Emanuele Soavi began his career as a dancer at the Opera Roma and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. This was followed by engagements with the “Ballett Dortmund” and the Dutch company “Introdans,” where he worked with Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, William Forsythe, and Mats Ek, among others. Since 2006, he has been a freelance choreographer, creating works for, among others, the Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich, the Theater Aachen, the “MM Dance Company” in Reggio Emilia, and the universities in Cologne, Essen, and Zurich. In 2012, he founded the ensemble “EMANUELE SOAVI INCOMPANY,” based in Cologne.

At the heart of his artistic work lies an exploration of the relationship between music and dance, between the body and the world, as well as the further development of a specialized dance language. Through a wide variety of formats, the ensemble builds bridges between experimentation and large-scale projects, research and practice, heritage and the present, institutions and the independent scene, and artists and audiences. Not least in venues not typically associated with dance—such as museums, churches, hotels, galleries, clubs, and educational institutions—the ensemble creates interdisciplinary works that encompass a wide range of artistic genres, including literature and the visual arts.