Emma Jaster has spent her life in the study and practice of physical expression. She works internationally as performer, director, choreographer and educator in theater, opera, film, and other with the purpose of building cross-cultural relationships and cultivating peace. She has been granted artist residencies at HERE Arts and BAX in NYC, ODC and Studio210 in San Francisco, and artist fellowships from the DCCAH and the Asian Cultural Council. She has taught at IDEO, MoMA, Cornell Tech, University of Louisville, and Georgetown University. She studied with her mime father, Mark Jaster and attended the Lecoq school for physical theatre in Paris.  She is the Founder and Director of international artist residency @mamaisamaker,  Program Manager at the Lab for Global Performance and Politics, and Associate Artist with Heartbeat Opera.