrey Ballet Principal Dancers in staging her original version of Carmen.  Sven choreographed for opera, television, plays and musicals including Eugene Onegin and Cinderella  for the Opera House of Cologne.  She also choreographed and staged The History of Rock and Roll for the Rotterdam Theatre in the Netherlands.

Sven produced and directed productions at the National Theatre of Iceland and staged several ballets including Paquita, Raymonda, Las Sylphides and Swan Lake.  In rounding out her career, Sven served as Stage Manager at the Opera House of Cologne. Sven also had the unique opportunity to work as a stage actress in Europe.  Title roles included The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Tennessee Williams); Orpheus (Jean Coctau) and India Song (Margurite Duras).

Sven was an invited Guest Instructor for the Colorada Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Theatre of West Berlin, University of Munich and a visiting professor at the University of South Florida.  She was a member of the faculty at the School of Hartford Ballet and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. She also taught Modern Technique (Martha Graham) at  the University of Munich and the John Cranko School of Stuttgart. Sven also served on juries for international dance competitions in Luxemburg.

Sven was Ballet Master at the Mannheim Ballet, Opera House of Cologne and eventually found herself in Las Vegas, where she was appointed Ballet Master and Academy Principal for the Nevada Ballet Theatre.

Sven's varied and long career has evolved through the years and most recently she joined Piccolo Productions as producer and ballet consultant for our full length motion picture fantasy ballet, Veneration of the Holy Mother. It is our great pleasure and great good fortune to have Sven as a member of our team.