After a successful first edition of the special project Crossings, the first week of June was again dedicated to meeting up and connecting with each other. 25 young participants from all over the world working intensively together to create a performance with the Grote Kerk in Veere as their backdrop.
NDT 2 opens the season with a double bill. A pulsating visual and auditory landscape, Marcos Morau’s Folkå (2021) tells about community and its customs and traditions. In addition, Nadav Zelner creates a new work in which his passion for dance and music comes together in a complex choreography that inspires the artistic virtuosity of the dancers.
With the return of Folkå (2021), created in collaboration with the dancers of NDT 2, we get another chance to experience Marcos Morau's distinct narrative and aesthetic. In this work centred around ritual, an evocative story is told about community and its customs and traditions. To move forward together, we play a game of cooperation and connection, in which we spin, sing and dance to achieve our common desires.
A pulsating visual and auditory landscape, Folkå takes us on a journey of human sounds, chants, and skin drums, where our feet make the ground move. It presents a ritual for our time, where looking to the past reminds us of our place in the endless cycle of life and we celebrate mankind's relationship to nature.
"Under a starry sky, one night of any year in history, a group of beings gather to celebrate life and challenge the questions that have moved us since the beginning of time." - Marcos Morau
Photo: Rahi Rezvani
In Nadav Zelner's second work for NDT 2, his passion for dance and music comes together in a complex choreography that inspires the artistic virtuosity of the dancers. His dance productions combine wondrous imaginary worlds full of unexpected images, influenced by popular culture and supported by a keen eye for design and ear for music.
The work examines and celebrates life – even when it is not easy to digest. It lets us experience the rich, percussive language of movement Zelner has developed and honed, and offers glimpses into the creation of a new dance style that invites audiences into a daring and delightful world full of wonder.
"When freedom meets boundaries, the universe invites the flies to eliminate the barriers. You are all invited." - Nadav Zelner
October 24 until December 20, 2024
Amare, The Hague
October 24 (premiere), 25, 26
December 18, 19, 20
Practical information about your visit to Amare
Schouwburg Concertzaal, Tilburg
October 30
Wilminktheater en Muziekcentrum, Enschede
November 2
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
November 4, 5
Internationaal Theater, Amsterdam
November 8, 9, 10
Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht
November 12
SPOT, Groningen
December 6
Parktheater, Eindhoven
December9
Theater aan de Parade, Den Bosch
December 10
Schouwburg Amstelveen
December 11
Theater Rotterdam
December 13
Stadsschouwburg & Philharmonie Haarlem
December 14
TAQA Theater de Vest, Alkmaar
December 17
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This performance is danced by NDT 2.
See an overview of all NDT 2 dancers
This performance contains 1 intermission. At this very moment, the duration of the performance is not yet known. This page will be updated closer to the actual performances.
NDT provides introduction talks prior to all performances throughout the Netherlands. In half an hour you will be introduced to the company and dive into the world of contemporary dance and NDT’s repertoire.
You will find the time and location of the introductions in Amare in the information e-mail prior to your visit. Information about the introductions in other theatres can be found on the website of the theatre in question.
