What Exactly Do We Mean By ‘Emerging’ Choreographers? (And Should We Just Drop That Word?)

Siobhan Burke: “I can’t remember when I first sensed disgruntlement toward the E-word. But in speaking with dancers and choreographers over the years, I’ve noticed that more often than not it elicits an eye roll, head shake, groan, sigh or shrug of ‘whatever that means.'”