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- How has Hofesh Shechter developed Contemporary dance historically, socially, and culturally?
- Collaborator
- Worked with Nederlands Dans Theatre (2016)
- Different country and styles - adds to his influences.
- Dutch dance company based in Amsterdam
- Creates new audiences for Shechters works
- Jasmine Vardimon (also from israel, now working in london)
- Bringing culture to britain
- Different choreographers internationally
- Antony Gormley (survivor 2012) = first collaboration with an artist
- first piece he focused on his music, live band with 30 musicians
- Musicians
- first piece he focused on his music, live band with 30 musicians
- Creating his own music
- might attract musicians to come and view his work due to the high influence of the music.
- New audiences.
- Worked with Nederlands Dans Theatre (2016)
- Exposure to wider audience
- Choreographed opening dance scene 'Maxxies dance' Episode 1, season 2 of skins (channel 4)
- Mainstream television
- More publicity, more people seeing his work
- TV production, very popular with teenagers and young people at the time
- More publicity, more people seeing his work
- TV production, very popular with teenagers and young people at the time
- Mainstream television
- Theatre and film productions
- The Arsonists 2007, Saint Juan 2007 and Moretown 2006
- Choreographer for new production of Fiddler on the Roof 2016
- Different dance styles used = theatre and film, audiences that wouldnt normally watch Hofesh
- New fans, more publicity, drawing attention to his style and contemporary dance.
- The Arsonists 2007, Saint Juan 2007 and Moretown 2006
- Different dance styles used = theatre and film, audiences that wouldnt normally watch Hofesh
- Choreographed on Ballet companies
- Royal Ballet 2015 and Ballet Basel 2016
- Links with international choreographers
- His work is viewed in other places, gaining more viewers
- He can influence different audience to attract more people to contemporary
- Choreographed opening dance scene 'Maxxies dance' Episode 1, season 2 of skins (channel 4)
- Political Statements
- Born in Jerusalem in 1975 during a tense political environment
- High military influence in the area at the time
- Bringing his personal experiences into his work, showing Britain an insight into a different culture and different circumstances that we havent encountered.
- Usually a theme behind his works
- SUN 2013 - Idea of society copying eachother
- Political mother 2010 - idea of society being controlled by the government/powerful leaders.
- Educating audiences and causing them to think
- Born in Jerusalem in 1975 during a tense political environment
- Education system
- Workshops in schools and colleges with Hofesh Shechter Company
- Countinuously educating ks4,5 and higher
- associate choreographer at the Place London (London contemporary dance school)
- Worked with graduate companies such as EDge
- 2005 and 20013
- Linked to LCDS
- 2005 and 20013
- Influencing young choreographers nd providing different movement styles for them to explore.
- countinuously developing movement into the british dance scene.
- Workshops in schools and colleges with Hofesh Shechter Company
- Own movement language
- Studied at Jerusalem academy of music and dance at age 15
- contemporary (graham, limon and cunningham)
- traditional contemporary techniques
- classical ballet
- Preserving traditional styles
- Improvisation
- evident in choreographic proccess
- contemporary (graham, limon and cunningham)
- Studied martial arts
- merging fighting with dance techniques
- access different types of dancers
- merging fighting with dance techniques
- his own culture and upbringing
- new insight for Britain to experience
- Studied Batsheva and Gaga technique which we see in his works
- relatively new to British contemporary dance scene - exciting and intriguing for British audiences.
- Studied at Jerusalem academy of music and dance at age 15
- Collaborator
- Different dance styles used = theatre and film, audiences that wouldnt normally watch Hofesh
- New fans, more publicity, drawing attention to his style and contemporary dance.
- Ballet audiences seeing new styles
- More publicity and viewers of his work.
- Royal Ballet 2015 and Ballet Basel 2016
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