Hofesh Shechter

En corps

Cédric Klapisch

François Civil, Pio Marmaï

Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her with her stage backup; and after she suffers an injury on stage, it seems like she might not be able to dance ever again. A heartwarming and inspiring story that tells us how sometimes, the worst thing that could happen may turn out to be the best.

Orphée et Euridice - Teatro alla Scala

Hofesh Shechter, John Fulljames

Juan Diego Flórez, Christiane Karg

Juan Diego Flórez dazzled audiences and critics alike when he played the virtuoso role of Orphée in La Scala’s first ever staging of Gluck’s opera in its French version: “Juan Diego Flórez delivered a lesson in style. His tone is darker and his projection more self-effacing than in the past, but class is permanent. His agility and legato are utterly thrilling. The ovations were never-ending.” (Corriere della sera) The present release is a production by Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Recorded live at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, March 2018. Gluck’s Orpheo ed Euridice was first performed in 1762. It is the first of Gluck’s “reform” operas, in which he attempted to replace the abstruse plots and overly complex music of opera sera with a “noble simplicity” in both the music and the drama. The present production was staged by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames.

Clowns

Hofesh Shechter

Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns is reimagined for the first time on screen in a bold and thrilling new production. Clowns was broadcast on BBC Two in 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0blmn01 The film was produced by Hofesh Shechter Company and Illuminations. Shot on location at the iconic Rivoli Ballroom in South London, Clowns is a 30 minute film unlike anything audiences will have seen before. Directed, choreographed and composed by Hofesh Shechter, Clowns features 10 of his world class dancers playing out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, and asks: how far will we go in the name of entertainment? The piece combines Hofesh’s bold, exhilarating and tribal choreography with a percussive, cinematic score and the camera gets up close to the exceptionally talented ensemble of dancers.