{"id":49146,"date":"2026-02-25T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dansenshus.se\/?post_type=dh_event&p=49146"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:00:23","slug":"hofesh-shechter-gbr-theatre-of-dreams","status":"publish","type":"dh_event","link":"https:\/\/dansenshus.se\/en\/program\/hofesh-shechter-gbr-theatre-of-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Hofesh Shechter [GBR] | Theatre of Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internationally acclaimed choreographer Hofesh Shechter and his company are back at Dansens Hus! Now with Theatre of Dreams, <\/em>a work with 13 dancers and live music, balancing between dream and reality.<\/p>\n

For almost ten years he has been shown at Dansens Hus. You may have seen (or missed):<\/p>\n

Double Murder<\/em> (2022), which was described as \u201da fateful, charged and wild evening\u201d while Contemporary Dance<\/em> (2020) had an \u201dintense club feel\u201d. Grand Final<\/em> from the year before was: \u201dwayward, unpredictable and totally hyped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now it's time to get dizzy again.<\/p>\n

In Theatre of Dreams<\/em> it dribbles with fears, hopes and desires - emotions that penetrate not only the dreaming mind but also our waking thoughts. It is a fascinating work that evokes chaotic emotions and surrealism but also a sense of clarity and reality.<\/p>\n

And although the works are different, we recognise Shechter's characteristic cinematic composition, the interplay between poetry and reality and the fact that the music, which he composed, is performed live on stage.<\/p>\n

He also works with partners from previous productions: Tom Visser for lighting design (Grand Finale, The Fix, Contemporary Dance 2:0, Wild Poetry and From England with Love) and Osnat Kelner for costumes (Contemporary Dance 2:0 and Wild Poetry).<\/p>\n

In this full-length work, you are thrown headlong into the world of the imagination and the subconscious, which Shechter explores with his choreography. Or as he himself puts it:<\/p>\n

\n

\u201d..if you enjoyed it, great for you. And if you hated it, I apologise on behalf of the universe.\u201d <\/em>*<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The production premiered in Paris at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de la Ville on 27 June 2024 and at Sadler's Wells in October 2024. It was followed by an extensive international tour in the Netherlands, Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n

* The Guardian.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dive headlong into the world of fantasy and surrealism.
\nA rhythmic, fragmentary and ecstatic symbiosis of nightclub, folk music and the scent of melancholy.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":49147,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-49146","dh_event","type-dh_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dh_eventcategory-stora-scen","dh_eventcategory-forestallningar"],"meta_box":{"components":[{"component_type":"artist","linkbox":{"linkbox_background":"#f4f4f4"},"component_artist":{"artist_image":"49150","artist_heading":"Hofesh Shechter","artist_text":"Hofesh Shechter (f. 1975) startade sin karri\u00e4r som dansare i Batsheva Dance Company (Israel). I b\u00f6rjan av 2000-talet flyttade han till England och sedan 2008 har han sitt eget kompani som idag \u00e4r ett av v\u00e4rldens mest v\u00e4lrenommerade och hyllade.\r\nHans f\u00f6rsta stora verk, succ\u00e9n \"Political Mother\" hade premi\u00e4r 2010. Sedan dess har han koreograferat bland annat \u201dSun\u201d (2013), \u201dBarbarians\u201d (2015) och \u201dShow\u201d (2018). P\u00e5 Dansens Hus har flera av hans verk visats.\r\nShechter har koreograferat f\u00f6r andra ledande kompanier s\u00e5som Batsheva Ensemble, Candoco Dance Company, Paris Opera Ballet, G\u00f6teborgsoperan och Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.\r\nHan har ocks\u00e5 arbetat med teater som tv och opera. 2016 var han nominerad till en Tony Award f\u00f6r koreografin till Broadwaymusiken \u201dSpelmannen p\u00e5 taket\u201d. Han skapar ofta sj\u00e4lv musiken till sina verk \u2013 atmosf\u00e4riska kompositioner som ackompanjerar hans explosivt fysiska stil. 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