Restless and damp: Paris Opera Ballet in Red Carpet

Paris Opera Ballet in Hofesh Shechter's Red Carpet

By Carla Escoda, 12 October 2025

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“one group of dancers would shred air guitar or hover like albatrosses over the ocean”

Reviewed at New York City Center, New York City on 9 October 2025

Red Carpet (Hofesh Shechter)

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Olivier Koundouno, Cello

Marguerite Cox, Double Bass

Brice Perda, Tuba

Yaron Engler

Lucid dance states: Hofesh Shechter Company in Theatre of Dreams

Mark Vicente, 13th February

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

****1

Hofesh Shechter Company: Theatre of Dreams at Sadler's Wells

Graham Watts, 15th October

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

****1

A powerhouse: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Shechter’s Grand Finale

Deborah Weiss, 26th September

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen powers its way through an exciting revamp of Hofesh Shechter’s inimitable Grand Finale.

****1

Transformative magic at Martha Graham Dance

Carla Escoda, 2nd April

More centenary celebrations by the Martha Graham Dance Company: the first of several mixed bills this season displays the Graham dancers at their most powerful.

****1

Hofesh Shechter: Theatre of Dreams is a dive into the subconscious

Graham Watts, 10th October

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.

***11

The Royal Ballet Back on Stage in a marathon evening

Graham Watts, 9th October

An event that will be long-remembered for the importance of the occasion, if not for its content.

***11

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.