Amber Emory
Amber Emory is a Philadelphia-based theater artist and entrepreneur. Her first company, Creative Caretakers, is a co-op of artists who have a passion for working with children through in-house childcare, group babysitting, and community partnerships. Her newest company, Mz.Initiative, was inspired by the Philadelphia 2015 Mz. Fest. Its mission is social innovation through artistic exploration and is currently a hub for female centric projects, education for young female leaders and advocate for equal opportunity artistic employment. She received her BA in Theater with a concentration in directing from Temple University and will be starting her MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design at University of the Arts in the Fall of 2017. As a freelance theater artist, she has worked with a diverse array of Philadelphia Theater companies including the Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Simpatico Theatre Project, The Wilma Theater, The Renegade Company, Pig Iron and Found Theater Company.
Awarded Grants
2017
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
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Overview
Amber will create a solo performance that unearths the Indigenous woman’s voice through the Cherokee perspective and responds to current curatorial gaps in male-centered Native American art and history exhibits. Amber will complete dramaturgical research and cultural immersion in Cherokee, NC and perform the one-woman show as an exhibit performance at the Penn Museum on Columbus Day and as a theatrical piece for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. She will also offer it as a teaching device for the curriculum of Independence Charter School.
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