Emma Marlar resides in the Minneapolis area, balancing a career in the performance, creation/curation, and technical aspects of dance. Since graduating from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with a BFA in Dance in 2016, she has taken on work that allows her to support others, spark conversation, create collaboratively, and pursue endless explorations in movement. Working with Slo Dance has fulfilled and overflown these desires. She feels honored to be a part of Slo Dance at this exciting time where things are only just beginning.

Along with dancing in Slo Dance, Emma moves in other projects such as Jennifer Glaws' Jagged Moves, her co-formed dance trio Kelvin Wailey, and other project based work around the city. Emma creates her own work and recently has taken on a new endeavor of hosting an interdisciplinary showcase called PATTERNS. Through this she creates and hold space for artist to workshop new and old ideas, fresh collaborations, and for audience members to relish in high quality work in a casual, comfortable space.

Lastly, Emma serves as the Production Manager for Ananya Dance Theatre and has toured both nationally and internationally with the company since 2014.

Photos by Isabel Fajardo