Artist Statement
In Between is a 30-minute dance performance piece utilizing the track rails to represent a crossroads where industry intersects with residential life. Through movement, local sounds and raw lighting, Christianson investigates the tensions that exist when the noisy industrial world collides with home life. Longtime collaborator Ganesh Giri Jaya creates a soundscape with recorded sounds from Stein Steel & Company combined with nature sounds.
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Artist Bio
Emily Christianson is a dancer and independent choreographer based in Atlanta. A dancer for most of her life, Emily has recently focused her efforts on creating original dance works and working collaboratively with arts organizations and artists of different mediums. She has a minor in dance choreography and performance from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Emily was a memeber of Gathering Wild Dance Company and gloATL, and has danced with a variety of local choreographers.