In 2008 he formed hofesh shechter company, an international cast of outstanding dancers and musicians, to create an extended version of uprising in your rooms. Hofesh shechter stylistic features dramatic tension change of music is linked to the change of dancers and the style they are using use of various entrances and exit strategies varying dynamics throughout the performance a strong relationship is present between all of. Sun is their latest collabo ration, following in your. Hofesh shechter companys show is built from loving repetition of these elements. Hofesh shechter s political mother wows sadlers sampled by katja vaghi, 05 july 20 often, the audience waiting in the hall reveals something about the show you are about to see. This perth festival season of uprising has been exceptionally well cast by hofesh shechter company representatives who chose the cast from a series of perth auditions. Mitchell and robbie talk uprising from hofesh shechter. In the art of not looking back, shechter opens the pandoras box of his childhood and confronts nine women. Based in the uk, but playing on major stages throughout the world, our work celebrates and inspires the freedom of the human spirit. Hofesh shechter s political mother wows sadlers sampled by katja vaghi, 05 july 20 often, the audience waiting in the hall reveals.
Cinematic in scope and ambition, his pieces are as playful as kittens one second, dark as night the. He is best known for being the founder and artistic director of the hofesh shechter company. Israeliborn hofesh shechter is dances most explosive choreographer, his fiery work the product of his warring homeland and the pain of being left by his mother as a child. Israelborn hofesh shechter was introduced to dance at the age of 15 when he saw his countrys contemporary dance group. Hofesh shecter uprising by brandon carter on prezi.
Its really about the childish and competitive mood of a group of men flung together in a room, so theres something very powerful about it. Uprising is the first on a hofesh shechter double bill hofesh in the yard presented by perths own strut dance, in association with the hofesh shechter company, on a temporary stage set up in the courtyard of the state theatre centre, surround by a mostly standing audience. Hofesh shechter is a contemporary dancemaker like no other. Extracts from the israeliborn choreographers latest production, barbarians. Tall and darkhaired with angular features, this israeliborn choreographer is one of the british dance scenes hottest properties, the creator of works that are full of raw, visceral energy, set to blasting percussive scores that he composes himself. In your rooms 2008, a commission from the place, southbank centre and sadlers wells, was nominated for a southbank show award and won the critics circle award for best choreography modern. Hofesh shechter was guest director of brighton festival in 2014 and is an associate artist of sadlers wells theatre. Witness the state theatre centre of wa courtyard transformed into a mosh pit of super charged, highoctane dance by the global master of rock n roll performance, hofesh shechter. Dance history hofesh shechter by roger mouawad on prezi. In 2010 shechter presented political mother at the brighton festival, which brought the. Groups of men struggle jointly to come towards an uprising. A sublime evening of music and dance by a young man who composes his own music for his own choreography after all, he says, as a composer he knows how to please the choreographer.
Israeliborn choreographer hofesh shechter has had a meteoric rise. Uprising created in 2006, hofesh shechters exhilarating uprising features seven men who emerge from the shadows to bombard the stage with virile intensity, bonding and sparring in a highly charged work set to a propulsive percussive score by the choreographer himself. Ten years ago, he was a dancer in somebody elses company who had just taken a couple of steps into choreography. Hofesh shechter born 3 may 1975 is an israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in london. His first creation for aterballetto, entitled wolf, with premiere within the nid platform 2017, in gorizia. Hofesh shechter hit the big time some years ago through a combination of raw talent, distinctive style and dance industry backing. Were looking forward to the first time ever hofesh shechter company will perform in poland. Uprising and in your rooms with big blasts of music, hofesh schechter invites you into his piece uprising. His recent works include uprising, in your rooms, the art of not looking back, survivor in collaboration with antony gormley at the barbican, sun, political. Hofesh schechter companys exuberant sun takes the opera house stage from nov 1416. The choreographers cut 2011, sun 20, barbarians 2015, grand finale 2017 and show 2018 with his apprentice company, shechter ii. It is all about institutionally sanctioned violence.
While uprising was an emotional and dynamic analysis of what it. E4, 10pm with a pounding twominute dance scene choreographed by rising star choreographer hofesh shechter. Hofesh shechter s repertoire for the company includes uprising 2006, in your rooms 2007, the art of not looking back 2009, political mother 2010, political mother. Hofesh shechter company are a resident company at brighton dome. Political mother grew up in tense political environment, admits to have subconscious impact on work and worldview diverse artistic background helps him draw.
Israeliborn hofesh shechter is still a new kid on the choreographic block, but he can already pull in a crowd and please them. Shechter was an associate artist of the place 200406, where his works included uprising 2006. Hofesh shechter is recognised as one of the most exciting artists working today, renowned for composing atmospheric musical scores to compliment the unique physicality of his movement. To shechter s brutal, pulsing soundtrack, the seven male. For an hour, eight clowns dance in unison to shechter. The new series of channel 4s teen drama skins opened on monday 11 feb.
