Emmalena Fredriksson
Dance Artist
Testimonials and Press
Review of Dance Work / Work Dance by Peter Dickinson,
Performance, Place and Politics Blog
Dance Work/Work Dance at the Audain Gallery, SFU
Preview of Dance Work / Work Dance by Carolina Bergonzoni, Vancitybuzz
An Exact Vertigo – four weeks of dance at Unit/Pitt Projects
Preview of The Games We Play interview by Ian Bryce, In The City Blog
Preview of This Score Is by Megan Stewart, VANDOCUMENT
Of Collaborations and Cheese Plates
This grey and rainy October flew by, thanks to a couple of great teachers. We were fortunate to have Emmalena Fredericksson for two weeks. She is an incredible dancer/choreographer/teacher, with an infectiously positive attitude and enthusiasm for all things movement.
- Lesley Kosinski, Dance Student
Emmalena’s work has the capacity to move the audience and inspire debate, making connections between art and the world we live in today.
- Stella Azzurra, Dance Artist
The relationship specifically between body and emotion was striking.
How the body tells us so much on a non-verbal level, emotional and spiritual level.
- Daniel Butler, Audience Member at 24hrs Tissue
Emmalena brings a thoughtful exploratory approach to her work, she is brave and willing to take a risk.
-Lois Taylor, Founder of Attik Dance Company,
Emmalena’s approach makes me think of a definition of intelligence by Howard Gardner: “I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it so that they will be positioned to make it a better place. Knowledge is not the same as morality, but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and move in productive directions. An important part of that understanding is knowing who we are and what we can do.”’
-Kate Mattingly, Teacher and Dance Journalist
Emmalena has proven herself as a truly thoughtful, sensitive and sensible proponent of contemporary dance and performance that is less angled towards spectacle and innovation for innovation’s sake, but deeply rooted in felt revelations of her situatedness through movement.
- Michael Klien, Choreographer