Bio
Alyssa E. Motter
is a dance artist, educator, and writer who specializes in socially engaged dance practices. She designs and facilitates interactive movement-based experiences that bring people together to encourage exploration, dialogue, and self-reflection. Her research focuses on community-building and learning through the arts, including studying identity through embodied methods and using movement to enhance science learning. Currently, Alyssa serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University, where she teaches dance composition, improvisation, and collaborative studies. She holds a M.F.A. from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a B.F.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has danced with South Chicago Dance Theatre and notable choreographers such as Kyle Abraham, Jasmine Hearn, and Nejla Yatkin. Alyssa has served as a dance writer for Newcity Chicago and as an arts administrator for Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and Carnegie Mellon University.