Author Archives: Hofesh Shechter Company

Award-winning choreographer and composer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Hofesh Shechter has been appointed as the next Guest Artistic Director of National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) for 2026/27.  National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), run by Sadler’s Wells, is England’s flagship company for young dancers. Since its inception, 393 dancers have joined the company, working intensively with renowned dance artists as Guest Artistic Directors including Alleyne Dance, Boy Blue, Oona […]

The Place and Hofesh Shechter Company today announce a three-year international research and innovation partnership, funded by Jerwood Foundation, set to redefine how the dance sector cares for, trains, and sustains its artists. Two forward thinking organisations are placing dancer health and wellbeing at the centre of training and touring practice, to support career longevity […]

We are delighted to announce today that Andrew Hochhauser KC will succeed Lord Lemos CMG CBE as Chair of the Board with effect from 18 March 2026. Andrew Hochhauser is a KC at Essex Court Chambers, a Deputy High Court Judge and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He also serves as Hon […]

Hofesh Shechter Company is proud to announce that world-renowned choreographer and composer Hofesh Shechter OBE has been appointed to the rank of Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters). This prestigious distinction was presented by Her Excellency Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne, the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. […]

We are thrilled to announce the our eight dancers selected to join our award-winning company, Shechter II, the only paid professional development programme of its kind for emerging contemporary dancers in the UK. Over 1,200 dancers aged between 18 and 25 from 49 countries auditioned for Shechter II. Their ambition was to be part of […]

If you’re aged between 18 and 25 years old, it’s your chance to join Hofesh Shechter Company as part of Shechter II 2026 – a paid training programme focussing on performance, professional development and teaching skills. Following the phenomenal success of our Shechter II cohort of 2024, during which they toured Hofesh Shechter’s From England with Love to 40 […]

We are delighted and proud to announce that Hofesh Shechter Company Chair Gerard Lemos CMG CBE has been granted a life peerage and was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Lemos, of Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon CMG CBE on 3 February 2025. He made his maiden speech on the […]

 The Old Vic today announces the cast of Oedipus, who will join previously announced Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) as Oedipus and Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones) as Jocasta. Based on Sophocles’ play from c. 429 BC, this adaptation by Old Vic Associate Artist Ella Hickson will be co-directed by […]

A major new work THEATRE OF DREAMS will open in Paris ahead of a UK premiere at Sadler’s Wells as part of an international tour which includes Brighton Festival in 2025 Shechter II perform the UK premiere of FROM ENGLAND WITH LOVE at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall OEDIPUS, co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh […]