Welcome to the 1st episode of this 3rd season.Our guest today doesn't need much of a presentation. He is mainly known as the Artistic Director of the UK-based Hofesh Shechter Company, formed in 2008. His dance company tours the world constantly and is a reference for many people!!Shechter has also staged and choreographed works for 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. He has also choreographed for theatre, television and opera. In 2016 he received a Tony Award nomination for his choreography for the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Grand Finale was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production. In 2020, Hofesh Shechter Company was named the winner of the Fedora – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet for LIGHT: Bach Dances, in collaboration with Royal Danish Opera and co-directed by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames. In 2018 Hofesh Shechter was awarded an honorary OBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for Services to Dance. In 2020, Hofesh Shechter Company was named the winner of the Fedora – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet for LIGHT: Bach Dances, in collaboration with Royal Danish Opera and co-directed by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames.We just talked to him a few days after he finished his surfing holidays in the north of Spain… so that’s where we started, from there we went on talking about:SurfingWhat is Hofesh’s missionHow dance gives us the opportunity to experience life for what it isThe whole point of dance in a fucked up worldTransference of consciousnessHow the dancers that work with Hofesh achieve a state of flow through the sense of togetherness Does Hofesh's experience flow? What challenges does he encounter? Maturity and healthy approaches to difficult jobsAnd so much more. A very complex, down-to-earth and pragmatic conversation.We referenced: Jiddu KrishnamurtiRemember that at the end of each episode, Bridget will also offer a brief summary of this conversation as well as a simple exercise designed to help you take away the best bits of the episode and try them out for yourself.This season is brought to you by:- Choreography Online (https://choreography.online)and- Ground Grooves (https://www.groundgrooves.tv)Support the showSupport the show HERE

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