Emmanuel, Nigeria born, studied at the Arts Educational School, the Rambert School in London and the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.
He worked freelance as a dancer in London before he moved to Germany. He then worked in Liz King's Dance Company at the Stadttheater Heidelberg and at the Nationaltheater Mannheim.
In recent years he has worked freelance, including at the TanzTheater Wien, at the Vienna Volksoper and in the Forsythe Company.
For several years he has been part of the Irish-based theatre and performance group Fabulous Beast, with whom he has performed as a dancer and actor at numerous international festivals and guest performances. He is responsible for the choreographies at »Neverland«.
As a multitalented person he is also a great singer, which makes him the lead singer of the band Sofasurfers.