ARE YOU READY FOR A NEW ERA OF EMIA?
EMIA 2026 at Adelphi University
July 5th through August 1st
Photo by Thom Palko of Karen Gayle’s …where you come from
YOUR EMIA SUMMER IS HERE!
SESSION ONE | Sunday, July 5th - Saturday, July 18th
SESSION TWO| Sunday, July 19th - Saturday, August 1st
CULTIVATE Your Voice
EXPLORE The Possibilities
COLLABORATE Internationally
GROW Together
EMIA 2026 AUDITION INFO
IN PERSON AUDITIONS
Sunday, January 25th from 2 pm to 5 pm
Location: Kanyok Arts Initiative
160 Broadway, New York, NY
Sunday, March 1st from 2 pm to 5 pm
Location: Gibney Dance
280 Broadway, New York, NY
Sunday, April 19th from 2 pm to 5 pm
Location: Gibney Dance
280 Broadway, New York, NY
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ARE ALSO WELCOME!
Video submission deadline: May 15th
Video submissions must include:
• 3-4 Ballet exercises at the Barre
• Modern phrase work
• At least a 90-second solo of any technique/style of your choice
All video audition submissions must be edited into one video with viewing access made available. To submit your video, copy and paste a link to it onto the audition registration form through the button below or send it via email to emiadance@gmail.com.
Admin Audition fee is $30
Please note that all individuals auditioning for EMIA 2026 are required to complete the registration form, whether intending to audition in person or through video submission. This includes payment of the $30 processing fee which can be fulfilled through Venmo (preferred) or PayPal at the button below.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Video of EMIA 2022 Orientation Meeting at Hofstra University
EMIA 2026 participants can choose to attend for one for one week, two weeks, or for the entire duration of the four-week program!
ONE WEEK
Tuition
$1,000
Housing
$700
Total
$1,700
SINGLE SESSION (Two Weeks)
Tuition
$1,650
Housing
$700
Total
$2,350
BOTH SESSIONS (Four Weeks)
Tuition
$2,700
Housing
$1,400
Total
$4,100
As part of our mission to ensure that EMIA 2026 is accessible to as many hopeful participants as possible, irregardless to their financial situations, scholarships and work-study positions are available. Applications for these opportunities will be made available to accepted participants along with the intensive registration form.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Video of EMIA participants around Hofstra University
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast
9:00AM - 10:20AM
Ballet Technique
10:30AM - 11:50AM
Modern Technique
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Elective Workshop / Masterclasses
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Weekly Performance Rehearsal
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Dinner
7:00PM - 8:15PM
Weekly Performance Rehearsal
8:30PM - 9:45PM
Pre-Professional West African Rehearsal
Professional Emerging Choreographers Program Rehearsal
Photo by Payge Lecakes
ASCEN-DANCE
FACULTY AND GUEST ARTISTS
Video of EMIA 2024 Tech Rehearsal, Taken by Sasha Reist
EMIA Faculty and Guest Artists to be announced soon!
