STORY WATER
EMANUEL GAT DANCE & ENSEMBLE MODERN (2018)
STORY WATER is an intermediary. It is warm water, it is bread. It is a garden. It is the story of dancing bodies, of music being played, of colour and line, and of the light that hides and shows it all. It is an intermediary put to work in the service of communities, through reflecting the issues and concerns of the places where they land. It stands witness to meaning beyond the known, and is therefore a transcendent commerce, a currency, an economy of experiences. It is a place of fluid metaphors waiting for new contexts to emerge, so as to reveal new meanings. STORY WATER is a long deep look into the space in which music and choreography meet, serving as intermediaries and creating a space for people to step into, a freshly watered garden.
Photos of STORY WATER by Julia Gat
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Emanuel Gat livre une chorégraphie énergique et vibrante. Il est là où on l’attendait peut-être pas, engagé politiquement. Il y a très longtemps qu’un spectacle de danse n’avait été autant envoûtant dans la Cour d’honneur du Palais des Papes.
times performed since 2018
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