Landmark Arts is owned and operated by Mel Wellsman and offers a range of creative and administrative support for the performing arts community. John’s, Newfoundland, Mel is uniquely placed in the performing arts industry having trained in ballet, commercial dance and musical theatre in addition to having a BA (Hons, 1st class) degree in Dance and Culture from the University of Surrey, England, sp
ecializing in Arts Administration and Management. A professional arts administrator and manager, Mel has worked for leading arts organizations such as Siobhan Davies Dance Company and the Council for Dance Education and Training in addition to working in a freelance capacity as Administrator, Project Manager and Research Assistant for smaller organizations including Dance and Diversity, Southern Eastern Touring Agency and DanceNL. Creatively, Mel is an experienced Choreographer and Director and has choreographed and staged full scale musicals, pantomimes and compilation style shows spanning a period of 25 years. Credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, Rent, Me and My Girl, My Fair Lady and Copacabana. As a performer, Mel has played a range of leading female roles such as Polly Baker in Crazy For You, Florence in Chess, Eliza in My Fair Lady, Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd and Maureen in Rent in addition to appearing in numerous shows as both a dancer and lead vocalist. In addition to teaching show material and reconstructions of original choreography to company members, Mel has enjoyed devising and delivering musical theatre and dance workshops in a range of community settings. For a period of 19 years, Mel was Director of a community theatre company producing, most recently, full length musicals. She is a successful and efficient Production Manager, having managed numerous middle and large scale productions from concept to stage. This wide breadth of experience in the performing arts industry means that Landmark Arts can deliver a wide range of support services to equally diverse range of clients in the arts community from independent artists to not-for-profit arts organizations or commercial enterprises.
