Hofesh Shechter’s POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut
*Best Dance Film – Festival de Cannes*
*Audience Award 2022 for Best Live Performance Relay & Camera Rework*
Director, Choreographer, Composer & DOP – Hofesh Shechter
Performed by Shechter II
Hofesh Shechter’s iconic stage work Political Mother exploded onto the screen as an UNPLUGGED, unapologetic and exhilarating new short film.
Filmed in lockdown at Battersea Arts Centre, Shechter brings the striking iconic architecture of the venue centre stage – from the elegance of the Grand Hall, the atmospheric intimate spaces to the labyrinthine gothic corridors, creating an extraordinary film and dance piece which is at once emotionally complex, powerfully significant and theatrically thrilling.
Performed by Shechter II, a new generation of exciting world-class dancers and set against a backdrop of Shay Hamias’ animations and Shechter’s cinematic score, the UK premiere of POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut was available to stream on-demand for a limited time via the Battersea Arts Centre website in July 2021.
Director, Choreographer, Composer: Hofesh Shechter
Dancers: Jared Brown, Jack Butler, Chieh-Hann Chang, Evelyn Hart, Charles Heinrich, Evelien Jansen, Rosalia Panepinto, Jill Goh Su-Jen, Niek Wagenaar
Costume Design: Merle Hensel
Video Projection Designer: Shay Hamias
Director of Photography: Hofesh Shechter
Lighting Design: Rich Godin
Consultant Director of Photography: Sebastian Cort
Editor: Todd MacDonald
Colourist: Toby Tomkins
Musical Collaborators: Nell Catchpole, Yaron Engler
Percussion Arrangements by: Hofesh Shechter, Yaron Engler
Produced by: Hofesh Shechter Company
Additional Music:
Verdi Requiem, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Courtesy of LSO Live Ltd
Abide with Me, arranged by Sir Stephen Cleobury. Published by Encore Publications
György Ligeti – Atmospheres, performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra. Published by MDS London
For any further information regarding POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut then please contact [email protected]
*Best Dance Film – Festival de Cannes*
*Audience Award 2022 for Best Live Performance Relay & Camera Rework*
Director, Choreographer, Composer & DOP – Hofesh Shechter
Performed by Shechter II
Hofesh Shechter’s iconic stage work Political Mother exploded onto the screen as an UNPLUGGED, unapologetic and exhilarating new short film.
Filmed in lockdown at Battersea Arts Centre, Shechter brings the striking iconic architecture of the venue centre stage – from the elegance of the Grand Hall, the atmospheric intimate spaces to the labyrinthine gothic corridors, creating an extraordinary film and dance piece which is at once emotionally complex, powerfully significant and theatrically thrilling.
Performed by Shechter II, a new generation of exciting world-class dancers and set against a backdrop of Shay Hamias’ animations and Shechter’s cinematic score, the UK premiere of POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut was available to stream on-demand for a limited time via the Battersea Arts Centre website in July 2021.
Director, Choreographer, Composer: Hofesh Shechter
Dancers: Jared Brown, Jack Butler, Chieh-Hann Chang, Evelyn Hart, Charles Heinrich, Evelien Jansen, Rosalia Panepinto, Jill Goh Su-Jen, Niek Wagenaar
Costume Design: Merle Hensel
Video Projection Designer: Shay Hamias
Director of Photography: Hofesh Shechter
Lighting Design: Rich Godin
Consultant Director of Photography: Sebastian Cort
Editor: Todd MacDonald
Colourist: Toby Tomkins
Musical Collaborators: Nell Catchpole, Yaron Engler
Percussion Arrangements by: Hofesh Shechter, Yaron Engler
Produced by: Hofesh Shechter Company
Additional Music:
Verdi Requiem, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Courtesy of LSO Live Ltd
Abide with Me, arranged by Sir Stephen Cleobury. Published by Encore Publications
György Ligeti – Atmospheres, performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra. Published by MDS London
For any further information regarding POLITICAL MOTHER: The Final Cut then please contact [email protected]
Lawrence ‘Reed’ Hansen: The Sacrosanct Accompanist - a musical journey through Martha Graham’s dance technique
Produced and directed by Terese Capucilli
Terese Capucilli, Faculty, the Juilliard School; Principal Dancer/Co-Artistic Director, Martha Graham Dance Company (1979-2005); Founder/Principal Artist, Buglisi Dance Theatre; Arts Advisory Board, Princess Grace Foundation—USA
This beautiful documentary offers a pristine journey through sound and movement, giving overdue credence to the essential contribution that accompanists make to the dance world. Master of the art of improvisation for dance, Hansen makes this noblest of art forms an extraordinary pleasure to watch. At once, the documentary captures Reed’s delightful demeanor and evidences this stellar musician’s passion for and skill at accompanying dance classes. Filmed at both the Juilliard School and the Martha Graham School in NYC and the only film of its kind, this is a comprehensive look at Martha Graham’s Technique entirely from the viewpoint of the accompanist.
The Sacrosanct Accompanist demonstrates the crucial role that the musician plays in the training and education of dancers. We can see that the musician is elevated to a rightful place in the dance classroom — as partner and driving force in the learning community — and we are witnesses to the improvisational genius of one of the most important class musicians from the 1950’s to the present.— Dr. Suzanne Knosp
For more information and 6-panel DVD sales:
[email protected] | www.sacrosanctaccompanist.com
VIMEO ON DEMAND: | Streaming/Purchase (download):
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sacrosanctaccompanist
Produced and directed by Terese Capucilli
Terese Capucilli, Faculty, the Juilliard School; Principal Dancer/Co-Artistic Director, Martha Graham Dance Company (1979-2005); Founder/Principal Artist, Buglisi Dance Theatre; Arts Advisory Board, Princess Grace Foundation—USA
This beautiful documentary offers a pristine journey through sound and movement, giving overdue credence to the essential contribution that accompanists make to the dance world. Master of the art of improvisation for dance, Hansen makes this noblest of art forms an extraordinary pleasure to watch. At once, the documentary captures Reed’s delightful demeanor and evidences this stellar musician’s passion for and skill at accompanying dance classes. Filmed at both the Juilliard School and the Martha Graham School in NYC and the only film of its kind, this is a comprehensive look at Martha Graham’s Technique entirely from the viewpoint of the accompanist.
The Sacrosanct Accompanist demonstrates the crucial role that the musician plays in the training and education of dancers. We can see that the musician is elevated to a rightful place in the dance classroom — as partner and driving force in the learning community — and we are witnesses to the improvisational genius of one of the most important class musicians from the 1950’s to the present.— Dr. Suzanne Knosp
For more information and 6-panel DVD sales:
[email protected] | www.sacrosanctaccompanist.com
VIMEO ON DEMAND: | Streaming/Purchase (download):
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sacrosanctaccompanist