Performer: Hofesh Shechter Company

Theatre of Dreams is a sumptuous smorgasbord of dance theatre rich in visual imagery and lingering in one’s imagination indefinitely.

After a slow beginning, the work gathers pace, thoroughly engrossing the audience in its exhilarating, foot-tapping momentum.

Hofesh Shechter Company are a tremendous ensemble, performing with pinpoint accuracy whenever in unison, and more-or-less continually in action for over 90 minutes.

Shechter is back to his finest form with this Waltz for the End of Time.

Juan Diego Flórez perhaps is the only one currently able to revive the virtuosity of the role created in 1762

It’s easy to feel like the world is on the brink of oblivion sometimes. 

Has lockdown made Hofesh Shechter more reflective? More political? A better teacher? Has he taken the time to compose? Read our interview to find out...