Nederlands Dans Theater

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Nederlands Dans Theater

Virtuosity and unparalleled expression

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Artistic director: Paul Lightfoot

T +31 (0)70 – 880 01 00

E info@ndt.nl

I www.nederlandsdanstheater.nl

Under the dynamic leadership of artistic director Jim Vincent, Nederlands Dans Theater is among the most prominent and innovative contemporary dance companies in the world.

The company is praised for its own repertoire works by resident choreographers Jiří Kylián and Lightfoot León. Nederlands Dans Theater’s dancers display virtuosity and unparalleled expression while performing a challenging repertoire. But Nederlands Dans Theater also performs new creations by established choreographers and upcoming talent from within and outside its numbers. The company comprises two ensembles representing two generations of dancers: from budding talents in Nederlands Dans Theater II to fully matured dancers in Nederlands Dans Theater I. The company contributes to various art forms with its use of visual art, music composition, light and set designs, while also developing new choreographic talent. In Lucent Danstheater in The Hague, all of these talents converge in surroundings regarded as an important breeding ground, where they constantly progress to shape the future of dance. The company inspires, engages and challenges audiences world-wide.

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From the moment Nederlands Dans Theater obtained international recognition in the USA in 1978 with Synfonietta by Jiří Kylián, the company has repeatedly been asked to perform its repertoire in famous theatres and cities all over the world. The highlights of the last seasons include performances at the Edinburgh Festival, the Jacobs Pillow Festival, and in many theatres from Helsinki to Buenos Aires.

The company and its resident choreographers have won many prizes, including Kylián with three Nijinsky Awards and the Benois de la Danse in Moscow and Berlin, and Lightfoot León with the Benois de la Danse and the Herald Archangel at the Edinburgh International Festival.