Panel Discussions and Moderation

 

Emily leading a panel discussion on the topic of ‘What the body carries’ as part of Aerowaves’ Springforward Festival 2024 in Darmstadt, Wiesbaden, and Mainz. Photo by Sinah Osner.

Emily is experienced in moderating dance and arts related panel discussions in person and via Zoom. Since 2020, she has conducted interviews with choreographers and performers for festivals including Aerowaves Springforward, Soundance Festival Berlin, and Czech Dance Platform. She has also participated in talks on dance writing as a panellist.

From 2020-2021, Emily produced and hosted the Terpsichore podcast, speaking to leading women from the dance industry about their lives, careers, and the female dance pioneers that inspire them. In a collaboration between Terpsichore and Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, Emily conducted interviews with female dance practitioners to celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 on the institution’s IGTV channel.

If you would like to ask Emily to moderate a talk or speak on a panel for your event, please get in touch at emily.may209@gmail.com

What the body carries, Aerowaves Springforward Festival, March 2024

In March 2024, Emily moderated a panel discussion at Staatstheater Darmstadt for Aerowaves Springforward Festival. The talk, which has now been released as a podcast, showcases perspectives from present and former Aerowaves artists—Jasna Layes Vinorvski, YAV, and Habib Ben Tanfous—on the topic of “what the body carries.”

Reflections on Dance Writing, Czech Dance Platform, April 2022


In April 2022, Emily was a panellist for “Reflections on Dance Writing”, a talk on the status of dance criticism in Europe as part of Czech Dance Platform.

Czech Dance Platform, September/October 2021


In September 2021, Emily moderated video interviews with artists and choreographers as part of the online content created to support Czech Dance Platform.

Trinity Laban International Women’s Day Interviews, March 2021

In collaboration with Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, Emily conducted interviews with female dance practitioners to celebrate International Women’s Day on the institution’s IGTV channel.

Czech Dance Platform, November 2020


As Czech Dance Platform 2020 moved online due to the global pandemic, Emily was invited to conduct video interviews with participating choreographers and dancers to support the digital edition of the festival.

Soundance Festival Berlin, June 2020


In June 2020, Emily was invited to conduct post-show discussions with artists participating in Berlin’s Soundance Festival, which moved online due to COVID-19 restrictions.