Michael Löhr was born in Germany in 1982. He is a contemporary dancer who is collaborating with a number of international choreographers and companies. Enjoying the challenge to adapt to different surroundings and to switch between styles, his way of moving is characterised by both an emphasis on clarity and the joy of embracing the awkward. Michael’s performance portfolio include works with Tanztheater Bielefeld, Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg, Ahn Eun-Me Company, visual artist Darko Dragičević, fashion designer Patrick Mason, and most notably choreographer Emanuel Gat with whom he’s been touring internationally since 2008.
Péter Juhász was born in Hungary in 1987. He studied at Budapest Kortárstánc Főiskola and SEAD. Previously he has collaborated with various dance companies and directors such as Thierry De Mey (BE), Les Ballets C de la B (BE), Mátè Mèszáros (HU), Kubilai Khan Investigations (FR), Eleonore Valere (FR), Roberto Olivan (ESP). He’s a guest teacher in international dance workshops and companies in Croatia, France, Spain, Belgium, Greece... Co-founder and artistic director of SUB.LAB Event Production which gave birth to ‘International Dance Week Budapest’ workshop – festival and ‘SUB.LAB PRO The Ensemble Program’. He started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2017.
Noé Girard was born in 2004 in Valence. He practices modern-jazz, classical and contemporary dance at Vero Jazzy Dance from 2010 to 2020. He then graduated from the Geneva Junior Ballet in 2023. Noé started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2023.
Nikoline Due Iversen was born in Denmark in 1994. She began her dance path with a passion for hiphop styles. Curious for more forms of movement she continued her studies at CDSH and NOD. Nikoline has collaborated with various choreographers and companies such as Danish Dance Theatre, Holstebro Dansekompagni, The Danish Opera House, WangRamirez, Thomas Bentin etc. In 2023 she cofounded the art union Patchworks. Nikoline started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2023.
Pepe Jaimes was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He graduated from the Mexican Dance Academy, and began his professional career with famous choreographers and famous dance theaters, including the Palacio de Bellas Artes. At the age of 26, Pepe started his career at the Kaunas Dance Theater “Aura”. Pepe started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2024.
Rindra Rasoaveloson was born in France in 1983. Trained in the Conservatoire National supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) where she was graduated with honors. From there, hungry of having different experiences and perspectives of this dancer job, she worked with Jean-Claude Gallotta, Angelin Preljocaj, Pascal Montrouge and Abou Lagraa. Before discovering Emanuel Gat's work in 2008 where she estabished herself artistically and personally. In 2016, she stopped dancing during her motherhood, and used this time to be a choreographer assistant as well as becoming a Iyengar yoga teacher. She came back in the company in 2020 as a dancer and yoga teacher.
Emma Mouton was born in France in 1986.
She studied at EPSE Danse, Montpellier, where she obtained her diplomas as a jazz and contemporary dance teacher. She dances regularly with the company Astatic, company Françoise Murcia and for the Opera National Orchestra of Montpellier in the piece "Chérubin". In 2016, she choreographed and interpreted the solo "I love you, me neither" for company 19,75 and "Le Rouge et le Noir" for Emanuel Gat Dance. In 2016, she joined Cie Yvann Alexandre and co-created her own company, FM19.92. She started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2016.
Eglantine Bart was born in France in 1999. She starts dancing through modern-jazz and classical dance in the Co-ainsidanse association from 2004 to 2017, and also practices contemporary dance in La Rochelle dance conservatory from 2011 to 2013. She receives her EAT jazz in 2017 and integrates the Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in contemporary dance. She also receives a dance bachelor in Paris 8 university in 2020. He started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2020.
Abel Rojo was born in Cuba in 1992. He’s a dancer and stage creator, nominated in 2019 for the Benois de la Danse. Since he began his career as a professional dancer at the age of 14 in Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, he has worked in the main companies in the country. He was a member of the theater group El Ciervo Encantado. He has worked with several of the most recognized choreographers worldwide. As a stage creator, he has premiered El Piso a cuestas, Visions Fugitive and It's Only a Matter of Time. As a video dance creator he directed Mute, Y, and Revolución. In Portugal, he collaborated with the company CADAC. Currently, he is part of Emanuel Gat Dance company and Quorum Ballet. He is co-founder of the undisciplinary creation project Pabellón.
Olympia KOTOPOULOS graduated from Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-professional program in 2013 and served as an Associate Artist until 2015. She then worked with the Metamorphosis Dance Collective in Mexico City and San Sebastian, performing in venues like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Scavi di Pompeii in Italy. Returning to Australia in 2016, she performed with Strut Perth in Ohad Naharin’s Decadance. Olympia relocated to Groningen in 2017 to join Club Guy and Roni’s Poetic Disasters Club and toured internationally with their production of ‘Mechanical Ecstasy’ in 2019. She is also a member of Shelfish Productions and has freelanced with various theatre and dance companies in the Netherlands. As of 2021, Olympia freelances across Europe while continuing her involvement with Shelfish Productions and collaborating with diverse artists.
Sara Wilhelmsson was born in Sweden in 1982.
As an apprentice at Danceworks, the Netherlands, she worked with various choreographers such as Ton Simons, Bruno Listopad and Philip Adams before graduating from the Rotterdam Dance Academy, the Netherlands in 2004. Sara spent a period freelancing in Thailand and the Netherlands before moving to Israel in 2006 where she worked with the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and thereafter Yasmeen Godder. Started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2013.
Karolina Szymura was born in Poland in 1987.
Trained at the State Ballet school in Bytom, she graduated from Codarts Rotterdam Dansacademie where she did her internship with Piet Rogie. After graduation, Karolina joined Noord Nederlandse Dans, where she danced choreographies by Stephen Shropshire, Andrea Miller, Itzik Galili, Roy Assaf and many more. Karolina worked for Thomas Noon Dance in Barcelona and is currently freelancing in Germany, performing pieces by Alexandra Waierstall and Felix Landerer. She started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2017.
Gilad Jerusalmy was born in Israel in 1989. He is an independent dancer and choreographer for stage and media. As a creator, Gilad has premiered his works in Israel, since 2017. As a performer he has worked with a number of choreographers in Israel and internationally including: Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor, Dana Ruttenberg, Mor Shani, Rachel Erdos, Olivia Court Mesa, Ronit Ziv, Sharona Florsheim, Sebastian Zuber and others. In addition, Gilad teaches contemporary dance workshops and creates his own works for different academies and young companies in Israel. Gilad established and coordinated a project of movement classes for LGBTQ youth at risk, in collaboration with “Hakvutza” - Dance School and “Beit Dror” - an emergency center for LGBTQ youth in Israel. He started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2020.
Tara Dalli was born in Malta in 1998. She started training in gymnastics at 3 years old, eventually joining the national team of Malta. Tara was exposed to various dance styles in her youth, training in several academies. She joined Moveo Dance Company where she participated in multiple productions, while also taking part in other projects in Malta. She later joined ZfinMalta National Dance Company in 2018 where she danced works by Emanuel Gat, Roy Assaf, Tania Carvalho, Jacopo Godani, Paolo Mangiola and many more. Tara started collaborating with Emanuel Gat in 2023.