Emma Sutherland
Currently residing in Los Angeles, Emma Sutherland was born in Frisco, Texas and trained extensively in various forms from a young age and eventually attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. She performed various repertory from artists, including Aszure Barton, Lar Lubovitch, Loni Landon, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. In 2019, Emma was named a YoungArts winner in modern dance and Presidential Scholar in the Arts. These experiences allowed her to collaborate and perform with musicians, visual artists, and filmmakers. They were influential in Emma’s decision to attend the prestigious Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California and receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. At USC Kaufman, Emma continued her multidisciplinary training, focusing on concert, contemporary, and commercial dance styles. Additionally, she received a minor from the USC School of Cinematic Arts to explore the collaboration of dance, film, and multimedia art. While at USC Kaufman and post-graduation (2023), she has performed works by Merce Cunningham, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Peter Chu, Yin Yue, Micaela Taylor and William Forsythe, among others. Emma is passionate about performance and film and how the incorporation of other mediums into dance enhances the experiences of both artists and audiences. Emma hopes to pursue a career performing in a professional company, working with a variety of artists, choreographers, and repertory. She plans to apply her interdisciplinary interests in dance and cinematic arts as well as other mediums to continue researching and exploring dance through a broader lens.
Rachel Walton
Rachel Walton is a dancer, choreographer, and movement artist currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Philomont, Virginia, Rachel attended the University of Southern California as an inaugural member of the Glorya KaufmanSchool of Dance, graduating magna cum laude with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Computer Programming. With a passion for both concert and commercial work, Rachel has had the pleasure of performing with numerous internationally recognized companies and choreographers while signed with Go2Talent Agency. Her credits include Disney, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, CLI Studios, William Forsythe (Forsythe Productions), Kybele Dance Theater, Traverse City Dance Project, and Ballare Carmel. In addition to her work as a dancer, Rachel has been the assistant choreographer for multiple nationally and internationally award-winning music videos and recently began working as a movement coach for actors. Rachel aspires to bring more positive energy into the world and bring joy and laughter to the people around her. When not in the dance studio or on set, you can find Rachel at the gym, trying a new brunch restaurant in LA, or reading a good book!
Waeli Wang
(she/they) is a movement artist, filmmaker, collaborator, and educator. They create interdisciplinary contemporary works interweaving personal, familial, sociohistorical, and artistic contexts. Their work delves into transcontinental passage, immigrant bodies, and shifting geopolitical borders to transform and challenge unjust social relations while filling in the gaps of Asian diaspora collective memory. Transformative justice and regenerative practices within education are areas that are deeply rooted in her work and how they move through the world. Teaching from a space where we can build collective power, collaboration as co-liberation. Wang currently resides, creates, and dances on the unceded territories of the Acjachemen, Tongva, and Kizh, also known as Irvine, California.
