Biography

Brooks Emanuel has backgrounds in both (1) dance and choreography and (2) civil rights law, policy advocacy, and legislative and political work. He obtained his J.D. from NYU Law and his MFA in Dance from Duke University. He has had the great fortune to work for both Stacey Abrams (Georgia House Democratic Caucus) and Bryan Stevenson (Equal Justice Initiative), as well as serving as public policy director for Planned Parenthood Southeast. Brooks has both performed at Symphony Space in New York City and drafted petitions to the United States Supreme Court. He has been a member of Michael Mao Dance and Beacon Dance, and danced in projects for PearsonWidrig DanceTheater and Several Dancers Core, among others. His current work aims to bring all these experiences to bear. In addition to facilitating movement workshops for social justice practitioners, Brooks creates performance works that investigate humans’ relationships to each other and the rest of the natural world.