- Duration is around 60 minutes and will be delivered in English.
- This event will be in Q&A format. We encourage you to engage with the event by raising your questions.
- The organizer will send a pre-event notice and related information via email. Please be sure to provide a valid email address and check in at the designated time and location as stated in the email.
- Natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, or other unavoidable emergencies, the workshop will follow the announcements by the Kaohsiung City Government. If work and school are officially called off, the event will also be canceled. Any decisions regarding rescheduling will be announced separately.
- To protect the facilitator 's intellectual property and ensure the quality of the event, photography and video recording are not allowed during the workshop without prior permission from the organizer.
- The organizer will be taking photos and videos during the event for documentation and non-commercial use. By registering, participants agree to authorize the use of the above-mentioned images and videos. Please consider carefully before registering.
- Participants acknowledge and accept full responsibility for their personal and property safety during the workshop. The organizer bears no obligation to arrange insurance coverage.
- National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), National Performing Arts Center, reserves the right to make final modifications, changes, interpretations, and cancellations of this event.
- I have read, understood, and agreed to registration details and notices provided by the organizer.
【Master Talk】Decoding Hofesh SHECHTER
Internationally acclaimed Hofesh Shechter Company earns its significant position with powerful energy and contagious vibe. The artistic director, Hofesh SHECHTER, plays a pivotal role in every production, catching the audience on the edge of their seat with its imaginative language and idiosyncratic aesthetics.
Along with its much anticipated production, Theatre of Dreams, Weiwuying exclusively invites Hofesh SHECHTER and collaborators to share with us their creative journey, welcoming you to dive into his mysterious artistic world.
Moderator: WEI Wan-jung (Executive Director of OISTAT)
Speakers: Hofesh SHECHTER and collaborators
Artistic Director｜Hofesh SHECHTER
Choreographer and composer Hofesh SHECHTER OBE is Artistic Director of UK-based Hofesh Shechter Company, Co-Director of the L'Agora - Cité internationale de la Danse, Montpellier, Associate Artist of Sadler's Wells and Artist-in-Residence of Gauthier Dance (2021-2026). SHECHTER is recognised as one of the most exciting artists making work for both stage and film and renowned for composing atmospheric musical scores to complement the unique physicality of his movement style.
Hofesh SHECHTER's repertoire for his company includes Uprising (2006), In your rooms (2007), The Art of Not Looking Back (2009), Political Mother (2010), Political Mother: The Choreographer's Cut (2011), Sun (2013), barbarians (2015), Grand Finale (2017), SHOW (2018), POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED (2020), Double Murder (2021), Contemporary Dance 2.0 (2022), From England with Love (2024) and Theatre of Dreams (2024).
SHECHTER has choreographed for theatre, television and opera, notably at the Metropolitan Opera (New York) for Nico MUHLY's Two Boys, on Broadway for Bartlett SHER's Fiddler on the Roof, at the Royal Court for Motortown and The Arsonists, at the National Theatre for Saint Joan and for the Channel 4 series Skins. He has co-directed with John FULLJAMES on GLUCK's Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House and La Scala), LIGHT: Bach dances (Royal Danish Opera and Philharmonie de Paris) and Oedipus, an Old Vic Production in association with Hofesh Shechter Company. His works have been staged by leading UK and international dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (USA), Martha Graham Dance Company (USA), Candoco Dance Company (UK), Nederlands Dans Theater 1 (NL), Paris Opera Ballet (FR), Royal Ballet (UK) and Royal Ballet Flanders (BE).
SHECHTER has directed three award-winning short dance films: Clowns, broadcast by the BBC, POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut and Return. In addition to these, he and his company collaborated with French filmmaker Cédric KLAPISCH on the feature En corps. The film was released in 2022 alongside a soundtrack composed by SHECHTER.
He has received many prizes including the British Theatre Institute's Award for Excellence in International Dance (2011), a Tony Nomination for his work on Fiddler on the Roof (2016), nominations for an Olivier Awards for Best New Dance Production for Grand Finale (2018) and Theatre of Dreams (2024) with Best Theatre Choreographer for Oedipus (2025) and Best Dance Film at Festival de Cannes (2023). In 2018, he was also awarded an honorary OBE for Services to Dance.
Date and Time
2026/5/7 (Thu.) 18:30-19:30
Venue
Lecture Hall, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Registration Details
This event is free admission by the tickets of Theatre of Dreams at Weiwuying.
Each ticket only allows one participant for registration. Please fill in the form and upload photos or screenshots of your ticket at the end of this form.
This Master Talk will be mainly delivered in English.
Number of Participants: Maximum of 80 participants
Registration Period: Till 12:00 PM on 2026/4/28 Tue. or when all the spots are taken
Registration Process: Fill in the Registration Form and upload your tickets of Theatre of Dreams at Weiwuying→ Registration complete (form will close once full) → A pre-event notice will be emailed prior to the event.
