La compagnie Hervé Koubi: spectacle and showmanship

La compagnie Hervé Koubi in Les nuits barbares

By Mark Vicente, 06 April 2026

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“the most captivating part of the evening was the performers themselves”

Reviewed at Amare: Danstheater, The Hague on 4 April 2026

Les nuits barbares ou les premiers matins du monde (Hervé Koubi)

La compagnie Hervé Koubi

Guillaume Gabriel, Costume Designer

Lionel Buzonie, Lighting Designer

Compagnie Hervé Koubi at the Joyce was dazzling but lacked depth

Ivy Lin, 6th January

While What The Day Owes To The Night with Compagnie Hervé Koubi was undoubtedly entertaining and beautiful to look at, the meaning or theme was highly ambiguous.

***11

Lucid dance states: Hofesh Shechter Company in Theatre of Dreams

Mark Vicente, 13th February

Theatre of Dreams is a sumptuous smorgasbord of dance theatre rich in visual imagery and lingering in one’s imagination indefinitely.

****1

Strength to strength: NDT 1’s Resonance feels like a victory lap

Mark Vicente, 10th December

A triumphant evening showcasing the breadth and depth of NDT’s artistic intellect, and their dazzling versatility across various choreographic landscapes.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's Masters of Movement: mixed results

Mark Vicente, 11th June

Dutch National Ballet presents a triple bill of interesting contemporary works that show off the depth of talent within all ranks of the company.

***11

Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 and Music Music – contrasts in Lugano

Vito Lentini, 11th June

Completely engaging performance of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 finds our reviewer disappointed with Music Music from Trajal Harrell in Lugano.

***11

So Are We: León and Lightfoot is a long overdue triumph

Deborah Weiss, 11th June

The Royal Ballet has acquired a double bill from Sol León and Paul Lightfoot that transcended even the highest expectations. An evening to watch over and over again.

*****

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Mark Vicente

Mark Vicente hails from Montreal, Canada and has lived in Amsterdam for the last 10 years. He has over 30 years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry. Mark graduated from Canada’s National Ballet School and was in the corps de ballet with The National Ballet of Canada. He also performed in the Toronto production of Disney’s The Lion King and spent two seasons at The Stratford Festival of Canada. Presently, Mark is completing his MA in Comparative Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. His Substack, Lives After Dark, focuses on creative fiction and reflective essays on Amsterdam’s nightlife scene.

Hervé Koubi’s Les nuits barbares: spectacle and showmanship