Hofesh Shechter: From England with Love
England’s complex identity takes centre stage in Hofesh Shechter’s compelling new dance work.
Opening Hours
Wed 17 – Fri 19 Apr at 7:30pm
Sat 20 Apr at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Dates
This event has ended.
17 Apr - 20 Apr 2024
Ticket Information
Tickets from £20
Location Info
- Address
- Southbank Centre, London, UK
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.