An iconoclastic choreographer at the Palais Garnier

From June 10 to July 14, 2025, the Palais Garnier welcomes Hofesh Shechter's new creation, an original piece specially conceived for the Paris Opera Ballet. An immersion into an intense, electric choreographic universe.

Israeli-born, London-based choreographer Hofesh Shechter has established himself as a leading figure in contemporary dance. His work, influenced by music, image and film, is characterized by organic, raw and visceral gestures, in which the energy of the body fuses with percussive rhythms.

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After introducing several of his works into the Paris Opera Ballet repertoire - The Art of Not Looking Back in 2018, then Uprising and In Your Rooms in 2022 - Shechter takes a new step by creating a full evening for the company for the first time.

With this piece, Hofesh Shechter pushes back the limits of the choreographic language of the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet, with whom he is very familiar. Raw energy, explosive movement and dramatic tension are at the heart of this new work, driven by an aesthetic that is both hypnotic and powerful.

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With this world premiere, Hofesh Shechter and the Paris Opera Ballet promise a moment of intense, electric dance, in which the body becomes a veritable instrument of emotional resonance. An event not to be missed at the Palais Garnier.

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