Dance
Grand Finale
Hofesh Shechter Company
World premiere 14 June 2017, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company © Rahi Rezvani
Hofesh Shechter is one of the most exciting artists in the contemporary dance scene. With his energetic, powerful choreographies, combined with his own soundscapes that at times reach the volume of a rock concert, he creates universes that are at once brutally raw and delicately beautiful. “Grand Finale” is Shechter’s first collaboration with designer Tom Scutt and the score includes works by Franz Lehár and Pyotr Tchaikovsky as well as his own music.
His Hofesh Shechter Company, founded in 2008, has performed at Berliner Festspiele several times, presenting shows like “PoliticalMother: The Choreographer’s Cut” (2012), “Sun” (2014) and “barbarians” (2015).
Choreography & Music Hofesh Shechter
Set & Costume Design Tom Scutt
Lighting Design Tom Visser
Music Collaborators Nell Catchpole, Yaron Engler
With
Chien-Ming Chang, Frédéric Despierre, Rachel Fallon, Mickaël Frappat, Yeji Kim, Kim Kohlmann, Erion Kruja, Attila Ronai, Hannah Shepherd
Musicians James Adams, Chris Allan, Rebekah Allan, Liam Howarth, Sabio Janiak, Desmond Neysmith
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company
© Rahi Rezvani
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company
© Rahi Rezvani
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company
© Rahi Rezvani
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company
© Rahi Rezvani
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company
© Rahi Rezvani
Grand Finale. Hofesh Shechter Company
© Rahi Rezvani
Produced by Hofesh Shechter Company and commissioned by Georgia Rosengarten.
Commissioning Partners: Sadler’s Wells, Théâtre de la Ville-Paris / La Villette-Paris and Brighton Dome and Festival.
Co-commissioned by: Colours International Dance Festival Stuttgart, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Romaeuropa Festival, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Marche Teatro / Inteatro Festival together with Danse Danse Montréal, HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts Dresden in cooperation with Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Dansens Hus Oslo, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, HOME Manchester and Scène Nationale d’Albi.
“Grand Finale” is generously supported by the International Music and Art Foundation.
The Berlin performance is made possible by Inga Maren Otto and International Music and Art Foundation.