HOFESH SHECHTER (United Kingdom)
From England with Love
HOFESH SHECHTER (United Kingdom)
From England with Love
HOFESH SHECHTER (United Kingdom)
From England with Love
Hofesh Shechter writes a love letter to England and pays a vibrant tribute to his adopted homeland. He unleashes the passion of a complex country and pushes both its shadowy zones and finest qualities. The young Shechter II dancers are sure to deliver an intense performance.
Creation 2021
Duration 1h
Piece for 8 dancers
"From England with Love" premiered on 11 February 2021 at Zuiderstrandtheater in The Hague, The Netherlands, and was originally performed by Nederlands Dans Theater 1.
Choreography, music and costumes Hofesh Shechter
Lighting Design Tom Visser
Additional Music Edward Elgar, Thomas Tallis, Henry Purcell, William H.Monk
Performers Holly Brennan, Yun-chi Mai, Eloy Cojal Mestre, Matthea Lára Pedersen, Piers Sanders, Rowan Van Sen, Gaetano Signorelli, Toon Theunissen
Production Hofesh Shechter Company
Coproduction Château Rouge, scène conventionnée – Annemasse, Espace 1789, scène conventionnée danse - Saint-Ouen, Scène nationale de Bourg-en-Bresse, Düsseldorf Festival!, Escales Danse
Supports Théâtre de la Ville Paris / Teatri Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Production residency DanceEast - Ipswich (United Kingdom)
Hofesh Shechter Company is supported by John Ellerman Foundation and Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation pour l’aide à la structuration, Jerwood Arts pour le projet Jerwood SII – soutenant l’insertion professionnelle des danseurs. Hofesh Shechter Company est soutenue par le Arts Council England et bénéficie du soutien de la Fondation BNP Paribas pour le développement de ses projets
Photography Todd MacDonald (photos 1, 2) / Tom Visser (photos 3, 4)
AROUND THE PERFORMANCE
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF LA BIENNALE D’AIX
GIANT DANCE WORKSHOP
WITH CHIEN-MING CHANG (REHEARSAL DIRECTOR FOR SHECHTER II)
Saturday 12 October 2024 at 5pm
Avenue Mozart (in front of Pavillon Noir)