Why hanging up dancing shoes neednt be the end of a career. Choreographer and composer hofesh shechter is an associate artist of sadlers wells and his company is resident company at brighton dome. Clowns hofesh shechter ndt 1 separate ways youtube. Hofesh shechter is bringing visceral, urgent language to the royal ballet in his first work for the company. Swan lake and in the world premieres of hofesh shechters untouchable. The royal ballet is at crossroads its current artistic director is about to retire. Anna rose osullivan and james hay in the nutcracker.
Balanchine shechtermacmillan, royal opera house, london. What was royal ballet boss kevin ohare thinking when he asked the israeli choreographer hofesh shechter to make a new work for covent garden. Shechter worked so far among others with cedar lake contemporary ballet, nederlands dans theater, batsheva dance company, royal ballet london and first and formemost with his. Ballet and opera on the big screen prove more popular than. The nutcracker the waltz of the snowflakes the royal. Ballet to the people caught the final night of the royal ballet s curious mixed bill that seems to have been programmed by the ancient dartthrowing method.
Other roles include chinese dance and trepak in the nutcracker, rubies and. Hofesh shechter in rehearsals with the royal ballet. News royal ballet promotions, joiners and leavers, 201718. Royal opera house, london sarah lamb and steven mcrae soar through haydns symphony, natalia osipova is driven mad in texas and a 20strong cast prowl the stage in this mixed bill. He also created roles in untouchable by hofesh shechter, woolf works by. George balanchines iconic the four temperaments set a high bar for the rest of the evening, followed by a muchanticipated new work by hofesh shechter. The royal ballet triple bill, royal opera house, london. Laurence olivier award for best new dance production wikipedia. Hofesh shechter rehearses his debut royal ballet work youtube. Christmas wouldnt be christmas without this seasonal favorite, in which a young girls enchanted present leads her on a wonderful adventure.
Two former dancers share how dancers career development. Nederlands dans theater ndt hofesh shechter s piece clowns for the ndt 1 programme seperate ways. He has also danced in hofesh schecters untouchable and twyla tharps the. Hofesh shechter might have just pulled off the most exciting night of dance this year several thousand screaming and whooping fans would say so. The royal ballets marcelino sambe promoted to principal dancer. The royal ballet perform the waltz of the snowflakes in the nutcracker, with meaghan grace hinkis as clara, ricardo cervera as the nutcracker and gary avis as drosselmeyer. Giselle, winter, manon, nutcracker all done within the past three years or less. The royal ballet has announced sambes promotion for the 201920 season. Donald thom, dancer the national ballet of canada the. Uncle nikolai in the nutcracker, diamond man in the sleeping beauty, mitch in a. Leading choreographer on creating untouchable in 2015, his first main stage work at the royal opera house, and working with the royal ballet.
Roles since joining the royal ballet have included clara the nutcracker, white. The nutcracker sweeties, birmingham royal ballet swan lake english. Shechter has also staged and choreographed works on leading international dance companies including the alvin ailey american dance theater, batsheva ensemble, candoco dance company, cedar lake contemporary ballet, nederlands dans theater 1, paris opera ballet, royal ballet and royal ballet flanders, as well as for theatre, television and opera. And a 65minute closer, which violates the rules of programming evenings of dance. The laurence olivier award for best new dance production is an annual award presented by. Nuremberg ballet season 2017 2018 by staatstheater.
Of working with the classically trained ballet dancers, shechter says. Ballet and dance at the royal opera house 201718 news. Learn more about donald thom, second soloist with the national ballet of. Danceworks ballet academy youth ballet company presents making the nutcracker 2019, a documentary telling the story of a professional production. Hofesh shechter, who choreographed untouchable for the royal ballet, a piece in which marcelino created his own role, sees him as a quick.
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