The Barbarians in Love (hofesh shechter) Sadlers Wells, 2015 Inspired by the complex beauty of baroque music, Hofesh Shechter’s The Barbarians in Love tells of a sparse world in which six dancers move with mathematical precision and passion. Led by a female voiceover and against a soundtrack of baroque string music and electronic hums, six dancers emerge on stage from the haze. The voiceover gives them numbered lessons, urging control and repression. The dancers shift from weighted contemporary moves to clean ballet positions; a […]

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