ABOUT
‘Harrison is a wonderful choreographer, mover, creative thinker and director. She has a wonderful sense of what she is about, and what her work needs to speak to. Harrison creates consistently captivating work, and is a rising star of independent dance art, her gentle but fierce soul shining through in all she does, making it a delight to be an observer of her work. Keep an eye out and do not miss the next instalment.’
- Dance Informa
Emma Harrison (she/her) is a performer, choreogrpaher, movement director and
educator based on Gadigal Country in Sydney/Warrane. She had a nomadic
upbringing around regional Australia, most notably Gooreng Country/Gladstone,
central Queensland, and Yuin Country, Nowra NSW. She is a graduate of the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts /LINK
Dance Company and holds a postgraduate degree in Media Arts and Production.
Emma is part of the Artistic Directorate of Dance Makers Collective (DMC) and works with companies and other independent choreographers and directors across Australia. Recent performance credits include ‘Arlington’ Empress Theatre dir. Anna Houston, 'Cut the Sky' Marrugeku, ‘The Lost Boys’ Little Eggs Collective, Australian tours of DMC’s ‘The Rivoli’ and ‘DADS’, and Tra Mi Dinh’s ‘(UP)HOLDING’.
Emma is part of the Artistic Directorate of Dance Makers Collective (DMC) and works with companies and other independent choreographers and directors across Australia. Recent performance credits include ‘Arlington’ Empress Theatre dir. Anna Houston, 'Cut the Sky' Marrugeku, ‘The Lost Boys’ Little Eggs Collective, Australian tours of DMC’s ‘The Rivoli’ and ‘DADS’, and Tra Mi Dinh’s ‘(UP)HOLDING’.
Emma’s multidisciplinary practice encompasses
contemporary dance, sung and spoken voice, film and theatre.
Her solo work ‘Wolverine’ was commissioned for Sydney Festival 2024. Other choreographic works have been presented by Dance Makers Collective Big Dance 2.0, March Dance Festival, Art Month Sydney, Ausdance, Bondi Festival, Crack X Festival, Strut Dance WA, Sydney Fringe Festival, and DirtyFeet Out of the Studio.
As a film auteur, Emma has worked on projects for DirtyFeet, Triple J Unearthed NIDA winner Essie Holt, visual artist Susan Hawkins and various independent dancers including Yilin Kong, Michael Smith and Zachary Lopez.
Emma is the engagement/education officer for Dance Makers Collective, designing and facilitating high school and primary school dance programs and regulary lectures in teritary institutions and schools in NSW.
Her solo work ‘Wolverine’ was commissioned for Sydney Festival 2024. Other choreographic works have been presented by Dance Makers Collective Big Dance 2.0, March Dance Festival, Art Month Sydney, Ausdance, Bondi Festival, Crack X Festival, Strut Dance WA, Sydney Fringe Festival, and DirtyFeet Out of the Studio.
As a film auteur, Emma has worked on projects for DirtyFeet, Triple J Unearthed NIDA winner Essie Holt, visual artist Susan Hawkins and various independent dancers including Yilin Kong, Michael Smith and Zachary Lopez.
Emma is the engagement/education officer for Dance Makers Collective, designing and facilitating high school and primary school dance programs and regulary lectures in teritary institutions and schools in NSW.
Images by Nat Cartney.
