Dancers
Hervé Chaussard was born in France in 1974 and started dancing in Auxerre before entering Paris’ National Conservatory of Music and Dance. Following graduation he was a member of the Nice Opera Ballet for three years and worked for 10 years with Angelin Preljocaj, appearing with that company in nine premieres. He joined Emanuel Gat Dance at the end of 2008.
Wendy Cornu was born in Martigues in 1977. She studied danse at CNDC in Angers, before enterring Toulouse's Centre de Developpement Choregraphique in 2002. She worked for various choreographers among whom Emmanuel Grivet, Brice Leroux and Georges Appaix. Since 2000 she is also working as a choreographer on her own projects. She develops an educational approach of dance combining technical work to improvisation. She joined Emanuel Gat Dance in 2009.
Amala Dianor started as a hip-hop dancer and discovered contemporary dance at the age of 24 when he entered the CNDC of Angers (France). After two years of study he started to work with various French choreographers including Abou Lagraa, Farid Berki, and Georges Momboye. He first met Emanuel Gat in 2007 at Suresnes Cité Danse where he was invited as a choreographer.
Andrea Hackl was born in Austria 1982 and studied dance at the Netherlands ArtEZ Dance Academy. Her work as dancer was influenced by Tony Vezich, Ime Essien, Roberto Olivan, and LesSlovaks, among others. Before joining Emanuel Gat Dance she worked internationally with various choreographers and companies including Zappalà Danza (Sicily), David Bloom (Berlin), Andrea Boll–Hans Hoff Ensemble, Fabian Chyle (Stuttgart), and Suzy Blok (Amsterdam).
Pansun Kim was born in South Korea in 1981 and started dancing at the age of 18. Between 2000 and 2006 he studied at the National University of Artists in South Korea. Since then he has worked for various companies in Seoul including the Laboratory Dance Project. He joined Emanuel Gat Dance earlier this year.
Michael Loehr was born in 1982 in Germany and started dancing at the age of five. After finishing his dance studies at the Cologne University of Music and Dance, he joined Germany’s Tanztheater Bielefeld and Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg. In 2005 he received a scholarship from the Goethe Institute to study at the annual summer academy in Kyoto, Japan. He has worked with Guy Weizman, Roni Haver, Gregor Zoellig, Lionel Hoche, Shlomi Bitton, Jo Strømgren, Jan Pusch, Rami Be’er, and Ingun Bjørnsgaard.
Philip Mesia started dancing at the Rosella Hightower Dance School, joined the Rudra Bejart School in Lausanne, and worked with the Martha Graham Ensemble. He was a member of Metros (Jamon Oller Company) for six years before joining France’s Ballet Preljocaj. Since that thme he has worked with numerous choreographers including Lena Joseffson, Pieter de Ruiter, and Marie and Claude Pietragalla.
François Przybylski was born in France in 1984. He started dancing with hip hop and began to take modern jazz classes at the age of sixteen. He studied contemporary dance with Corinne Lanselle, and has worked with various choreographers including Cyril Viallon and Marie Claude Pietragalla. He joined Emanuel Gat Dance in 2008.
Rindra Rasoaveloson studied at the Toulouse Conservatory (France), and entered Paris’ National Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMD) in 2000 (where she was graduated with honors). She worked with Jean-Claude Gallotta, and the GUID at France’s Ballet Preljocaj in 2006, and has performed choreography by Abou Lagraa and Pascal Montrouge, among others. She joined Emanuel Gat Dance in 2008.
Marie Rual was born in France in 1981 and started dancing at the age of 5. She entered Paris' National Conservatory of Music and Dance in 1998. She worked with Yvann Alexandre, Esther Aumatell and cie Etant Donné among others. She joined Emanuel Gat Dance in 2009.