Above The Belt

Britt Nhi Sarah

Britt Nhi trained as a competitive figure skater winning the bronze medal at the Canada Winter Games at the age of 12. At 16, she became a professional dancer.

For the next ten years, she performed her original choreography with ensemble company Do Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, touring shows through Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany, and festivals in Austria and France.

In 1997, Britt Nhi settled in New York City working with Ice Theatre of New York and other noted performance troupes. She began to train as an aerial artist with Chelsea Bacon in 2000. A year later, she wrote and produced an aerial ice show; Numana – A Journey On Ice.

The Zipper Factory invited Britt Nhi Sarah and Carla Cantrelle to produce an aerial showcase in 2004. Above The Belt has received critical acclaim for the past 4 years.

For the Fall 2008 season of the show, Britt Nhi invited Alexander Rea to produce the show with her. After the closing of The Zipper Factory in January 2009, Above the Belt has moved to The Tank.

Visit her website or her Facebook profile.

Alexander Rea

Alexander is a local producer, percussionist and artiste who has been brought on to produce the Fall 2008 season of Above the Belt with Britt Nhi Sarah.

As a percussionist you can find him performing around town in both musicals and cabarets along with studio recording projects.  He has worked with singers and song-writers including Suzanne Fiore and Jeremy Schonfeld.  Lyricists and composers including Ryan Scott Oliver, Andrew Edwards, Micah Bucey and Peter Mills (Winner of 2007 Freb Ebb award). And theater companies including many shows for Prospect Theater company including The Pursuit of Persephone which was nominated for two 2006 Drama Desk Awards for both outstanding music and outstanding orchestrations.

His producing and development credits to date primarily include advertising and marketing projects.  Working on brands such as Orbitz, Sam’s Club, Estée Lauder and BMW.  Including online stores for MTV Networks companies MTV, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central and Logo.  Above The Belt is his first theater producing credit.

Learn more about Alexander and try to keep up with him at his website or Facebook profile.