Elliot Reza Emadian is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. Their work occurs in the intersection of dance and choreography, video art and editing, sound and music, light and photography, and popular culture. Through a lifetime of dancing, they have accrued influences from tap and jazz styles, contemporary releasing forms, modern dance, ballet, popular music video dance, and experimental performance art. Elliot has performed and toured with Sara Hook Dances and David Parker, and presented solo choreography across the US. Most recently, Jack and Diane was presented at In the heartland (Links Hall, Chicago, IL). Choreography functions as a framework for re-chronicling the story of American culture through written, artistic, and educational interventions. Elliot interrogates systems of ableism in dance classrooms and presented “Accessibility in College Dance: a collaborative approach” at the 2024 Illinois DEO conference and National Dance Educators Organization Dance and Disability Summit. Elliot holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from W&L University and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Illinois and serves as Director of Video Promotions for Bates Dance Festival.
