(She/They, 1987)

Is a performance artist, dramaturge and teacher, living and working between Amsterdam and the rest of Europe. Currently (also) working as teacher/tutor at Artez, Zwolle & Arnhem.

Most of Emma’s performance work is based on autobiographical material and the transformation of this material into diverse forms of theatre, performances and installations. They are interested in working on the edge of non-fiction and fiction and the boundaries of the medium of theatre. In their work, they are always trying to build a connection between the artwork and its audience. In Emma’s previous work, they have been working around conversation as a performative tool to talk about subjects we normally avoid talking about, such as mental health, death, mortality and sexual violence. They previously presented work at several festivals and venues such as Venice Biennale (IT) Over ‘t IJ Festival, Amsterdam (NL), GIFT Festival, Gateshead (UK), ACT Festival, Bilbao (SP) The Nursery Festival, London (UK), ArtsAdmin, London (UK) Frascati, Amsterdam (NL), Theatre Delicatessen, London (UK), Marieta, Sao Paulo (BR), Glasshouse Project, New York (USA), Camden People’s Theatre, London (UK), Amsterdam Fringe Festival, Amsterdam (NL), MaasTD, Rotterdam (NL), Theater am Lend, Graz (A), VEEM House of Performance, Amsterdam (NL).

You can follow Emma also on Bluesky ❤ @emmamiriamb.bsky.social