16th May – 8th June.
NDT 1’s final programme of the 2023-2024 season is Do Not Run Fly which will premiere at Amare in The Hague on 16th May. The program includes no fewer than two world premieres. Yoann Bourgeois & Marie Bourgeois create a new work and Marcos Morau makes a new creation for NDT 1 for the first time. In addition to these two new works, NDT reprises an audience favorite from the oeuvre, Solo Echo (2012) by associate choreographer Crystal Pite. The performances in The Hague and Amsterdam are accompanied live by The Ballet Orchestra.
Yoann Bourgeois & Marie Bourgeois
Yoann Bourgeois created Little Song for the dancers of NDT 2 in 2019. In 2020 he returned to work with the dancers of NDT 1 on I wonder where the dreams I don’t remember go . He created his third work for NDT in collaboration with his partner Marie, who was also closely involved in previous collaborations with NDT. In the work, their fascination with gravity is strongly expressed in an installation that defies the physical strength of the dancers. Expect an interplay of dance, circus, theater and visual arts and, above all, a challenge for your consciousness and sense of perception.
Marcos Morau
Marcos Morau is known for the imaginary landscapes he creates in his work, which makes sense when you know that he studied photography, theater and movement. His first work for NDT was Folkå, created in 2021 for NDT 2. In his work, Morau addresses contemporary issues and reflects on ideas about progress, society and the individual.
CrystalPite
NDT’s associate choreographer Crystal Pite created Solo Echo in 2012 for NDT 1. She was inspired by a sentence from Line for Winter by the American poet Mark Strand: “Tell yourself, in that final flowing of cold through your limbs, that you love what you are.” Against a backdrop of steadily falling snowflakes, one character is seen through the perspective of many. Set to two sonatas for cello and piano by Brahms, the first composed at the beginning of his life and the second towards the end, Solo Echo describes a life journey. At its premiere, the work received rave reviews from the Dutch press.
PLAYLIST
This performance can be seen at the following locations until June 8:
Amare, The Hague: 16 (premiere), 17, 18 May, 6, 7, 8 June
National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam: May 22, 23
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht: May 27, 28
Theater Rotterdam: June 1, 2
