Melinda Jean Myers
Melinda (ensemble) joined Lucky Plush in 2012, originated roles in Cinderbox 2.0, The Queue, SuperStrip, and Happy Returns, and joined the touring cast of Rink Life. Mindy is a dance artist, choreographer and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography at University of Iowa. She earned her MFA from the University of Iowa where she received a Stanley Graduate Award for International Research and Iowa Arts Fellowship. She earned her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Mindy was honored to perform internationally with the Trisha Brown Dance Company for four years (2006-2010), and currently re-stages their repertory. As a member of The Cambrians, her collaborative work Clover (2015) was named one of Chicago Tribune’s Top 10 Dances of 2015. She was chosen to produce her one woman cabaret greatBIGworld through High Concept Laboratories’ Sponsored Artist program at Mana Contemporary in 2014. The Chicago Tribune said “Myers has proved herself a winning performer, boasting a brilliantly unstudied comic touch.” Her interdisciplinary dance works have been presented in South Korea, Germany, NYC and throughout the Midwest.