Contemporary dance sensation comes to Wellington

‘’As ambitious and as heads-down, hair-pricklingly exhilarating as modern dance gets’’ - The Telegraph

One of the UK’s most exciting contemporary choreographers, whose work has attracted widespread critical acclaim, brings his new work, Political Mother, to the New Zealand International Arts Festival.

Since exploding onto the dance scene in 2007, Hofesh Shechter has established himself as one of the UK’s most dynamic creative forces, in demand worldwide. The Telegraph declared Political Mother an “audio-visual marvel’’, after its 2010 premiere. It was the Israeli-born choreographer and composer’s first full-length piece, although he had already developed a reputation – and awards – for his distinctive and dramatic work.

“Hofesh Shechter is unlike any other choreographer. Not only are his charged and awe-inspiring steps instantly recognisable, [he] also writes the powerful and personal music that accompanies them. And he often plays it himself, live,” wrote Mark Monahan in The Telegraph.

In 2007, London’s three major dance venues, The Place, the Southbank Centre and Sadler’s Wells Theatre collaborated to commission a new work by Shechter, In Your Rooms, which was presented at all three venues to sell-out audiences. The work won Britain’s Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for Best Modern Choreography in 2008.

Political Mother, featuring Shechter’s stunning young company and a live band, promises to be an exhilarating experience, says Festival Artistic Director, Lissa Twomey. “It’s a very diverse soundtrack and the choreography is incredibly powerful. It’s unlike anything anyone here has ever seen before.’’

For further information, visit www.festival.co.nz or www.hofesh.co.uk

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