Sydney Experimental Arts Ensemble
EmalynÂ
Knight
Costume Designer & Dancer
2020
Emalyn is an independent artist, dancer and performance maker from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. She is a key collaborator in SXAE's upcoming work Bat Lake, dancing and designing costumes for the work. She took part in the ensemble's FloorPlan residency (Campbelltown Arts Centre) and will be collaborating in their DAIR (Ausdance NSW) and Out of the Studio (DirtyFeet) residencies.
2019
She performed in Opera Australia's production Graeme Murphy's Turandot at the Sydney Opera House and as a soloist at the Melbourne Arts Centre.
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She was a key collaborator and performer in Emma Harrison’s Madonna in Dirtyfeet’s Out of the Studio season (Brand X) and in Basked In Blue in Edge festival (Scratch Space).
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She performed in QVB AFTER DARK and HYPERREAL (Chin Chin’s Melbourne), interactive works directed by multidisciplinary artist I Am Offerings.
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She performed in and designed costumes for SXAE's full-length work Old Life/ Dead Life. The work premiered at the Old 505 Theatre and was revived at the Io Myers Theatre in collaboration with The Australian Centre of Astrobiology and UNSW Creative Practice Labs.
2018
Emalyn danced in Opera Australia’s production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida directed by Davide Livermore at the Sydney Opera House.
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She performed in Joanna Griffith’s White Spirit Cult for Sydney Fringe Festival.
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Emalyn was a founding member of Sydney Experimental Arts Ensemble, performing in DETKA at the Contemporary Choreography Competition at NIDA Theatres.
2017
She premiered her solo work HABITAT in APACTALYPTIC curated by Cloe Fournier at Pact Theatre.
2016
Emalyn graduated from Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year Program in 2016 receiving a Certificate IV in Dance Performance. In PPY16 Revealed (Carriageworks) she performed in works by Kristina Chan, Zachary Lopez and Rafael Bonachela. She performed in Sydney Dance Company's Dance Noir.
She performed in HEARD Sydney by New York-based artist Nick Cave at Carriageworks, Pitt St Mall and Sydney's Town Hall.