Author: Alyssa Motter
Alyssa E. Motter is a dance artist, educator, and writer based in Chicago. She is an adjunct faculty member in dance at the City Colleges of Chicago and is pursuing her MFA in dance at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She dances with the South Chicago Dance Theater, and has performed in New York, Chicago, and Pittsburgh with choreographers such as Kyle Abraham and Renee Wadleigh. Additionally, she has worked as an arts administrator with Jacob’s Pillow Dance and Carnegie Mellon University; and holds a BFA in dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dancing Empathy: New Trier’s ‘Dance Lab 2’ showcase explores human connection and understanding through choreographic exploration
WINNETKA, IL — These days, going to high school can be a complicated and tumultuous experience. Far beyond the age-old ups and downs of adolescence,…
From Chicago to Lima to Antananarivo: ‘Dancing Around the World’ with Nejla Yatkin
CHICAGO — World Dance Day is not merely an annual event to Chicago-based choreographer Nejla Yatkin. After growing up in Berlin with familial roots in…
Northwestern’s ‘Danceworks’ presents 3 world premieres by 3 of Chicago’s strongest female choreographers
EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University’s dance department has presented Danceworks, its annual showcase of contemporary choreography, since the 1980s. A few years ago when Joel Valentín-Martinez…
