Theatre and Dance Guest Alyssa Herzog Melby

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SUMMARY: Please join JMU's School of Theatre and Dance and the Office of Disability Services as they welcome arts education and accessibility advocate ALYSSA HERZOG MELBY


Alyssa Herzog Melby is a nationally recognized leader in arts accessibility, education, and
community engagement. As the Director of Education at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT),
Melby was named 2013’s Emerging Leader by the Kennedy Center’s Leadership Exchange in
Arts and Disability for spearheading the nation’s first autism-friendly performance of The
Nutcracker. While also at PBT, she implemented a series of accessibility initiatives, including
braille and large-print programs and audio descriptions of live performance for patrons with
visual impairments, and dance classes for students with Parkinson’s. She is now the Executive
Director of Northfield Arts Guild in Minnesota.

DISABILITY AWARENESS WEEK OPEN EVENTS

PANEL DISCUSSION ON ACCESSIBILITY
AND DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS
Monday, March 23: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Student Success Center 1075

TEACHING ADAPTED DANCE CLASSES
TO CHILDREN
Tuesday, March 24: 9:30 – 10:30 am
Forbes Center 1270

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Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Last Updated: Friday, April 6, 2018

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