★★★★
Choreography & Music
HOFESH SHECHTER
Heart-stopping.
— FINANCIAL TIMES
★★★★
A wild waltz for the end
of time … [Grand Finale]
ranks among Shechter’s
most sophisticated
creations. — THE GUARDIAN
Hofesh Shechter Company
Grand
Finale
Arts Centre Melbourne
State Theatre
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Thu—Sat 8pm
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1 hr 40 mins with interval
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Arts Centre Melbourne
1300 182 183
One of contemporary dance’s most
electrifying luminaries returns to our shores
with his grandest work yet.
Let’s begin at the end. As the world teeters
on the brink of collapse, Hofesh Shechter
is here to preside over our imminent
extinction. With Grand Finale the legendary
choreographer conjures a frighteningly
familiar spectre of a planet threatened by
ecological and social disaster, while the
people must dance their way through the
storm. Arresting in its imagery and riddled
with moving honesty, this is dance that
gazes into the abyss without blinking.
Grand Finale is replete with the intricate,
ecstatic style that is Shechter’s signature
while maintaining a coy optimism in the
face of chaos. Equal parts dance, theatre
and live music gig, this is a wild tour of the
apocalypse that may await us.
Presenting
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