GrandFinale

On the edge of oblivion, a company of incredible dancers hurl themselves into a spectacular freefall.

This is revolutionary choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s vision of a society on the brink of collapse: a bizarre, beautiful abyss bristling with anarchic energy and violent comedy.

Part dance, part theatre, part intoxicating gig, Grand Finale brilliantly captures the precariousness of 21st-century living through rapturous live music (composed by Shechter, performed live by an on-stage band) and furiously choreographed movement – a pulsating combination that will leave you breathless.

Performed on a cinematic set designed around transforming monoliths and intense claustrophobic spaces, and brimming with Shechter’s emotionally electrifying style, this fierce new work is the dance ensemble’s boldest creation yet. Join their apocalyptic revelry in the dance event to end all events.

“A mature and magnificent work… sulphurous, visceral and surprisingly tender”The Stage

Recommended age 13+
Contains smoke effects, very loud music and flashing lights

Watch the trailer here

Watch behind-the-scenes at rehearsal here

Read an interview with Hofesh Shechter in DANZ here

Reviews from the Auckland season

"... moments of great beauty and flickers of rapture and joy mixed in with periods of partying and celebration and some quiet moments of meditation and prayer." – New Zealand Herald
Read the review here

 "Shechter’s vocabulary is unmistakable, raw, embedded in rich personal depth of impulse, wriggling, bouncing, circling, swooping- a folk-like surrender to passion, immersion in reinvented traditions." – Theatreview
Read the review here