Dancers
‘You marvel at the sustained pulse of their fierce energy: Shechter dancers seem a breed unlike any other’
The Sunday Times
Miguel Altunaga
From: CubaTraining: National School of Art, Havana
For Hofesh Shechter Company: Double Murder is Miguel’s debut performance for the company.
Other work: Danza Contemporanea de Cuba and Rambert. He has worked with more than 40 choreographers including Wim Vandekeybus, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Hofesh Shechter, Gary Stewart, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Bruce, Itzik Galili, Siobhan Davies, Barak Marshall, Marion Motin, Ben Duke and Andonis Foniadakis; as well as performing works by Paul Taylor and Merce Cunningham. As a choreographer and movement director, Miguel has created work for Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Rambert, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Simply Red and Carlos Acosta. He was commissioned by The Royal Ballet to create Dark Eye for the Deloitte Ignite Festival 2014 (Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House).
Robinson Cassarino
From: FranceTraining: Studio Harmonic and Ballet Junior de Genève
For Hofesh Shechter Company: SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2018
Chien-Ming Chang, Rehearsal Director for Shechter II
From: TaiwanTraining: Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
For Hofesh Shechter Company: Uprising, In your rooms, Political Mother, No Face, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, Survivor, Sun, barbarians, Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House production), Grand Finale, Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2008
Other work: Cloud Gate 2 in Taiwan and Bern Ballett (Stadttheater Bern) in Switzerland under the direction of Cathy Marston.
Frédéric Despierre, Rehearsal Director
From: FranceTraining: Conservatoire de Paris
For Hofesh Shechter Company: Uprising, In your rooms, Political Mother, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, lukewarm and loving it, Sun, barbarians, Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House production), Grand Finale, Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2011
Other work: After three years studying classical ballet Frédéric joined the contemporary section. He was taught by and worked with André Lafonta, Christine Gérard, Yutaka Takei and Cristiana Morganti (Pina Bausch). In 2011 he performed Yuval Pick’s The Him with the Junior Ballet and worked on Angelin Preljocaj’s Noces.
Rachel Fallon
From: USATraining: LINES Ballet Training Program and Manhattan Youth Ballet
For Hofesh Shechter Company: Political Mother, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House production), Grand Finale, Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2017
Other work: Tanz Luzerner Theater, Idan Sharabi and Dancers, and Marina Mascarell.
Emma Farnell-Watson
From: United KingdomTraining: London Contemporary Dance School
For Hofesh Shechter Company: SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2018
Other work: Jasmin Vardimon Company and Shahar Binyamini.
Mickaël Frappat
From: FranceTraining: Epsedanse Montpellier, under the direction of Anne-Marie Porras
For Hofesh Shechter Company: Political Mother, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House production), Grand Finale, Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2017
Other work: Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes, directed by Claude Brumachon, and has been a member of Florence Bernad, Hélène Cathala and Laurence Wagner companies.
Natalia Gabrielczyk
From: PolandTraining: Anton Bruckner University
For Hofesh Shechter Company: SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2018
Adam Khazhmuradov
From: BelgiumTraining: Amsterdam University of the Arts
For Hofesh Shechter Company: SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2018
Other work: Internship at INNE Creations, Iván Pérez. Nightshifter by Temper Theatre, Withering and Capricho by Fernando Troya and To the Edge pt. 3 by Dalton Jansen. Worked for various choreographers and movement directors, including Heidi Vierthaler, Paul Sadot and Maxine Doyle.
Yeji Kim, Rehearsal Assistant
From: Republic of KoreaTraining: Korea National University of Arts and London Contemporary Dance School
For Hofesh Shechter Company: In your rooms, The Art of Not Looking Back, Political Mother, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, Last of His Act (as dancer/choreographer), Sun, barbarians, Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House production), Grand Finale, Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2009
Other work: Yeji performed with K-Arts Dance Company in New York in 2008 and in San Francisco in 2009. She also performed in the Critic’s Choice of Korean Young Artists in 2009 and received the Golden Prize in the 38th Dong-A Dance Competition in Korea.
Hannah Shepherd
From: United KingdomTraining: Sussex Downs College, London Contemporary Dance School and EDge 07
For Hofesh Shechter Company: In your rooms, The Art of Not Looking Back, Political Mother, Noble Thinking, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, lukewarm and loving it, Sun, Pandemonium, barbarians, Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House production), Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2009
Other work: Hannah started her training in gymnastics and trampolining and competed frequently at regional and national level. Hannah is also a mum to two energetic young boys.
Juliette Valerio
From: FranceTraining: Ballet Junior de Genève
For Hofesh Shechter Company: SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2018
Other work: Nightshifter (Temper Theatre), Long Past (Rosalba Torres) and Bodhi project company (2016/2017).
Zunnur Zhafirah
From: SingaporeTraining: School of the Arts, Singapore and London Contemporary Dance School
For Hofesh Shechter Company: SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2018
Other work: Sri Warisan, T.H.E.(Second) Dance Company, Bhumi Collective and P7:1SMA.
Jared Brown (Shechter II 2020)
From: USATraining: The Juilliard School and Booker T. Washington HSPVA
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Jack Butler (Shechter II 2020)
From: United KingdomTraining: Northern School of Contemporary Dance and VERVE Postgraduate Company
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Other work: Worked with and performed work by Maxine Doyle, Joan Clevillé, Noa Zuk and Ben Wright.
Chieh-Hann Chang (Shechter II 2020)
From: TaiwanTraining: Taipei National University of the Arts
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Marion de Charnacé (Shechter II 2020)
From: FranceTraining: Paris Opera Ballet School
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Other work: Paris Opera Ballet, 2014 – Present.
Evelyn Hart (Shechter II 2020)
From: United KingdomTraining: London Contemporary Dance School
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Other work: National Youth Dance Company with Jasmin Vardimon and Akram Khan.
Charles Heinrich (Shechter II 2020)
From: FranceTraining: National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance and Ballet Junior de Genève
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Evelien Jansen (Shechter II 2020)
From: The NetherlandsTraining: Amsterdam University of the Arts
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Rosalia Panepinto (Shechter II 2020)
From: USATraining: Joffrey Ballet School contemporary/jazz program and Peridance Certificate Program with ballet/modern focus.
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Other work: Apprenticed for Parsons Dance in NYC, performed with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Danced with CR Dance Company in NYC as well as other project based companies.
Jill Goh Su-Jen (Shechter II 2020)
From: SingaporeTraining: School of the Arts Singapore and New Zealand School of Dance
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020
Other work: Torus (Humanhood), Forgotten Things (Sarah Foster-Sproull), The Bach (Michael Parmenter), Incant (Amber Haines).
Niek Wagenaar (Shechter II 2020)
From: The NetherlandsTraining: Amsterdam University of the Arts
For Hofesh Shechter Company: POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED
First worked with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2020