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The Hole

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Ohad Naharin The Hole

Ohad Naharin is recognized world-wide as one of the most innovative dance-makers of his generation for his compelling choreographic craft and inventive vocabulary. NDT is thrilled to revisit for the second time Naharin’s monumental work The Hole (2013) in our new NDT Black Box, an intimate setting for small audiences.

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An evening with Ohad Naharin

For 28 years, Naharin has guided the Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv with an adventurous artistic vision that defines its repertory. Naharin is the originator of Gaga, a movement language that has revolutionized dance and emerged as a growing force in the larger field of movement practices for both dancers and non-dancers.

The Hole, originally created for Batsheva Dance Company was never intended to leave Tel Aviv: “When I created The Hole, I told my team that they should prepare for a work that will never tour, that it will never leave our studio (where we performed it)”, says Naharin. “It is too complicated production wise, I thought. NDT proved me wrong. They managed what was impossible for us.” The work demands for the space to be completely transformed, constructing an elevated stage in the centre, erecting walls behind the audience and even hanging a metal grid from the ceiling on which dancers climb and from which they suspend. Naharin’s play with different perspectives borders on the cinematic, in which all dimensions of the space are utilized. Naharin: “When I am asked what The Hole is about, my first answer is that the work is about itself; about how all its elements meet to create a collective narrative about the sublimation of each dancer’s madness, passion, and fantasy into a clear form (…) The Hole is a particular space with its own codes, and you are invited into it.”

Ticket sales for the performances of The Hole will start in January 2023

'The Hole' – Ohad Naharain. Dancer (former): Prince Credell. Photo: Rahi Rezvani.

Performance dates

Season 2022-2023 | June 22 until July 8, 2023

Amare, NDT Black Box, The Hague
June 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30
July 1, 4, 5, 7, 8

Er zijn twee voorstellingen per avond, om 19.00 en om 21.00 uur.
Alle voorstellingen vinden plaats in de NDT Black Box in Amare.

There are two performances per evening, at 7 PM and 9 PM.
All performances take place in the NDT Black Box in Amare.

Ticket sales for the performances of The Hole will start in January 2023

Choreographer

Ohad Naharin

Choreographer

Batsheva Dance Company Choreographer & Artistic Director Ohad Naharin has been hailed as one of the world’s preeminent contemporary choreographers. As Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company since 1990, he has guided the company with an adventurous artistic vision and reinvigorated its repertory with his captivating choreography. Naharin is also the originator of an innovative movement language, Gaga, which has enriched his extraordinary movement invention, revolutionized the company’s training, and emerged as a growing force in the larger field of movement practices for both dancers and non-dancers.

“After an hour the spectator leaves the building somewhat dizzy. (…) It is, sandwiched between dancers in the front and in the back, an unprecedented physical viewing experience that no one can remain insensitive to. ”

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'The Hole' - Ohad Naharain. Dancers: artists of NDT 1. Photo: Rahi Rezvani.

Introduction talks

NDT organizes introduction talks prior to the performances of NDT 1 and NDT 2 in the Netherlands. The introduction talk takes 30 minutes and offers the opportunity the audience to meet our company on a personal level before the performance starts. Modern dance and the repertoire of NDT in particular are the focus of our introduction talks.

You can read more information in the information e-mail you receive the day before your visit to Amare, or via the website of the theater in question where you are visiting the NDT performance.

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