Emma Kerson

Raised by the sea in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Emma Kerson is a dance artist whose work has been developed in residencies thanks to adelheid, Arts Orillia, Citadel + Compagnie, Halifax Dance, Mocean Dance, MOonhORsE Dance Theatre, the National Ballet of Canada, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, and Shawbrook Residential (Ireland). She received the Diane Moore Creation Award in 2023. Emma founded Bare Nerve with Jane-Alison McKinney; their work hard wire was presented by Citadel + Compagnie in 2023 and by Ottawa Dance Directive and Arts Orillia in 2024. Emma has interpreted works by Julia Aplin, Patricia Beatty, Elizabeth Chitty, Jennifer Dallas, Robert Desrosiers, David Earle, Sylvain Émard, Lisa Phinney Langley, Michael Sean Marye, Alyssa Martin, Jane-Alison McKinney, Sharon B. Moore, Peter Randazzo, Simon Renaud, and Tedd Robinson.

Photo by Jane-Alison McKinney.