Hofesh Shechter

Hofesh Shechter OBE (born 3 May 1975) is an Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in London.

Shechter was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 2016 for his work on Bartlett Sher's revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

[5] Midway through the compulsory three years of his training, he moved to Tel Aviv when he was accepted as a junior into the Batsheva Dance Company.

[4] Shechter graduated to the main company, where he danced in works by Ohad Naharin and Wim Vandekeybus, amongst others, whilst also studying percussion.

[6] After three years, Shechter left the company in order to play drums in a rock group, The Human Beings, and study music in Paris.