The Art of Not Looking Back

Commissioned by Brighton Festival, The Art of Not Looking Back is a work by Shechter inspired by, and made for, the world-class female dancers of the Hofesh Shechter Company. Physical, complex and unrelenting Shechter's favoured theme of 'man against the world' is presented in a different and entrancing light. Première: 14th May 2009, Brighton Festival Original cast: Eulalia Ayguade Farro, Winifred Burnet-Smith, Victoria Hoyland, Yen Ching Lin, Sita Ostheimer, Ino Riga Lighting Design: Lee Curran Costume Design: Becs Andrews Additional music: Excerpt from LITANY IV from SIX LITANIES FOR HELIOGABALUS composed by John Zorn, performed by Mike Patton, solo voice used with the kind permission of Tzadik recordings Commissioned by: Brighton Festival 2009. Restaged in 2011 with support from DanceXchange.