Over the past two years, with this unique performance – one of his strongest creations – he won audiences and the praise of reviewers all around the world. A thrilling and powerful work, with no fear of being political and assuming deliberately its commitment. Not to be missed!
UPRISING/IN YOUR ROOMS
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY
Choreography and music HOFESH SHECHTER
UPRISING
Duration 26 minutes
In Uprising, seven men, including Shechter, emerge from the shadows and open fire on the stage with a furious energy. They establish relationships between them, discuss, and reconcile. Everything in a rich work created for a thrilling percussion score, also composed by Shechter, leaving the audience breathless.
“Puro prazer”
In The Herald, 2006
LIghting Design LEE CURRAN
Aditional Music VEX’D
Played by CHIEN-MING CHANG, CHRISTOPHER EVANS, BRUNO KARIM GUILLORE, PHILIP HULFORD, JASON JACOBS, ELIAS LAZARIDIS, HOFESH SHECHTER
UPRISING IS SUPPORTED BY ROBIN HOWARD FOUNDATION COMMISSION 2006, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND AND JERWOOD CHANGING STAGES CHOREOLAB NO DANCEXCHANGE.
INTERMISSION | 20 minutes
IN YOUR ROOMS
Duration 40 minutes
In In your rooms the presence of six women adds to the atmosphere sensuality and despair. Non-stop rhythms of sound and movement, in a performance that delivers a terrifying vision of the society: alienating, and at the same time, oddly familiar. The original soundtrack, created by Shetchter in collaboration with Nell Catchpole (The Gogmagogs) is live performed, helping to create an unforgettable atmosphere.
Judith Mackrell, The Guardian, Outubro 2007
Played by Winifred Burnet-Smith, Chien-Ming Chang, Christopher Evans, Bruno Karim Guillore, Philip Hulford, Jason Jacobs, Ye-Ji Kim, Elias Lazaridis, Yen-Ching Lin, Sita Ostheimer, Hannah Shepherd
Musicians
CHRISTOPHER ALLAN cello
ANDY MADDICK viola
YARON ENGLER percussion
NORMAN JANKOWSKI percussion
TIM HARRIES double bass
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY | UPRISING/IN YOUR ROOMS
The soundtrack includes a sample from 'Takk...' de Sigur Rós.
IN YOUR ROOMS IS COMISSIONED BY THE PLACE, SOUTHBANK CENTRE AND SADLER’S WELLS, AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND. THE WORK IS CO-COMISSIONED BY THE POINT, EASTLEIGH, DANCE SOUTH WEST, GLOUCESTERSHIRE DANCE AND TAKE ART SOMERSET.
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY IS SUPPORTED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND.
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY IS IN RESIDENCE AT THE BRIGHTON DOME.