Nottdance: Mōnad by Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Lande with MC Jai Nitai Lotus
Canadian artist Alexandra 'Spicey' Landé brings her new work Mōnad to nottdance 2025.
How do we approach different incarnations of the same life?
Mōnad (Ancient Greek "monas" – "unit") evokes the idea of a single-celled, self-sufficient organism that contains several universes on its own.
Inspired by this elemental substance and vitalised by the symbiotic relationship it has with dance and Hip-Hop culture, Spicey welcomes the materials and sounds that form and deform, adapt and transform into interactions. Mōnad takes a vibrant look at relationships within interconnected universes and questions the notion of eternity, embodied by major figure in Hip-Hop dance in Quebec, Alexandra 'Spicey' Landé with MC Jai Nitai Lotus.
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nottdance is a festival of extraordinary dance, presenting choreographic ideas and works from across the city of Nottingham and around the world, asking ‘what can dance be?’ The festival has always embraced experimentation, inviting radical perspectives, listening to artists working in ways that don’t fit the traditional, choreographic mould. Now, for the 2025 edition, which takes place from Wednesday 8 October to Saturday 1 November, nottdance asks: How do we each perceive time? What does it feel like to belong? And whose stories are being told? Inhabiting the city’s theatres, galleries, shopping centres and outdoor spaces, the works reflect and celebrate our city and the world in which we live, with and for our communities near and far. Established in the 80s, nottdance has been at the forefront of creating and presenting new artistic perspectives.
As a Montreal based choreographer and major figure of Hip-Hop dance in Quebec, Alexandra 'Spicey' Landé’s passion for this art was born in the 80's when she was very young. The symbiotic relationship she has with Hip-Hop culture in her choreographic work is the essence of her artistic signature. In 2005, she created the Bust A Move Festival, which has become the largest street dance competition in Canada and is co-presented by TOHU. Spicey has also been a performer and teacher of hip-hop dance for over 20 years. Wanting to push her artistic aspirations and bring street dance creation to the contemporary stage, she founded the Ebnflōh company in 2015. She surrounds herself with accomplices and pairs who fuel her creative process. Today with Ebnflōh, Alexandra 'Spicey' Landé builds a choreographic language that is unique to her vision. Her artistic signature, her involvement in the community and her contribution to the artistic milieu make her a driving force in the creation of street dance in Canada.