The leaders, artists, partners and collaborators behind this festival.
Our Creatives
Emma Wheeler
Co-FounderEmma Wheeler is a Swedish-American ballet dancer and choreographer. She received her formative dance training in San Francisco before joining Boston Ballet School in 2020. At Boston Ballet School, she performed in The Nutcracker with Boston Ballet, performed leading roles in Les Sylphides and Coppelia, and originated a role in Ja’Malik’s Light Migrations.
Upon graduation, Emma joined Ballet San Antonio under the direction of Sofiane Sylve, where she performed roles in The Nutcracker, Quartet, and Don Quixote. Her repertoire at BSA also included originating a role in Pauline’s Project and creating her first choreographic work for the company in Ballet San Antonio’s Encore. In 2025, she was featured in a new creation by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for the Jacob’s Pillow Gala.
Lily Peta
Co-FounderLily Peta is a professional ballet dancer currently based in London. She received her ballet training at San Francisco Ballet School and Dance Training Center SF, where she performed leading roles in Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena and Jules Perrot’s Pas de Quatre.
Most recently, Lily spent two years in the Professional Division at Pacific Northwest Ballet, where she performed roles in George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Square Dance, The Nutcracker, and Coppélia, Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty and Crystal Pite’s The Seasons’ Canon. In addition, she originated roles in new works by Noah Martzall, Lily Wills, Sam Portillo, and Luca Anaya, and originated a role in a new creation by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for the Jacob’s Pillow 2024 Gala.
Darcy Jubb
Darcy Jubb is Midsommardans’ Media and Design Director. Her background is in non-profit media and communications, where she focussed on advocacy related to sexual violence and exploitation in London.
She holds a BSc in Global Humanitarian Studies from University College London, where she conducted research on theoretical approaches to children’s identity within international law. She is a passionate advocate for youth accessibility within the arts and embraces the intersectionality between human rights and creative expression in all her work.
Media and Design Director
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Our Artists
Our Partners
Jan Pfister
Local Partner & Host, Grinda WärdhusJonas Davidson
Local Partner, Skärgårdsstiftelsen