Dance among the Water Lilies at the Musée de l’Orangerie (2020)

Monday 3 February 2020

Emanuel Gat, Quintet

In partnership with the Chaillot-Théâtre national de la Danse, as part of Chaillot nomade.

The Israeli choreographer Emanuel Gat, associate artist of the Chaillot – Théâtre national de la danse since 2018, is launching a new area of experimentation in live choreography in close contact with the audience, as a response to the immersive work, Water Lilies. He invites the spectator to discover a contemporary take on the dancers’ relationships on stage, the impact they have on each other and the ways in which they work together to achieve the clarity, precision and musicality that makes his choreography so beautiful. For the public, it is an immediate and enduring delight to see the excellence of this dance company and its ability to understand time and space like no one else. The possibilities for composition are limited, and the fact that the number of dancers is restricted to five – Thomas Bradley, Michael Loehr, Eddie Oroyan, Genevieve Osborne and Milena Twiehaus – entails a return to basics. The focus on the movement and the creation of a strong context become even more challenging issues. For the choreographer, it is a way of coming into contact with the unexpected, in a very dynamic environment that demands a reaction and freedom from the limits of the stage.