In the history of British dance, the two decades from the 1990s to the 00s were a period of immense growth and change, when many of the companies who now shape the touring dance landscape were founded and flourished.
It’s 15 years since the Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter was the breakthrough avant-garde darling whose work, with its percussive scores and uniquely inflected, politically tinged choreography, electrified audiences and led to the foundation of his self-named company. He has built on his reputation in that time to the point where he can actually start poking fun at himself.
