The Dance Current

Emily Pettet

Marketing Manager and Online Editor

EmilyPettet

Emily is a Queer, Disabled, multi-disciplinary artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Their focus is telling stories that ask audiences to look at the world from a new perspective. Emily enjoys writing poetry, doing yoga, swimming and making up songs for their cat. They are currently the marketing manager and online editor at The Dance Current.

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Emily Pettet

Dancers of Damelahamid Will Bring Masked Dance to Jacob’s Pillow

Themes of reciprocity and sustainability link company and iconic dance festival

News

The Story of Svāhā!: A Q&A With Nova Bhattacharya

Article

Liz Kinoshita’s Double Bill Holds Power and Potential

5 Standards and You Can’t Take It With You combine in contrasting ways

Review

Behind the Scenes With Momentum of Isolation

Shay Kuebler on the challenges of mounting a production-heavy work and its resonance with a post-COVID audience

Article Video

The Case of the Murder Mystery Dance Show

Votive Dance takes a creative risk with WHODUNIT?, using an unconventional format

Review

The Career Chronicles II

Dance artists find unique ways to boost their income

Article Column

The Career Chronicles I

Dance artists find unique ways to boost their income

Article Column

Finding Home Again

After years of traumatic rhetoric around body image prevented me from making it to class, virtual classes have brought me back

Article Column