“Lisa Emmons’ choreography is sharp…Filled with exquisite contradictions, movement here is contracted and stark, then suddenly lyrical and lovely.” – Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator
Lisa Emmons is a dance artist based in Hamilton. In February 2014 Lisa founded Aeris Körper Contemporary Dance of which she is the Artistic Director. She has produced performances with Dance Works CoWorks, presented by the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, participated in three Hamilton Fringe Festivals, winning a Critic’s Choice awarded by the View, five Frost Bites Festivals, in addition to a number of productions in Hamilton, Burlington, Toronto and across the GTA. She has choreographed 17 works over an 11 year choreographic career. For the past two years has produced a works-in-progress series entitled PROSPECTS: an evening of dance and discussion in Burlington, Ontario.