Emma Bathgate

Emma Bathgate
Voice artist, performer

Emma Bathgate stretches and plays with her vocal pallet as an instrument. With a strong free dynamic stage presence Emma has collaborated and performed in many Melbourne iconic shows. 

Recently working with Somebody's Daughter Theatre Company in the production She Swallowed That Lie 2022, Emma has worked with ButohOut!2021, Torque Show's Intimacy 2015-18, worked with director Melinda Hetzel, the Tony Yap Company and Snuff Puppets. Current music projects are LvR with producer Simon Eszeky and new music trio with drummer Sam Price and double bassist Kirri Buchler. Emma has created and produced cabaret bouffant works; The Dilapidated Diva (Green Room Award Winner) and The Church of Burt. Prior music projects respectively were with Andy Diagram (UK), Shima – trio with concert harpist Natalia Mann/ percussionist Naomi Jean and The Hunters Gate duo with viola di gamba player Min Hunter.  Studying performance art at St Martins UK in parallel Emma joined London’s improvisational music scene 1991-94. She studied with Ukrainian opera teacher Mira Melton (2000-15); Istanbul National Orchestra 2009; Sam Evans - Vocal Bohl 2008; Ustaadma Zila Khan - New Delhi 2011; Afghani Melbourne musician Khalil Gudaz along with Jenny Thirtle and Ria Soemardjo.  

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