Alyssa Myers is a 2020 graduate from the University of Southern California Kaufman School of Dance and is an artist with Terre Dance Collective. Under the direction of Jodie Gates, she performed works by Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, and Azsure Barton while at USC. She has created choreographic work for Utah Metropolitan Ballet, Traverse City Dance Project, various pre-professional companies across the Midwest, and showcases in NYC.

This spring, Alyssa was an artistic collaborator for Jodie Gate’s NYU Residency Fellowship, serving to research inclusivity and identity within balletic organization. She was also the 2022 artistic recipient for Converge2Emerge’s fellowship program and utilized this opportunity to create awareness through an evening of live improvisation and conversation with audience members. By building and facilitating movement workshops, performances, and dialogue, she aspires to morph the way people are able to embrace collaborative models and encourage growth from a curious and empathic lens.

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