One of the world’s leading contemporary dance companies, the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), is coming to the LAC for the first time with an extraordinary program created by three world-renowned choreographers. Taking the stage are the young performers of NDT 2, a company dedicated to emerging dancers that has established itself over the years as an independent ensemble, developing a strong and distinctive artistic identity.
Sleepless / SAABA / New Work
Nederlands Dans Theater – NDT 2
Jiří Kylián / Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar / Noé Soulier
© Rahi Rezvani
show in production
Sleepless 26’ / SAABA 35’ / New Work TBD
Sleepless / SAABA / New Work
Nederlands Dans Theater – NDT 2
Jiří Kylián / Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar / Noé Soulier
© Rahi Rezvani
show in production
Sleepless 26’ / SAABA 35’ / New Work TBD
*Sleepless*, by the renowned Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián, is a piece for six dancers in which the set design—conceived by Kylián himself, consisting of a synthetic back wall made up of eight large strips— transforms the stage into a space of illusions, fantasy, and unexpected connections. A poetic and dreamlike work danced to the music of composer Dirk Haubrich, who reworks the slow sections of Mozart’s Adagio and Rondo in C minor for glass harmonica, K. 617.
SAABA, the acclaimed work by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, originally created for the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, comes to NDT 2 for the first time in a bold new version. Infused with passion and vulnerability, the performance unfolds through hypnotic movement, evocative lighting, and the irresistible groove of composer Ori Lichtik. SAABA is yet another brilliant expression of Eyal’s choreographic style, which effortlessly transforms classical ballet and contemporary dance into something beyond imagination.
The program concludes with a new work by Noé Soulier, a French choreographer who explores contemporary dance across a variety of contexts.