Hofesh Shechter Company's full-length dance work 'In The Brain', a raw, rhythmic piece that blurs the line between stage and audience.
Hofesh Shechter Company bring In The Brain to the Exeter Northcott Theatre on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November, both nights starting at 7.30pm. It's a full-length dance work for Shechter II, the company's younger ensemble, and it's a rhythmic, club-like piece that Shechter describes as a raw, electrifying dive into movement, rhythm and collective energy — part rave, part ritual — in which the dancers shatter the barrier between stage and audience. It's built around the spark, connection and unity found in dancing together.
In The Brain didn't start as a full-length piece. It grew out of CAVE, a shorter work originally produced by Martha Graham Company and Studio Simkin, which premiered at the City Center Dance Festival in New York City on 6 April 2022. From there, it was expanded into this full-length version, commissioned by Agora, Cité Internationale de la Danse in Montpellier. It had its world premiere at Dampftzentrale in Bern in March 2026, followed by a press night at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, in July 2026, before heading out on this UK tour.
Shechter handles both the choreography and the music himself, and he's brought in a full creative team to round it out: lighting by Tom Visser, costumes by Osnat Kelner and sound collaborator Frédéric Despierre. The Exeter shows run 55 minutes with no interval, so it's a single, continuous stretch of movement. The second night, Wednesday 4 November, is audio-described, with a touch tour beforehand for anyone who wants to get a feel for the production before it starts.
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Tickets are £19.50 to £24.00, and both performances start at 7.30pm at the Exeter Northcott Theatre.
