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    UPPING THE VOLUME

    Sep 24, 2019 4 minutes

    HOFESH Shechter is one of the most most successful and in-demand choreographers on the current world stage. He is best known for the works he directs and choreographs for his own Hofesh Shechter Company. But in addition to this, he fulfils a diverse range of commissions from ballet companies (among others, Paris Opera Ballet and the Royal Ballet have both commissioned him in recent years); musical theatre (Shechter was nominated for a Tony Award in 2016 for his choreography of Bartlett Sher’s revival of Fiddler On the Roof ); theatre, opera and television.

    His work appeals to a wider cross-section of people than the usual and the Melbourne Festival is presenting this same production. It is not the first time he has appeared in Melbourne – in 2009 his and were a hit, and again in 2013 he amazed audiences with .

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