Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns is reimagined for the first time on screen in a bold and thrilling new production. Clowns was broadcast on BBC Two in 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0blmn01 The film was produced by Hofesh Shechter Company and Illuminations. Shot on location at the iconic Rivoli Ballroom in South London, Clowns is a 30 minute film unlike anything audiences will have seen before. Directed, choreographed and composed by Hofesh Shechter, Clowns features 10 of his world class dancers playing out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, and asks: how far will we go in the name of entertainment? The piece combines Hofesh’s bold, exhilarating and tribal choreography with a percussive, cinematic score and the camera gets up close to the exceptionally talented ensemble of dancers.

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