Hofesh Shechter - Theatre of Dreams

Name: Hofesh Shechter - Theatre of Dreams | Lowry
Start: 2025-10-25T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Lowry

Fri 24 Oct 2025 and Sat 25 Oct 2025

Fri 24 Oct 2025

8:00PM

Lyric Theatre

Past event
Sat 25 Oct 2025

8:00PM

Lyric Theatre

Past event

Performed by the inimitable dancers of Hofesh Shechter Company, this thrilling new work delves deep into the world of fantasy and the subconscious, revealing fears, hopes, desires and a myriad of emotions that penetrates not only our dreams but also our waking thoughts – the mind is king.

The dancers’ bodies bring to life on stage this interplay between poetry and reality, accompanied by live musicians and Shechter’s trademark cinematic composition. Hofesh reunites with creative collaborators 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)

Reviews

★★★★ “It’s astonishingly beautiful, constantly inventive [...] a sense of discovery, of the capacity of the human spirit to revive, to fantasise and to dance.” - Sarah Crompton, The Observer

★★★★★ “It is an experience that burns with intensity and will never be the same twice…. a once- in-a-life-time encounter.” - Ke Meng, Theatre Weekly

“a full-bodied mind-warping show” - David Jays, Evening Standard

‘The dance dazzles, defined by razor-sharp gestures, a contagious energy and the irresistible beauty which characterises Shechter’s work.’ - Ariane Bavelier, Le Figaro

Additional information

Age recommendation: 13+

Content warning

Programme

Runtime: 1hr 30mins (no interval)

Accessible performances

Audio Described by Caroline Burn | Fri 24th Oct 8.00PM. Touch Tour | 6.30PM

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Credits

Choreography & Music: Hofesh Shechter

Lighting Design: Tom Visser

Costume Design: Osnat Kelner

Performed by Hofesh Shechter Company

Associate Artistic Director: Bruno Guillore

Music Collaborator: Yaron Engler

Set Collaborator: Niall Black

Produced by Hofesh Shechter Company

Commissioned by Théâtre de la Ville - Paris. Co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells London; Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival; Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Seongnam Arts Center/Seongnam Cultural Foundation; Danse Danse Montréal; MC2 : Maison de la Culture de Grenoble - Scène nationale; Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen; Central - La Louvière; Shanghai International Dance Center Theater (SIDCT); Théâtre Sénart - Scène Nationale; Torinodanza Festival / Teatro Stabile di Torino - Teatro Nazionale; Festspielhaus St. Pölten (AT); La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand scène nationale; Maison de la danse, Lyon - Pôle européen de création; Les Gémeaux - Scène Nationale de Sceaux; Château Rouge, scène conventionnée – Annemasse; Châteauvallon-Liberté, scène nationale; Scène Nationale ALBI-Tarn; Le Carré Sainte-Maxime with support from Theater Rotterdam; Les Salins - Scène Nationale de Martigues; Marche Teatro / Inteatro Festival; La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne and The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund.

Individual Commissioner: Georgia Rosengarten

Hofesh Shechter Company benefits from the support of BNP Paribas Foundation for the development of its projects and is supported using public funding through Arts Council England.