Emilia White is a performer, theatre-maker, multi-media artist, and producer residing in Toronto, Ontario. Her extensive experience engaging with artists and audiences worldwide informs her commitment to dismantling elitism in art and fostering genuine, shared experiences between audiences and performers.
Her work invites public participation through interactive performances that use humor and play to explore deeper social themes. Rooted in anti-theatre traditions such as Dada, Fluxus, and Happenings, her projects disrupt conventional performance spaces, transforming everyday environments into sites of collective creation.
Emilia’s work has been presented throughout Canada, the United States, and Indonesia, including Sweet Action Theatre, OCAD, and the Tranzac Club in Toronto; Espace Transmission in Montréal; Planet Ant Theatre, Jam Handy, Sidewalk Festival, Light Box, MOCAD, CMAP, and the Contemporary Art Institute in Detroit; Dixon Place and the Dumbo Arts Festival in New York City; the Chicago Women's Funny Festival; the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.; and Lembaga Indonesia Perancis, Kinoki Film Forum, Gallery Salihara, Taman Budaya, and Galeri Nasional in Indonesia. She holds a BFA in Theatre & Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts, and an MFA in Studio Arts from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design.
Emilia is an Assistant Professor of Integrative Arts at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD).