Emily Gualtieri is a two-time Dora Award-nominated choreographer and dance artist working in Montreal. After several years spent choreographing independently, Emily began a creative partnership with David Albert-Toth, founding PARTS+LABOUR in 2011. Their first major works In Mixed Company and La chute would go on to tour across Canada and win various awards. Emily and David’s works have been presented in festivals across Canada, US, and parts of Europe. Emily has participated in and led artist residencies in Montreal, Toronto, Banff, Halifax, Massachusetts, Berlin, Vienna, and Italy. Emily’s independent creations include À la prochaine (2013), performed by Ginelle Chagnon, Re:Pairing (2015), a DanceWorks CoWorks production, and Stealing Fire (2016) a commission for Mocean Dance. The company then premiered La vie attend (2017) co-produced by Danse-Cité and presented at La Chapelle, and Efer (2021; Prix RIDEAU, Parcours Danse 2021) co-produced and presented by Danse Danse with dates at La Rotonde, Théâtre de la ville, Théâtre Gilles Vigneault, Theatre du Bic, and a CAM en tournée. Emily directed David in the solo À bout de bras which pre-premiered at the Atlantic Dance Festival (ADFDA) in Moncton, followed by the Montreal premiere at Agora de la Danse in fall 2022 with follow-up performances in Vancouver. In addition to the company’s repertoire, David and Emily are also active teachers and have been commissioned by EDCM, EDQ, and OSOD, and have been guest faculty at UQAM and Concordia University’s Dance Departments.
Emily Gualtieri
Choreographer

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