Šibenik Dance Festival: Contemporary Dance 2.0. by Hofesh Shechter

CONTEMPORARY DANCE 2.0. by Hofesh Shechter (Gauthier Dance Company), Germany

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

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

Production: Theaterhaus Stuttgart