Climb the sky

Climb the sky introduces Noé Soulier, an inspiring new voice to the company, highlights Crystal Pite‘s first time collaboration with NDT 2 for her work Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue, and restages Johan Inger‘s Out of Breath. “I…
Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT; literal translation Netherlands Dance Theatre) is a Dutch contemporary dance company. NDT is headquartered at the Amare building in The Hague. NDT also performs at other venues in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam’s Het Muziektheater and Nijmegen’s Stadsschouwburg.

Climb the sky introduces Noé Soulier, an inspiring new voice to the company, highlights Crystal Pite‘s first time collaboration with NDT 2 for her work Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue, and restages Johan Inger‘s Out of Breath. “I…

Never before has The Australian Ballet presented contemporary dance of this scale and ambition. Commissioned for the 60th anniversary of Nederlands Dans Theater, the world’s most celebrated contemporary company, and now presented for the first time outside of the Netherlands…

Renowned for her flowing, organic and poetic style, Crystal Pite has succeeded in bringing her surprising and innovative dance approach to a wide audience. Fascinated by familiar storylines of love, conflict and loss, and the body’s role in providing the…

Season 2016-2017 concludes with an evening solely dedicated to the work of associate choreographer Crystal Pite. NDT 1 will perform a newly developed version of Pite’s eclectic masterpiece Parade (2013). Like many choreographers Pite realized she wanted to return to…

Nederlands Dans Theater, under the Artistic Direction of Paul Lightfoot, is one of the world’s leading contemporary dance companies. In 1978, NDT 2 was founded to develop young talent for the main company. Since then, NDT 2 has developed into…

Same Difference (2007) is a theatrical piece by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, in which dance communicates in both a symbolical and literal way. Same Difference is inspired by the chaotic influence of the ego on the individual. It shows…

Firmly entrenching the Paris Opera Ballet in today’s multifaceted world, Aurélie Dupont, Director of Dance, has invited four contemporary choreographers to the Palais Garnier. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet, the two Belgian choreographers who created Boléro in 2013, return…

How do we bridge the gap that grows as we stagnate? Our world today feels defined by a situation in which no progress seems possible. Impasse by Johan Inger illuminates that the baseline of human behavior is rooted in peer…

In Shoot the Moon you catch glimpses of the love life of three different couples. Revolving walls covered in black-and-white wallpaper create three separate rooms, each containing its own love story. The door and windows to the other room seem…