Emily Wexler

Emily Wexler’s Golden Wolf premieres as a new duet performed alongside Courtney Cooke. The work embodies physical transitions of pain within one’s skeletal and emotional systems by drawing from memories of heartbreak, loss, hope, and beauty in pursuit of revealing the underpinnings of Truth.

Emily Wexler works as a choreographer, dancer, and teacher based in Brooklyn. She has performed alongside many incredible artists including Rebecca Brooks, Kim Brandt, Karinne Keithley Syers, Yvonne Meier, Ryan McNamara, Jen McGinn, and Ishmael Houston-Jones. Recently, she was honored with a Bessie nomination for her performance in Yvonne Meier’s Mad Heidi.  She holds an MFA in dance from Hollins University and teaches Dance History/Theory/Criticism and Performance Labs at The University of the Arts.

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