Lannette D. Álvarez, a performing, visual and teaching artist, is a New York City Chelsea native of Puerto Rican heritage. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Dance and Studio Art from City University of New York, Hunter College. Ms. Álvarez combines her passions for the visual arts with the performing arts and her admiration of "people watching". Her artistic style encompasses rich fluid lines and colors which emit serene emotions from the subject. Lannette Alvarez currently enjoys serving her community as a teaching artist in several schools and studios in New York City while she continues to perform and practice her crafts.
Visual Fine Artist. As a studio art student Ms. Álvarez trained in acrylic painitng, drawing, etching for print making, and clay work. She has had her artwork displayed throughout the CUNY campus and has been photographed painting for the school website. She presented her first gallery Solo Exhibition LA Arte Spring 2010 at Perry Studios in Harlem, NYC. The art, which was very well recieved, included an almost complete collection of her paintings, drawings, sketches and etches for print making.
Performing Artist. Ms. Álvarez began her dance training at Ballet Hispanico's School of Dance as a high school senior intern and went on to train at other prestigious institutions including American Ballet Theater`s Collegiate Program under the direction of Nancy Raffa where she danced an excerpt of Raymonda by Marius Petipa set by Katie Lydon, Complexions Contemporary Ballet's Choreography Workshop at Baryshnikov’s 37 Arts directed by Dwight Rhoden and Desdmond Richardson, as a scholarship recipient for Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Traditions Program in Beckett Massachusetts directed by Milton Myers, on scholarship at Dance Theatre of Harlem's School under Endalyn Taylor, The Ailey School's Professional Division directed by Denise Jefferson, and Taller Flamenco studying with Felipe Matos and Lordes Recio in Seville, Spain. As a performing artist proficient in Ballet, Contemporary, Horton, Jazz, Ballroom and Flamenco styles, Lannette has been seen on Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Meadowlands Arena’s IZOD Center in New Jersey, Mukonoso Japan, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, The Danny Kaye Playhouse, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance for their BAAD As* Women's Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Stage, El Museo del Barrio, Bollywood film “Hastey Hastey”, Food Network, UPN Network, WNBC Network, Fox 5 Good Day New York, and at New York City Hall amongst other venues. As well as performing with the company of Ballet Hispanico, Lannette has performed works by Alberto Alonso, an excerpt of Graciela Daniele’s Cada Noche Tango for a tribute to costume designer the late Patricia Zipprodt, Robin Dunn, Sara Erde dancer with the Metropolitan Opera, Nicola Marino of NiMa Dance Works Italy, Earl Mosley, Pedro Ruiz choreographer and former dancer of Ballet Hispanico, Tim Rushton current Artistic Director of New Danish Dance Theatre, Marcos Santos of Broadway’s In the Heights, Kathryn Sullivan, William Whitener, Ellis Wood of Ellis Wood Dance Company, and Edgar Zendejas of EZ Danza, Canada. She has presented her choreography for Merce Cunningham’s Studio, Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall, CUNY Hunter College, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, Project FIND New York City Senior Centers, Arts Cure Center LIC and throughout New York.
