Hello Earth by Nederlands Dans Theater I

Published on Oct 27, 2014

Hello Earth by Netherlands Dans Theatre I

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Saturday, November 8, 2014

Prices: 80, 120, 240, 300, 350, 400, 500

Features: Nederlands Dans Theater I consists of 30 phenomenal dancers from all over the world. On Saturday November 8th, they will perform the "Chamber", "Hello Earth" and " Stop-Motion" at Opera House of NCPA.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Netherlands Dans Theatre (NDT) was founded in 1959 by Benjamin Harkarvy, Aart Verstegen and Carel Birnie together with a group of 18 members of the Dutch National Ballet (which was directed by Sonia Gaskell). Their intention was to break away from the more traditionally oriented Dutch National Ballet (Het Nederlands Ballet). NDT focused onto new ideas and experimentation with the exploration of new forms and techniques of dance.

In 1961 the Nederlands Dans Theater got subsidy from the city of The Hague and from the government. In the 1960s the NDTs repertoire comprised classical dance with a strong influence by American modern dance. The NDT got unprecedented recognition and success with the guidance of different persons like Hans van Manen and Jiri Kylian as artistic directors. In the first years of the 1970s there was no clear policy because of various conflicts within the board of the NDT. That changed when in 1975 Jiri Kylian entered the board as artistic leader.

Hello Earth by Nederlands Dans Theater I

Nederland Dans Theater I (30 dancers) was founded in 1959, and is highly successful all over the world. The dancers all have solo qualities and are not divided into categories. Besides works of Jiri Kylian and Lightfoot Leon the repertoire of Nederland Dans Theater I comprises a large number of works by internationally renowned choreographers such as Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Ohad Naharin.

The Nederlands Dans Theater, the choreographers, the dancers and the groups have won several awards. Both Hans van Manen and Jiri Kylian are crowned as Officers in the Order of Orange Nassau by Queen Beatrix. In the Netherlands itself, the Nederlands Dans Theater has received the VSCD award (Vereniging van Schouwburgen en ConcertgebouwDirecties) twelve times. The Zwaan awards for "most impressive dance production 2009" and for "most impressive dance performance 2009" have been handed to the Nederlands Dans Theater. In foreign countries the NDT has also won several awards, including the Nijinsky Awards. The choreographers (Hans van Manen, Jiri Kylian) and the NDT I have won awards on the prestigious Edinburgh International Festival.