April - June 2013 Upcoming Performances: Braiding Rivers Festival of Contemporary Indian dance 5 - 7 April 3 - 5 May 30 May - 2mJune December 2012 Upcoming Performances: Harris Theater 14-15 December, 8pm (Fri & Sat) 2pm (Sat) 'SitaRam' -a collaboration between Natya Dance Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, & Chicago Children's Choir November 2012 Upcoming Performances: University of Chicago, IL 30 November @ 8pm 'Chimera' Upcoming Performances: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, C Venue/34, Chambers St HM1 1HR 11:00, 6-11 August 2012 'The creature who missed being born...' July 2012 Upcoming Performances: Kenilworth Black Box Theatre, 1915 East Kenilworth Place, Milwaukee, WI July 6 & 7, @ 7:30pm 'Whole' Hamlin Park Fieldhouse, 3035 North Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL July 12 & 13, @ 7:30pm 'Whole' April 2012 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee April 20-21 Guest Teaching Technique & Composition classes on Friday Workshops in Bharatanatyam and Repertory on Saturday *Come take a peak during the Kenilworth Open House!! March 2012 Upcoming Performances: American College Dance Festival March 22-25 in Madison, WI Performing and Teaching classes in Bilingual Contemporary Dance and Ballet. February 2012 Upcoming Performances: Draupadi Krishnaa February 27 @ Links Hall, Chicago Just $5 tickets for this evening of six artists presenting their newest works Draupadi Krishnaa is a performance art piece which tells the story of Draupadi from a feminist perspective. Dance Across The Boards Conference Duel with An Orchid: Re-evaluating Identity in a Post-Other World February 3-4, NYU Tisch School I will be performing an excerpt of my solo work Duel with An Orchid and speaking about my research into contemporary dance, bharatanatyam, and my own identity in a hybrid world. October 2011 Upcoming Performances: Links Hall Fundraiser Oct 2, 2-5pm Come support Links Hall at this Fundraising event, taking place in the heart of downtown Chicago. I will be performing the Durga excerpt from my recent Daughters of the Mountain. September 2011 Upcoming Performances: Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival Sept 2, 8:00pm at Ruth Page Theatre, Chicago Come see Duet As One with myself and the fabulous Christopher Tucker, inspired by the Ardhanarishvara as an example of the timeless union of humanity. The Harvest Festival is a fabulous way to celebrate local and national artists. For more information visit: http://www.hccdf.com/ June 2011 Upcoming Performances: 2011 DanceMakers Concert July 29-30, 7:30pm at Mainstage Theatre, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee I will be presenting Duet As One with fellow artist Elijah Gibson. For more information visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/psoa/programs/dance/dancemakers/ CDF Greenhouse Performance June 23-26 at Links Hall, Chicago 10,000 Souls explores Feminine energy through the stories of Durga and the Matrikas. This work looks at female identity - as as Warriors, Mothers, and Women - through the bilingual vocabulary of modern dance and south Indian bharata natyam narrating a story of confidence, power, and protection. Dancers: Vidya Govind-Thomas, Liz Jenkins, Adi Marcial, Darshana Nair, Anna Norman May 2011 Generous reviews following my performance in the Mordine & Co concert last weekend: "Emma, too, demonstrated her artistry technically and emotionally all night long; whether she is flying through the air, shifting her weight from one foot to another, or covering her eyes with hopelessness and pain, she was simply beautiful." - Michael McStraw "In between, Emma Draves clawed at the gap between her scapulae as if her hand was possessed." - TimeOut Chicago's Zachary Whittenburg And, check out this Pioneer Press feature article discussing my work as a modern and Bharata Natyam dancer: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/oakpark/entertainment/3168614,entertainment-west-draves-042811-s1.article April 2011 See the Video Chicago TV made to promote my work and the DanceBridge Grant Program: Dancebridge Showing on April 7, 2011 6pm at the Chicago Cultural Center Come see Duet As One with myself and the fabulous Christopher Tucker, inspired by the Ardhanarishvara as an example of the timeless union of humanity You can also see a preview of the new piece I am creating through the Chicago Dancemakers Forum Greenhouse Grant. It explores the Warrior, Mother, and Woman identities of Feminine Energy; inspired by the stories of Durga and the Matrikas. Featuring dancers Liz Jenkins, Anna Norman, and Adi Marcial. |