I dreamt, it was - Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2)

After The Point Being (2023), we are pleased to welcome our new associate choreographers Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal to NDT 2 for a world premiere. Since their departure as dancers from NDT and the start of their careers as choreographers, the sister and brother have managed to distinguish themselves as outspoken makers with a raw and emotional style. Their world premiere explores what happens to the body when it becomes addicted to a constant state of anticipation, caused by today's endless stimuli. The dancers oscillate between excitement and exhaustion, attention and distraction, repeating unfinished movements with increasing urgency. Their search for intensity ends in emptiness. The work invites us to break with the cycle of stimuli and make room for the idea that real life only begins when the noise stops.

We are proud to continue our creative adventure with Van Opstal & Van Opstal and look forward to all the beautiful things we will create together.

The worlds that Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar create on stage are unique, intoxicating and intensely compelling. In I dreamt, it was you are invited to step into the universe of SAABA (2021). This beloved work was created for GöteborgsOperansDanskompani, but NDT 2 now presents it in its own, updated version. SAABA exudes passion and vulnerability, and seduces with hypnotic movements, spherical lighting design and the irresistible groove of composer Ori Lichtik. This work is a powerful example of Eyal's brilliant and idiosyncratic voice, with which she fuses classical ballet and contemporary dance into something supernatural. Irresistible!

• With free introduction at 7:15 PM
• In Kill Your Darlings there is strobe light and can be a trigger for people with epilepsy

The media about I dreamt, it was
“I dreamt, it was is a haunting reminder that in an age of disconnection, the body remains the ultimate site of truth. NDT 2 is the architect of a new, unsettlingly beautiful physical reality.” (ArtsTalk Magazine)
“Kill Your Darlings highlights the well-known phenomenon of overstimulation. The result is overwhelming!” (De Nieuwe Muze)
“The critic's choice” (Theaterkrant)