Lovetrain2020
A celebration of dance with a concert vibe, a choreographic ode to the sound and mood of the 1980s – Emanuel Gat’s contemporary musical ‘Lovetrain2020’ celebrates movement, the body and life in a dazzling space full of possibilities with 14 dancers and the world-famous hits of British duo Tears for Fears.
Premiered in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020, the work not only demonstrates the power of the body and community, but also draws a connection to music history: Tears for Fears sparked a worldwide boom in British pop music. Choreographer Emanuel Gat leaves room for the distinctive music and yet finds different approaches to the band’s rhythms and lyrics with the dancers of his company. The extraordinary language of movement not only creates new references to world-famous hits such as ‘Shout’ and ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World,’ but also breathtaking images. In the play of light and shadow, designed by Emanuel Gat, and the colourful costumes by Thomas Bradley, dancer with the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, people find freedom in movement and energy in stillness, pause and break out into a frenzy of colours and shapes. Let it all out!
Duration: ca. 1 h 15 min
Without language
Music: Tears for Fears
Choreography and Light: Emanuel Gat
Costume design: Thomas Bradley
Costume construction: Thomas Bradley, Wim Muyllaert
Created with and performed by the dancers: Eglantine Bart, Tara Dalli, Noé Girard, Nikoline Due Iversen, Pepe Jaimes, Gilad Jerusalmy, Olympia Kotopoulos, Michael Loehr, Emma Mouton, Rindra Rasoaveloson, Abel Rojo Pupo, Sara Wilhelmsson
Technical management & Light controlling: Guillaume Février
Sound: Frédéric Duru
Wardrobe: Marie-Pierre Calliès
Coproduction: Festival Montpellier Danse 2020, Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, Arsenal Cité musicale – Metz, Theater Freiburg, with the support of Romaeuropa Festival. Emanuel Gat Dance acknowledges the support of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, and DRAC Provence Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Région Sud – Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Conseil Départemental des Bouches-du- Rhône. LOVETRAIN2020 receives the support of Institut Français for its international tours in 2022. Created at Agora – cité internationale de la danse in Montpellier.