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

Artistic Director: Eric Gauthier

Photos: Jeanette Bak

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

Production: Theaterhaus Stuttgart