“Ladji's work here is strikingly generous: her witty character is enamored …and Ladji gives her a wry sense of humor and a delightfully bemused quality.”
- All’s Well that Ends Well , CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“…Clark and Ladji, in fact, are so perfect together that one longs for a show built around them. “
—All’s Well that Ends Well, ChicagoOnStage
“arguably the film’s shining moment, a heart-wrenchingly beautiful duet of “I Melt With You” performed by Kayla Carter and Emma Ladji.”
-Knives and Skin, Elements of Madness Review
"Emma Ladji is a flawless Juliet, capturing with humanity and nuance the full spectrum of the heroine’s journey from a lovestruck innocent to a suicidal emotional wreck."
-Romeo and Juliet, SPLASHMAGS
“The chemistry between Emma Ladji's Juliet and Nate Santana's Romeo makes their brief encounters that much more compelling, and the relative chasteness of their romance even more passionate…. positively electrifying.”
-Romeo and Juliet, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“The play is a high-risk concept but the Writers Theatre has never backed off from high risks. I leave you with two final words—Emma Ladji."
-Quixote: On the Conquest of Self, Chicagoland Theater Reviews
"….there is another performer in the production and she is marvelous as well, bringing a youthful energy to add to the story... I will only tell you that her name is Emma Ladji and she is dynamic in every way."
-Quixote: On the Conquest of Self, AROUNDTHETOWNCHICAGO
"And the most appealing performance comes from Emma Ladji, who very credibly plays Nell’s sister, Rose, and comes off as more grounded than anyone on the stage."
-Nell Gwynn, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Emma Ladji scores big laughs as Gil’s go-getter manager, whose hidden sensitivity is brilliantly linked to that timeless vision of childlike wonder: Walt Disney World.”
-Year of the Rooster, NewCity Stage
"...played by a terrific Emma Ladji, who doubles as Gil's splenetic co-worker-turned-boss at McDonald's."
-Year of the Rooster, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Chafe The Swallow Back (WIP) is a movement-based performance study that is critical of and attempts to address the ways in which the embedding of surveillance technology in cities like Chicago—especially in the wake of COVID—reconsolidates power instead of dispersing healing resources within communities.”
-Created by visual artist/choreographer Courtney Mackedanz. Co-choreographed/performed by Emma Ladji.
-With production support from High Concept Labs, Links Hall, and The Walder Foundation. Commissioned for the occasion of the Chicago Takes Ten Presentation series.
“Emma Ladji is the dancer who most commonly anchors Thom Pasculli’s more meditative visuals.”
-Mother of Smoke, Walkabout Theater, AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO
“Self Tear is an exploration in narcissism and the self esteem craze.”
-Choreographed, written and performed by Emma Ladji. Sound and scenography by Maxime Chudeau.
-Supported by Links Hall
“what it means to be, among other things; a servant, a child, a soldier, a consumer, and an intellectual in an increasingly violent, paranoid and uncertain American society.”
- Created by Emma Ladji and ROOM|916 Collective for the New Now Festival in Amsterdam