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Double the passion

HOFESH in the Yard was a short, sharp program of two works by contemporary Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter. His seminal 2006 sensation Uprising, and a “new poetic re-iteration” of his 2015 piece , are both set to multi-skilled Hofesh’s own composition and sound design. Referred to as a “global master of rock’n’roll performance” his distinctive work - with its disruptive, contradictory aesthetic — was a welcome inclusion in Perth Festival director Iain Grandage’s impressive dance line-up.

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