Uprising 2006 earned acclaim for its marshalling of anarchic energies, while political mother 2010 as viscerally thrilling as it was disturbingly megalomaniac won fans for its primal force and stadiumsized ambitions. All plaudits to the eight young dancers that make up this years cohort of shechter ii, hofesh shechter s rolling junior company. Seen in the dark intimacy of the place, it is a different work. Israeliborn hofesh shechter joined the batsheva dance company after graduating from the jerusalem academy for dance and music. But hes not afraid of shaking up the dance world and he has a healthy cynicism for the artform. A conversation with israeliborn choreographer hofesh shechter.
Shechter rocks a rockconcert venue with his biggedup double bill. The place also commissioned his next main work, uprising 2006, a charged, punchy piece for seven men. Today, we present the film interpretation of the performance clowns by hofesh shechter. Hofesh shechter company choreography and music by hofesh. After earning a reputation for bold dance works such as 2006s uprising and 2010s political mother, shechter presents his latest production a complex and meditative piece. And dont miss todays surprise short shot at the iconic rivoli ballroom in south london, clowns plays out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, asking how far will we go in the name of entertainment. Show, hofesh shechter company, lyric hammersmith, london. Further works include uprising in 2006, in your rooms, which he expanded in 2007 to. He formed the hofesh shechter company in 2008, and the company is now at the cutting edge of contemporary dance. Hofesh shechter presents his critically acclaimed work political mother, his first full evening creation for his internationally renowned company building on the worldwide success of uprising in your rooms. Originally made in 2006, it is an entirely male affair. Hofesh shechter has been several things in his time.
Hofesh shechter born 3 may 1975 is an israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based. Hofesh shechter s brand new evening, featuring the worldclass dancers of his internationally celebrated company, brings together the barbarians trilogy in the uk for the first time. Israeliborn hofesh shechter is dances most explosive choreographer, his fiery work the product of his warring homeland and the pain of being left. Master class with hofesh shechter, in conjunction with sun. Hofesh shechter uprisingin your rooms, sadlers wells. Hofesh shechter company is the internationally acclaimed uk based company of choreographer hofesh shechter. Political motheris hofesh shechter s first full evening creation for his internationally acclaimed company since the worldwide success of uprising in your rooms. Recognised as one of the most exciting artists working in contemporary dance today, hofesh shechter is renowned for creating his own genre. When hofesh shechters uprising was performed at sadlers wells earlier this year, its anatomisation of a hot, sweaty, aggressive male community looked disappointingly diffuse. Hofesh shechter uprisingin your rooms, sadlers wells, london. Shechter was nominated for the tony award for best choreography in 2016 for his work on bartlett shers revival of fiddler on the roof.
Performed by hofesh shechter company choreography and music by hofesh shechter lighting design by lee curran with uprising, i almost felt i. When hofesh shechters uprising was performed at sadlers wells earlier this year, its anatomisation of a hot, sweaty, aggressive male. The pick of over 1,000 hopefuls from all over the world chosen through a rigorous audition process, they dance with remarkable maturity and complete mastery of. Hofesh shechter company uprising, the art of not looking back london, sadlers wells 27 april 20. Performed by hofesh shechter company choreography and music by hofesh shechter lighting design by lee curran with uprising, i almost felt i had this wild dog inside me that needs to be unleashed. We believe that dance has the ability to prod and poke and tap into our deepest emotions. Following his sellout performances of the bad in april 2015, the infinitely unpredictable hofesh shechter returns to present a sparse world for three wildly different takes on intimacy, passion and the banality of love revealing his choreography at its most elegant and intimate, the highly acclaimed and perturbing the barbarians in love opens the evening. Philip hulford, rehearsal assistant and dancer originally from bolivia and now based in the uk, answered a bbq in the busy days leading up to opening night. Hofesh shechter company is a boundarybreaking dance company, producing exceptional work created by hofesh shechter, with a diverse tribe of extraordinary international dancers at its core. Hofesh shechter s stunning uprising, in its ailey premiere this season, does not even try to distract us from such gloomy speculations. Directed by the internationallycelebrated artist and choreographer hofesh shechter, east wall invited you to discover dynamic new dance created by becky namgauds, duwane taylor, james finnemore and joseph toonga, four of londons most exciting young choreographers. While the performance combines bold, exhilarating and tribal. London hofesh shechter is stirring his tea quietly in a cafe close to trafalgar square. He was a dancer with tel avivs batsheva dance company, a student of drumming and percussion in.
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