Nederlands Dance Theatre's Programma II

By Lambrecht Wessels, 16 December 2013

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Reviewed at Lucent Danstheater, The Hague on 13 December 2013

The Missing Door (Gabriela Carrizo)

Definitely Two (Alexander Ekman)

Solo Echo (Crystal Pite)

Skipping over Damaged Area (Paul Lightfoot, Sol León)

Nederlands Dans Theater | NDT 1

Menghan Lou, Dancer

Jianhui Wang, Dancer

Fernando Hermando Madagan, Dancer

Meng-ke Wu, Dancer

Ema Yuasa, Dancer

Marne van Opstal, Dancer

Roger van der Poel, Dancer

Medhi Walerski, Dancer

Kansas City Ballet: Barminess in Bliss Point

Hilary Stroh, 12th May

Alexander Ekman's Cacti is the zany highlight of the evening!

*****

Ek and Ekman's subversive double bill is enjoyable madness

Vikki Jane Vile, 21st February

The latest double bill from Staatsballett Berlin features witty, high energy and thought provoking works by Mats Ek and Alexander Ekman, though the audience may not fathom their meaning.

***11

Ekman’s LIB and Eyal’s Strong at the Staatsballett Berlin

Katja Vaghi, 8th December

Let's not split hairs: Alexander Ekman's Lib and Sharon Eyal's Strong flooded the opera with the Berlin young-and-hip art scene.

****1

NDT2: Goecke / Inger / Ekman

Sarah Batschelet, 22nd December

NDT2's triple bill of contemporary ballet that featured works by Marco Goecke, Johan Inger and Alexander Ekman in Alkmaar drew an uneven reception.

***11

Joffrey on tour

Jaime Robles, 17th November

Eclectic and contemporary, The Joffrey Ballet reimagines human and kinetic beauty.

*****

NDT 2: Exploding Talent

Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, 18th May

NDT2 brings a mixed programme to Sadler's Wells, as part of its UK tour. With works by Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot, Edward Clug, Hans Van Manen and Alexander Ekman

****1

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Lambrecht Wessels

Lambrecht Wessels is a conflict analyst, publicist and avid dance fan living in Amsterdam. He writes about modern and classical dance, and follows Dutch National Ballet and the Netherlands Dance Theater especially. But he also visits dance performances in Belgium, the UK and Scandinavia.

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