Emma Kuusela grew up in Vancouver, B.C., where she began dancing at Arts Umbrella at the age of five. She completed both the Professional Program and the Post-secondary Graduate Program under the guidance of Artemis Gordon, Lynn Sheppard and Sabra Perry. During her training, Emma performed works by Aszure Barton, Marco Goecke, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Lukas Timulak and Fernando Hernando Magadan. She also choreographed as part of the Young Choreographers Mentorship Project, directed by Crystal Pite. Emma furthered her training through Ballet BC’s 44 Summer Intensive and joined the Ballet BC Annex Program in 2024. In 2025, she joined Ballet BC and danced as an Emerging Artist for two seasons under the direction of Medhi Walerski, performing and touring works by Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, Medhi Walerski, Shahar Binyamini and Andrea Peña. Emma is excited and grateful to be joining Ballet Edmonton for the 2026/27 season.
