Portraits of a Lady
Martha Graham is the Georgia O’Keefe of dance. No matter what the source material, the primary subject of her works is womanhood.
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There are certain elements you can expect to find in any piece by Hofesh Shechter: a deafening, grungy, and distorted score composed by the choreographer himself; dim lighting and smoke enveloping the stage to create a nostalgic yet unsettling atmosphere; and a signature hunch-shouldered, gestural movement language referencing various forms of folk dance. Unsurprisingly, all of these components are present in the Israeli-born, UK-based choreographer’s latest creation, “Theatre of Dreams”—his first piece on London’s Sadler’s Wells stage since 2021. Yet it’s how they are structured together that gives them renewed potency and meaning.
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Martha Graham is the Georgia O’Keefe of dance. No matter what the source material, the primary subject of her works is womanhood.
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