The Italian Alessandra Corti is a choreographer, performer, and dance teacher based in Mainz.

Alessandra graduated in 2001 from the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan. That same year, she moved to Germany, where she continues to live and work today.

With a career spanning more than 20 years, Alessandra has primarily worked as a dancer and choreographer in various German state theaters, including Bremer Theater, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, and Staatstheater Mainz. She has collaborated with internationally renowned choreographers such as Garry Stewart, Guy Weizmann and Roni Haver, Ina Christel Johannessen, Omar Rajeh, Ann Van den Broek, Koen Augustijnen and Rosalba Torres, Jo Strømgren, Alexandra Waierstall, Sharon Eyal, and Wen Hui.

Alongside her dance career, Alessandra develops her choreographic research around the concept of storytelling, exploring the fine balance between reality and fiction. Her work moves fluidly between dance, theater, and visual art. She has created works for companies such as tanzmainz and BallettCompagnie Oldenburg, as well as for Theater Wrede+, Schauspielhaus Essen, and Theater Oberhausen. Her choreographic work also includes pieces for young audiences and solo performances.

Alessandra holds an MA in Contemporary Dance Education from the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.