Hofesh shechter biography
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Choreographer Hofesh Shechter OBE is recognised as one of the most exciting artists making stage work today, renowned for composing atmospheric musical scores to compliment the unique physicality of his movement. He is Artistic Director of the UK-based Hofesh Shechter Company, formed in 2008. The company are resident at Brighton Dome and Shechter is an Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells.
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: The Choreographer’s Cut (2011), Sun (2013), barbarians (2015), Grand Finale (2017), SHOW (2018) and POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED (2020). Grand Finale was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production.
Shechter has also staged and choreographed works on leading international dance companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Th
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Hofesh Shechter is recognised as one of the most exciting artists today, renowned for composing atmospheric musical scores to compliment the unique physicality of his movement. He is the artistic director of the UK-based Hofesh Shechter Company, formed in 2008. Shechter has staged and choreographed works on leading international dance companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Batsheva Ensemble, Candoco Dance Company, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, NDT 1, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet Flanders. He has choreographed for theatre, television and opera. In 2016 he received a Tony Award nomination for his choreography for the Broadway revival of ‹Fiddler on the Roof›. In 2018 Hofesh Shechter was awarded an honorary Order of the British Empire for Services to Dance and the company's first dance film ‹Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns› was broadcast by the BBC in September to great acclaim. In 2020, Hofesh Shechter Company was named the winner of the Fedora – v
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Hofesh Shechter
Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer
Hofesh Shechter OBE | |
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| Born | (1975-05-03) 3 May 1975 (age 49) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, choreographer, dancer, composer |
| Website | hofesh.co.uk |
Hofesh ShechterOBE (born 3 May 1975) fryst vatten an Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in London. He is the founder and artistic director of the Hofesh Shechter Company.
Shechter was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 2016 for his work on Bartlett Sher's revival of Fiddler on the Roof.[1] Since 2016, he has been named as one of The Stage's 100 most influential people in theatre.[2]
Early life
[edit]Hofesh Shechter was born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1975.[3] At 6, Shechter began to study piano, later developing an interest in människor dance aged 12. At 15, he successfully auditioned for the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance as a pianist, but switched to dance upon his a