Part rave. Part ritual. Part of Southbank Centre’s 75th Anniversary
Following acclaimed performances across Europe and the UK, Hofesh Shechter Company brings the London premiere of In The Brain to the Southbank Centre.
Created by internationally celebrated choreographer Hofesh Shechter for the extraordinary young dancers of Shechter II, In The Brain is a visceral, immersive new dance experience where theatre collides with rave culture, ritual and collective release.
Developed from Cave, a shorter work originally created for Martha Graham Company and Studio Simkin, In The Brain expands into a full-length theatrical experience exploring rhythm, ecstasy, freedom and human connection. Bodies surge and collide through shifting states of intensity, from moments of almost meditative communion to ecstatic bursts of feral energy, transforming the stage into something between underground club, collective ceremony and fever dream.
The production has already captivated audiences and critics in Paris and beyond, with particular praise for the fierce commitment and astonishing physicality of the Shechter II dancers, whose youth, individuality and total abandon bring a striking new urgency to Shechter’s movement language.
Part rave. Part ritual. Part collective awakening. In The Brain invites audiences to surrender to the beat and lose themselves inside a thrilling, high-voltage celebration of movement, music and togetherness.
Weds 22 – Sat 25 July 2026, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
Tickets: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/hofesh-shechter-in-the-brain/book/
After performances in Belgium, the troupe are back in London at the Arts Depot, North Finchley, N12 0GA in September.
Booking: https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/event/shechter-ii-in-the-brain/
