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Nederlands Dans Theater ('''Dutch Dance Theatre''' also known as the '''NDT''') is a Contemporary Dance Company established in 1959 breaking away from the more traditionally oriented Dutch National Ballet (Het Nederlands Ballet). NDT focused on to new ideas and experimentation with the exploration of new forms and techniques of dance.

The NDT was founded by , Olga Dzialiner, Martinette Janmaat, Marianne Westerdijk, Hans Van Manen , Rudi Van Dantzig , Charles Czarny, Gérard Lemaître , Hans vd Togt and Han Ebbelaar . Many of the founding dancers of the NDT have made their mark on Dutch ballet and dance:
  • Gérard Lemaître was Knighted Order Of Orange-Nassau by Queen Beatrix . He retired in 1982 but returned as dancer of the NDT III company till 2006.

  • Charles Czarny, Martinette Janmaat and Mabel Alter became well known Ballet Teacher s at the conservatoires and dance academies in Rotterdam and Amsterdam

  • Martinette Janmaat was artistic director for the Contemporary dance department at the Nationale Ballet Academy in Amsterdam.



PERSONNEL

Artistic Director s
  • Benjamin Harkarvy (1959-1969) as Choreographer and Artistic Co-director (with Hans van Manen). He went on to be the co-director of the Dutch National Ballet and from 1992 he became the director of the Dance Division of The Juilliard School in New York.

  • Jiří Kylián (1975-2004) was appointed as artistic director, and over nearly twenty years, brought unprecedented recognition and success to NDT.

  • Anders Hellström (2004 to present) trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and danced with the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Hamburg Ballet .


Resident choreographers

Paul Lightfoot and Sol León (referred to as Lightfoot León).


THREE COMPANIES

  • NDT I, the main company with 32 dancers

  • NDT II, a group of 12 young dancers up to the age of 21 with its own repertory

  • NDT III, a small group of dancers of 40+ years



REPERTOIRE

Besides works of Jiri Kylián and Lightfoot León the NDT is performs works choreographed by Jacopo Godani , Ohad Naharin , Mats Ek and William Forsythe .


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