MAIN PERFORMANCE

Description:

This piece is made for young people to fall in love with dance!

Off to a flying start: From its sudden opening, this choreography proves as overpowering as a great piece of cinema. Driven by the pure rapture of movement and, as always, Hofesh Shechter’s own unmistakable sound, the dancers quickly surrender themselves to an almost hypnotic flow – and so does the audience.

What unfolds in the course of the next hour is conveyed in the title of the piece: contemporary dance in its purest form and 2.0, on the next level. The electronic soundtrack and the shifting groups of dancers, which are constantly reforming as if in a kaleidoscope, are more reminiscent of a rave than a stage piece. While still distinctly Shechter, this piece is less burdened by heavy socio-political subtext, offering a more accessible and exhilarating experience.

This time Shechter has created an essence of the most precious kind: dance and nothing but dance.

Choreography & Music: Hofesh Shechter

Lighting Design: Tom Visser

Original Costume Design: Osnat Kelner

Choreographic Assistant: Chien-Ming Chang

Technical Advisor: Alan Valentine

Ensemble: Karlijn Dedroog, Barbara Melo Freire, Luca Pannacci, Arnau Redorta Ortiz, Izabela Szylinska, Sidney Elizabeth Turtschi, Giovanni Visone and Shori Yamamoto.

Artistic Director: Eric GauthierBallet Masters: Cesar Locsin, Luis Eduardo Sayago
Company Management: Inga Kunz

Production Management: Daria Mosunova

Technical Production Management: Mario Daszenies, Holger Reuker

Artistic Coordination Costumes: Gudrun Schretzmeier

Company Coach: Egon Madsen

Artistic Management: Susanne Wildermuth

Press Relations: Nicola Steller

Tourmanagement: www.ecotopiadance.com

Photos: Jeanette Bak