3rd February. Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells. Part of British Dance Edition
Hofesh Shechter Dance Company. The Art of Not Looking Back
The third dance in the Triple Bill was Hofesh Shechter Company dancing The Art of Not Looking Back.
The Art of Not Looking Back was made for the women dancers of the Hofesh Shechter Company. Opens with Hofesh’s voice saying “My mother left me when I was two.” I wince at the thought then jump at the loud long cry of pain. From this moment until the end of the dance the theatre is alive with energy and pathos. The dancers move in the unique Hofesh style, both urban and earthy, vulnerable and strong, but always fluid, dynamic and completely synchronized with each other in complex rhythms.
These small pencil drawings were made during the performance. I have drawn Hofesh Shechter Company many times, the last time during a rehearsal of Political Mother: The Choreographers’ Cut in London last year. See my web site for painting In your rooms/Uprising: The Choreographer’s Cut and charcoal drawings of early rehearsals of Political Mother.
Some of the work is still available for sale, contact sallymckay@btinternet.com for further information.