Emily May

Emily May is a British-born, Berlin-based arts writer and editor specialising in dance and performance. An alumna of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and a member of the Dance Section of the U.K. Critics' Circle, she writes for publications including Dance Magazine, Art Review, Frieze, The Stage, Flash Art, The Brooklyn Rail, and Springback Magazine, as well as organisations such as The Royal Opera House. She produces and hosts 'Terpsichore', a podcast interviewing leading women from the dance industry about their lives, careers, and the female dance pioneers that inspire them. To date, guests have included Venice Biennale Silver Lion winner Oona Doherty, Cunningham 3D documentary director Alla Kovgan, English National Ballet Associate Choreographer Stina Quagebeur, and Michael Clark company founding member Ellen van Schuylenburch.

Emily’s writing is informed by her practical dance experiences. Before focusing solely on writing, she performed and spoke about her choreographic work at venues including Somerville College Oxford, The Ashmolean Museum, and The Brewery Arts Centre, as well as in academic contexts for symposiums at Royal Holloway University (organised by the Society for Dance Research) and The University of Vienna.

Outside of the dance world, Emily leads editorial projects at COLORSxSTUDIOS, a music discovery channel where she launched and continues to manage an editorial platform exploring global culture. Previously, she was the Editorial Manager at Freunde von Freunden (FvF) online magazine and creative agency.

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Essays 27. 4. 2023 – Emily May

From stage to page: Translating dance into the written word

I, like many other writers, suffer from imposter syndrome. Before every pitch email I send, show I attend, or interview I conduct, I ask myself: “is anyone really interested in little old Emily May from Worcestershire’s opinion on this?”