Hofesh Shechter thinks we are confused by modern dance. “People are misguided,” he says. “English audiences, in particular, expect to come in, understand it, and have a good conversation about it ...

Founded during Louis XIV's opulent 17th-century reign and housed in the ornate Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera Ballet embodies Old World glamour. With "Red Carpet," a new work by choreographer Hofesh ...

Cédric Klapisch didn’t want to make another Black Swan. The French director and screenwriter has long wanted to create a fictional dance movie. But against a backdrop of examples that highlight — or ...

Triumphant return of Hofesh Shechter, whose 'Political Mother' made an overwhelming impression on Korean audience in 2010. Hofesh Shechter is one of the UKs most hotly tipped young choreographers - ...

Sun ostensibly sets out to be, well, sunnier, than his earlier works, which have tended to the dark and angry. Certainly his jaunty little voice-over before the start suggests that is the aim. Just to ...

Hofesh Shechter is rapidly becoming one of Britain’s most celebrated artists. Born in Israel, Shechter has made the UK his home since 2002. The magic of his work, with a young, urban feel to it, hits ...

Brighton Festival has launched its 2014 programme, which is guest directed this year by Israeli-born choreographer Hofesh Shechter and features 147 events in 34 venues across the city. Running from 3 ...

Hofesh Schechter’s Sun begins at the end. An announcement from the renowned composer-choreographer tells us in the opening moments of the show that “it’s all going to be just fine”, before, to prove ...

Steeped in a revered tradition that dates to the court of Louis XIV, the stunning dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet meet the visceral and emotive choreography of UK-based Hofesh Shechter--"London's ...