About Emilia

Emilia Bruno is an Italian-American, queer movement artist and educator currently based in College Park, MD. They hold the role of Associate Director of the Young Dancers Intensive at the Bates Dance Festival and have worked with the program since 2018. Bruno is a core collaborator with Tristan Koepke/Big Boy Dance, regularly creating, developing, and performing company work since 2023. Additional performance credits include Kendra Portier/BANDportier, Shapiro & Smith Dance, Zenon Dance Company, Slo Dance Company, Brit Falcon/Falcon Dance, and MK Ford. Bruno also works as an arts administrator for Mariclare Hulbert Consulting, supporting the communication, marketing, and public relations efforts of renowned dance artists and organizations. Bruno earned a BFA in Dance and a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and is currently an MFA candidate in Dance at the University of Maryland, College Park.