Nederlands Dans Theater

From 28 to 31 October 2015 Nederlands Dans Theater will be on stage in Berlin for the first time in 15 years. NDT is proud to show the work of its house choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot and to also present the latest creations of its associate choreographers Crystal Pite and Marco Goecke!

Shoot the Moon

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 to be simultaneously open and closed; accessible yet unattainable. New worlds beckon behind them, yet to they are always out of reach. “Shoot the Moon” is about the one thing that can create or change it: the emotions hidden inside our relationships.

Stop-Motion

“Stop-Motion” was created by resident choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot for the NDT 1 repertoire. The ballet premiered on 29 January 2014. On melancholic music by Max Richter seven dancers depict a process of farewell and transformation. As ephemeral as the dust, they grace the stage like ghosts or spirits; lighting up in and fading out. In this way, many elements in “Stop-Motion” address the notions of past and future and how they merge into the present. This is reinforced by large screens that show delayed video projections, which include their daughter Saura. Stop-Motion was critically acclaimed and received four stars in the press.

Solo Echo

“Tell yourself, in that final flowing of cold through your limbs, that you love what you are.” “Solo Echo” (2012) by the Canadian Crystal Pite softly lures you into a wintery melancholy, inspired by the poem “Lines for Winter” by Mark Strand. Against a backdrop of steadily whirling snowflakes and on sober strings of Brahms, a dynamic collective erupts around the focal point of the individual.