Shine a Light shows that house choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot make dancetheatre. This brand new ballet combines their characteristic dance language with an impressive set design, costumes (by Sol León together with Joke Visser and Hermien Hollander), a fascinating light design (Tom Bevoort), and drama. In the credits with the ballet Paul Lightfoot quotes Francis Bacon: ‘In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness has to be present'.
Dance lovers, take note: “If you see one live performance this year…Nederlands Dans Theater is the one to see.” (New York Times) NDT, “[one] of the most exciting and sleekly glamorous ensembles” (The Independent) comes to the big screen for the first time with Move to Move, an evening of four contemporary dance masterpieces: “Left Right Left Right” (choreography by Alexander Ekman), “Silent Screen” (Sol Léon & Paul Lightfoot), “Secus” (Ohad Naharin), and the world premiere of “Shine A Light,” a new work by Leon and Lightfoot. Don't miss this “retina-shredding spectacle of passion and power” by “the world's most magnificent dancers”. (Sunday Herald)