Program
5/9(Sat)14:30、5/10(Sun)14:30
►Hofesh Shechter Company - Theatre of Dreams
【Master Talk】Decoding Hofesh SHECHTER
Internationally acclaimed Hofesh Shechter Company earns its significant position with powerful energy and contagious vibe. The artistic director, Hofesh SHECHTER, plays a pivotal role in every production, catching the audience on the edge of their seat with its imaginative language and idiosyncratic aesthetics.
Along with its much anticipated production, Theatre of Dreams, Weiwuying exclusively invites Hofesh SHECHTER and collaborators to share with us their creative journey, welcoming you to dive into his mysterious artistic world.
Moderator: WEI Wan-jung (Executive Director of OISTAT)
Speakers: Hofesh SHECHTER and collaborators
Artistic Director｜Hofesh SHECHTER
Choreographer and composer Hofesh SHECHTER OBE is Artistic Director of UK-based Hofesh Shechter Company, Co-Director of the L'Agora - Cité internationale de la Danse, Montpellier, Associate Artist of Sadler's Wells and Artist-in-Residence of Gauthier Dance (2021-2026). SHECHTER is recognised as one of the most exciting artists making work for both stage and film and renowned for composing atmospheric musical scores to complement the unique physicality of his movement style.
Hofesh SHECHTER's repertoire for his company includes Uprising (2006), In your rooms (2007), The Art of Not Looking Back (2009), Political Mother (2010), Political Mother: The Choreographer's Cut (2011), Sun (2013), barbarians (2015), Grand Finale (2017), SHOW (2018), POLITICAL MOTHER UNPLUGGED (2020), Double Murder (2021), Contemporary Dance 2.0 (2022), From England with Love (2024) and Theatre of Dreams (2024).
SHECHTER has choreographed for theatre, television and opera, notably at the Metropolitan Opera (New York) for Nico MUHLY's Two Boys, on Broadway for Bartlett SHER's Fiddler on the Roof, at the Royal Court for Motortown and The Arsonists, at the National Theatre for Saint Joan and for the Channel 4 series Skins. He has co-directed with John FULLJAMES on GLUCK's Orphée et Eurydice (Royal Opera House and La Scala), LIGHT: Bach dances (Royal Danish Opera and Philharmonie de Paris) and Oedipus, an Old Vic Production in association with Hofesh Shechter Company. His works have been staged by leading UK and international dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (USA), Martha Graham Dance Company (USA), Candoco Dance Company (UK), Nederlands Dans Theater 1 (NL), Paris Opera Ballet (FR), Royal Ballet (UK) and Royal Ballet Flanders (BE).
SHECHTER has directed three award-winning short dance films: Clowns, broadcast by the BBC, POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut and Return. In addition to these, he and his company collaborated with French filmmaker Cédric KLAPISCH on the feature En corps. The film was released in 2022 alongside a soundtrack composed by SHECHTER.
He has received many prizes including the British Theatre Institute's Award for Excellence in International Dance (2011), a Tony Nomination for his work on Fiddler on the Roof (2016), nominations for an Olivier Awards for Best New Dance Production for Grand Finale (2018) and Theatre of Dreams (2024) with Best Theatre Choreographer for Oedipus (2025) and Best Dance Film at Festival de Cannes (2023). In 2018, he was also awarded an honorary OBE for Services to Dance.
Date and Time
2026/5/7 (Thu.) 18:30-19:30
Venue
Lecture Hall, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Registration Details
This event is free admission by the tickets of Theatre of Dreams at Weiwuying.
Each ticket only allows one participant for registration. Please fill in the form and upload photos or screenshots of your ticket at the end of this form.
This Master Talk will be mainly delivered in English.
Number of Participants: Maximum of 80 participants
Registration Period: Till 12:00 PM on 2026/4/28 Tue. or when all the spots are taken
Registration Process: Fill in the Registration Form and upload your tickets of Theatre of Dreams at Weiwuying→ Registration complete (form will close once full) → A pre-event notice will be emailed prior to the event.
Program
5/9(Sat)14:30、5/10(Sun)14:30
►Hofesh Shechter Company - Theatre of Dreams
- Duration is around 60 minutes and will be delivered in English.
- This event will be in Q&A format. We encourage you to engage with the event by raising your questions.
- The organizer will send a pre-event notice and related information via email. Please be sure to provide a valid email address and check in at the designated time and location as stated in the email.
- Natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, or other unavoidable emergencies, the workshop will follow the announcements by the Kaohsiung City Government. If work and school are officially called off, the event will also be canceled. Any decisions regarding rescheduling will be announced separately.
- To protect the facilitator 's intellectual property and ensure the quality of the event, photography and video recording are not allowed during the workshop without prior permission from the organizer.
- The organizer will be taking photos and videos during the event for documentation and non-commercial use. By registering, participants agree to authorize the use of the above-mentioned images and videos. Please consider carefully before registering.
- Participants acknowledge and accept full responsibility for their personal and property safety during the workshop. The organizer bears no obligation to arrange insurance coverage.
- National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), National Performing Arts Center, reserves the right to make final modifications, changes, interpretations, and cancellations of this event.
- I have read, understood, and agreed to registration details and notices provided by the organizer.
