life - breath - soul
EMILY SHADE
Dancer & Choreographer in Breath
PR/Marketing Team Merchandise Design and Coordination
Emily Shade is a Senior BFA Dance Performance & Choreography and BA Arts Administration major, with a minor in Business Administration. During her time at Elon University, Emily has performed in various Spring, Fall, and Senior Thesis dance concerts, as well as student choreography performances. She has had the honor to perform works by Chris Burnside, Lauren Kearns, Casey Avaunt, Yoshito Sakuraba, and Jen Guy Metcalf. In summer 2019, Emily performed in Italy, learning and dancing site specific work at multiple dance festivals among Florence and Pompeii. While performing in the 2020 Spring Dance Concert, she worked as the production assistant for Elon University Performing Arts.
A Note from the Artist:
As an artist, I aim to explore the idea of true human experience. I am curious as to how we live our lives, what we go through, how this has impacted us as people. As humans, we are constantly growing and evolving. I am continuously growing in my life, moving through various seasons and learning more about my own self. I aim to reflect this growth in my work as an artist. I am open to exploring the ways we all experience growth as humans in the wild of changing things.
I focus specifically on musicality as a drive for movement. I feel strongly that movement derived from a beat or lyric, created by humans, allows us to find strong, deep connections. A story that allows the audience to interpret in any way they wish is what I strive for. Allowing anyone watching to be involved in my work and the experience I am trying to tell, makes my goal as an artist come full circle. The dancer’s relationship among one another and to the music is important to me. I aim to begin my work with a central experience that encompasses my soul. I want to give dancers the ability to have their own artistic freedom within my movement, helping me craft my artistic style within theirs. I am interested in the different textures and patterns a dancer can create. My art and movement are centered around human experience, crafted by the questions we ask ourselves as we move through the evolution of life.