DanceHouse announces presentation of Hofesh Shechter Company’s Double Murder
Thrilling new double bill by internationally celebrated UK choreographer kicks off DanceHouse’s 15th season
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Hofesh Shechter Company, Double Murder, Clowns. Photo by Todd MacDonald
DanceHouse is thrilled to announce that it is launching its 15th-anniversary season with a thrilling new double bill by internationally celebrated choreographer Hofesh Shechter.
Hofesh Shechter Company’s Double Murder, which consists of two distinctly contrasting pieces for our times, takes place October 21 and 22 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
The first half of the evening is Clowns, a sarcastic nod to our ever-growing indifference to violence. Originally created for Nederlands Dans Theater 1 and later produced as a film and broadcast by the BBC to great acclaim, Clowns is a macabre comedy of murder and desire, unleashing a whirlwind of choreographed anarchy, and testing how far we are willing to go in the name of entertainment.
As an antidote to the murderous, poisonous energy of Clowns, Shechter’s newer creation, The Fix, brings a tender, fragile energy to the stage. It offers a raw and compassionate moment to balance the forces of aggression and violence that press on us daily. A shield to protect us from the noise of life outside, and a place that allows the performers to be fragile, be seen for their utmost human qualities. Violence, tenderness, and hope are all laid bare through Shechter’s achingly beautiful, cinematic lens.
Hofesh Shechter. Photo by Hugo Glendinning
“I am very excited,” Shechter says of this production. “Together with the dancers I’m looking to find the spark of hope, that deep and childish, fragile human need of warmth. We walked into the studio feeling like a balance is required, a place where we allow time to beon our side as opposed to against us. A fix.”
Shechter, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), is acknowledged as one of the most exciting artists making stage work today, and his distinctive, club- and folk-dance inspired style is recognized by dance lovers all over the world.
Hofesh Shechter Company is a boundary-breaking dance troupe, producing exceptional work created by Shechter, with an extraordinary ensemble of internationally diverse dancers at its core. Based in the UK but playing on major stages throughout the world, the company creates work that celebrates and inspires the freedom of the human spirit.
Performed by his inimitable dancers and accompanied by the epic sounds of a Shechter-composed score, Double Murder explores painful truths and delves into our deepest emotions.
Tickets and more details are at DanceHouse.
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