Hofesh Shechter: From England with Love
England’s complex identity takes centre stage in Hofesh Shechter’s compelling new dance work.
England’s complex identity takes centre stage in Hofesh Shechter’s compelling new dance work.
Wed 17 – Fri 19 Apr at 7:30pm
Sat 20 Apr at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
17 Apr - 20 Apr 2024
Tickets from £20
Building on the Southbank Centre’s vibrant history as a place for discovering the best in contemporary dance, an exciting new dance season opens this spring. Kicking off in grand fashion, the season opens with a brand-new work from choreographer Hofesh Shechter.
Performed by Shechter II, the Hofesh Shechter Company’s professional development programme for leading dancers aged 18-25, From England with Love is a paean to the multi-layered complexity that is England.
Through Shechter’s choreography, the dancers evoke the paradox at the heart of a soul-searching country that is conflicted by its dark history and powerful attachment to deep-rooted traditions.
Performed to an original score composed by Shechter, this new piece brings together the beauty, wit and invention of the best of English classical composers, presented in a clash with raging rock alongside echoes of choral song and electronics in an avant-garde cacophony.