SUNNY, like all of Emanuel’s work, is continuously evolving, changing and growing. The piece we premiered at the Venice Biennale in June 2016 surely looks very different from the piece we’re currently performing. The choreographic material, our set of rules and the framework in which we move stayed exactly the same but our choices and...Continue Reading

Emanuel sat down with Agnès Izrine to talk about the relationship between dance and music in his work, and his collaborations with electronic musician Awir Leon in SUNNY and the Ensemble Modern in his upcoming creation STORY WATER. Read the full interview below:Continue Reading

Thanks for another great week of classes at Tanzhaus NRW! I’m happy to be back soon. For all music junkies out there (and for everyone asking me for the name of a song or the name of an artist during class), here’s my current teaching playlist. I hope you’ll discover some new music that you...Continue Reading

ATTEMPTS WITHOUT WORTH V.1 Everyone here remembers my horse. Is facing the right horse even wrong? Can’t the eel walk 5 Steps? With snaps and stabs it flew. The guy gradually climbs the horse and sees his purse rise off his seat. He’s so up himself, his reflection vomits confidence. You cross and he forgets...Continue Reading

Thank you for a totally awesome, exciting, inspiring, sweaty, sexy, adventurous, challenging, insane, fun, groovy, yummy, bold, wonderful 2017! I was absolutely lucky to perform and create with such a bunch of inspiring artists, and teach my classes and workshops for so many talented young dancers. I performed 36 shows in 7 countries, spent 9...Continue Reading

On the occasion of our latest performance of the Emanuel Gat / Awir Leon collaboration piece SUNNY at Opéra de Rouen – Théâtre des Arts, Vinciane Laumonier talked with Emanuel about the creation process behind the show and his general views on choreography, music and lighting. The interview was held and published in French, please read below....Continue Reading

SUNNY by Emanuel Gat & Awir Leon is back! After a half-year break the piece is finally touring again with Thomas Bradley, Pétér Juhász and Emma Mouton joining the cast. Until the end of the year we will still perform in Rouen and Mulhouse (FR). The next year will bring us to several cities in...Continue Reading

I just finished teaching two weeks of Open Classes at Tanzhaus NRW and Tanzplattform Rhein-Main. Very inspiring to meet all those dancers hungry to move forward and sweat with me. Like usual, I wanna share my playlist with anyone interested. I’m totally in love with the new King Krule, so start with THE OOZ but...Continue Reading

It’s done! We premiered Emanuel Gat’s new full length creation TENWORKS (for Jean-Paul) at Montpellier Danse 2017 together with the dancers of the Ballet de Lyon. If you speak french (or know how to use Google Translate) check out a few of our reviews:Continue Reading