Maker Pathway

Internships are for makers at the start of their choreographic journey. During an internship, a maker follows an experienced choreographer during the creation process. They can see how an idea is developed into a work. They also learn how different theatre elements, such as costumes, music and lighting, become part of the work. They also see how a choreographer works with dancers and the creative team of NDT.

Our Micro Residencies give makers time and space to explore new ideas.These residencies are flexible. They are shaped around where the maker is in their career and what they want to develop. A Micro Residency can support a maker in different ways. For example, it can help them develop specific skills, do research or create new work.

The Micro Residencies are for emerging, mid-career, and established makers. There are NDT Micro Residencies and Korzo/NDT Micro Residencies.

Experienced artists can offer important support to emerging makers. Our Artistic Assistants support makers during the creation process for Up & Coming Choreographers and Switch. They can offer coaching, feedback, artistic advice and dramaturgical support. This creates space for makers to learn from each other and grow together.

Experienced artists can offer important support to emerging makers. Our Artistic Assistants support makers during the creation process for Up & Coming Choreographers and Switch. They can offer coaching, feedback, artistic advice and dramaturgical support. This creates space for makers to learn from each other and grow together.

In our Up & Coming Lab, four emerging makers work with the dancers of NDT 2 for two weeks. During this time, they explore ideas and develop a short work. At the end of the lab, they share the result in an informal presentation in the NDT Black Box.

The Hague is known as a city of dance. It is full of choreographic talent and offers many chances to discover new makers. Every year, Korzo and NDT select emerging makers from The Hague and give them space to create new work for Korzo theatre. Here We Live and Now offers a programme full of new ideas and inspiration. It is a way to discover what is next in contemporary dance.

Every summer, NDT opens its doors to a group of pre-professional and professional dancers from around the world for the NDT Summer Intensive. The Summer Intensive gives these dancers the chance to enter the world of NDT and learn from the company from close by.

We also invite three emerging choreographers connected to NDT to create a piece for the participating dancers. This creates a strong exchange between new voices, dancers and makers. It supports the development of everyone involved.

Young Talent Project is a collaboration between the Royal Conservatoire Dance and NDT. Over several months, pre-professional dance students from the Royal Conservatoire are guided by former or current NDT dancers.

Young Talent Project supports talent in two ways. First, it gives young dance students the chance to get to know NDT’s way of working and its repertoire. It also helps them deepen their technique, talent and choreographic skills. Second, it gives former and current NDT dancers the chance to gain experience as teachers, rehearsal directors or choreographers. It is a project for shared growth and talent development, for the voices of tomorrow.

NDT is a house of creation. Creating new work is at the heart of what we do. We support makers at every stage of their career. A commission for NDT 1 is one of the larger opportunities we offer. These commissions focus on new work, strong partnerships and projects that bring different art forms together. They give established choreographers the chance to work with world-class dancers. They also help us develop our artistic practice as a company.

NDT 2 commissions are for the next generation of contemporary makers. This includes emerging and mid-career choreographers. These commissions give makers the chance to create new work with the talented dancers of NDT 2.

The work becomes part of our NDT 2 programme and tours in the Netherlands and abroad. As a house of creation, we focus not only on the final work, but also on the process. We want to offer makers an inspiring environment where they can develop their movement language, way of composing and working methods.

Special Projects are connected to our NDT commissions. They invite mid-career and established makers to step outside their usual way of working. These projects focus on experiment and new ideas. Special Projects can take place outside the traditional stage. They may use different spaces and settings, including the NDT Black Box.

These projects allow artists and audiences to meet in a different way from our mainstage performances. They also create space for new thinking and creative risk.