Hofesh Shechter Company
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 7:30pm
"Probably the most important new dance work to be created in Britain since the millennium." - The Observer (UK)
Live Music!
"White Bird Words":
Pre-Show Talk with Josie Moseley, acclaimed choreographer and dance instructor
6:45-7:05 pm, Schnitzer Lower Lobby, Free to all ticket-holders
Post-Show Question/Answer Session with Hofesh Shechter.
PROGRAM (Total Running Time 95 minutes):
"Uprising" (20 minutes)
Intermission
"In your rooms" (40 minutes)
Muscular. Powerful. Driving. Fearless. Playful. Passionate. These are just a handful of adjectives to describe the movement of Hofesh Shechter, the Israeli choreographer based in London, now widely considered one of the of the most exciting and important new voices in the dance world today. A former dancer with Israel's Batsheva Dance Company, Shechter has assembled a group of 12 dynamic dancers and 5 musicians who will perform two works that are already hailed as masterpieces: his furiously energetic all-men's piece Uprising and his deeply personal and provocative In your rooms.
Hofesh Shechter Company is supported in part by the British Council and Arts Council England.
Master Class with members of Hofesh Shechter Company
Tuesday, October 20, 11am-1pm, $15
Conduit Dance, 918 SW Yamhill (between Park and 10th Ave.)
Limited to 20 participants! NOW FULL UP!
Call now to reserve, 503-221-5857
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Hofesch Shechter
I attended the interestingly vague talk by Josie Moseley before last night's performance and we were encouraged to send you some feed-back about the performance. Here it is. I am ecstatic about this company! The performance reminded me of some of the early programs at PSU, years and years ago. Edgy and in-your-face and emotive and brilliant. The dancing was flat out superb. I found myself wondering how anyone could learn the choreography; it was so complex. Keep bringing the edgy to us.