Within the simplicity and clarity of a well-determined square of light, unfolds an ever-changing choreographic organism. An explosion of simultaneous ideas, "Brilliant Corners" functions as a seismograph of choreographic activity, tracking its vanishing structures and multiple perspectives, exposing both the fragility of the choreographic moment and its burning relevancy.

A flow of kinetic events with endless rhythmic and melodic layers, "Brilliant Corners" moves through time and space in elaborate counterpoint, built around an intimate confidence in the capacity of the choreographic process to invent structures, which hold fundamental truth.

Emanuel Gat studied music at the Tel Aviv Academy. His first encounter with dance was at a workshop for amateurs led by Israeli choreographer Nir Ben Gal. Six months later, at age 23, Gat joined the Liat Dror Nir Ben Gal Company with whom he toured in Israel and around the world. After two years with the company, Gat began working as an independent choreographer, creating his first solo piece “Four Dances” in 1994 to music by Bach.

Over the next 10 years Gat created a number of independent projects as choreographer and lead dancer. His work has been presented in Israel as well as internationally at dance festivals around the world. Gat received a scholarship from the Ballet Master Albert Gaubiers Fund in 1995 and the Rosenblum Award for Performing Arts in 2003 As well as the Landau award (2004).

In January 2004 Gat established his company - Emanuel Gat Dance, which received Israel’s Minister of Culture Award in 2005 for outstanding dance performance. In 2006 Gat was named a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation IcExcellence, one of Israel's highest honors for artists.

In September 2007, Emanuel moved to France and based his company at the town of Istres where it is hosted since by Ouest Provence.

"Silent Ballet", a piece for 8 dancers with no music, was premiered on July 2008 at Montpellier Danse Festival. Co-produced by the Lincoln Center Festival New York, Romaeuropa Festival, the Sadler's Wells Theater in London and the Montpellier Dance Festival.

Later that year, Emanuel and Roy Assaf went back to their long time collaboration creating "Winter Variations", a 50 minutes duet premiered at the American Dance Festival on June 2009 and presented later at Montpellier Danse and The Lincoln Center Festival. In 2011, Emanuel creates "Brilliant Corners" a piece for 10 dancers, for which he also composes the soundtrack.

Emanuel is regularly invited to set his work and create new choreographies for dance compnies arround the world including: The Paris Opera Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Le Ballet du Rhin, Tanztheater Bremen, Le Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Ballet de Marseille, Noord Nederlandse Dans, Polish National Ballet among others.

Dates:

2012.04.28. 20:00
2012.04.29. 20:00

Duration: 60 min.

Location: Trafó Theatre Hall

Ticket price: 2200 Ft / Student: 1800Ft / Season Ticket is valid

Source: trafo.hu