NDT2: Dare to Say - LIVE from The Hague

Tickets $25 | tickets are on sale until Saturday, November 7 | limited quantity available Run time: 70 minutes Streaming available worldwide Note that this presentation is live and there will be no recording available afterward, so  ticket holders must be available to watch it at 11am PST on the date of their choosing. In Dare to Say, dancemakers Alexander Ekman and Dimo Milev challenge their performers with distinct new approaches to movement and choreography, necessitated by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19. The result is radically exciting new choreographic works: Alexander Ekman's Four Relations and Dimo Milev's Fusions and Some Confusions. DanceHouse is thrilled to present these two new world premieres featuring NDT 2’s distinctive creative voices. The livestream presentation will include an introduction to the work followed by a fully staged performance. Collapsing time and space, the digital livestream will allow audiences to enjoy the dancers on stage in The Hague, from the comfort of their own home. After his dance career, former NDT 2 dancer Alexander Ekman focused exclusively on creating choreography. Taking a clever and percussive approach to movement, and incorporating his special gift for staging, Ekman often composes the music and develops the stage designs for his own choreographic work. In Dare to Say, Dimo Milev collaborated with composer Miguelangel Clerc Parada.

TICKETS

• After your order, you will receive a standard confirmation from DanceHouse. Please note this is not your ticket.
• A week before the performance, you will receive an email from NDT* with a unique link for the livestream performance. Please check your spam folder if you do not see it.
• On the day prior to the event, you will receive another email from NDT as a reminder
• The livestream can be played on any screen: on your desktop, laptop, phone or iPad/tablet. For the best experience, we recommend using the largest screen possible, or connecting your laptop to a television

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About the Choreographers

Alexander Ekman (Sweden) began his career as a choreographer when he was still dancing with NDT 2. Before that he danced with the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Cullberg Ballet. For NDT, Ekman created Cacti (2010), Left Right Left Right (2012), Maybe Two (2013), Definitely Two (2013) and FIT (2018), among others. Ekman is an acclaimed choreographer worldwide and created for many other companies, such as the Göteberg Ballet and the Ballet de l’Ópera de Paris. Dimo Milev (Bulgaria) studied at the National Ballet School of Sofia. He has danced works by William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Hans van Manen, Mats Ek, Wim Vandekeybus and Jiří Kylián for various dance companies, among which Compañia Nacional de Danza. Since 2009, he works as a freelance dancer and choreographer. Milev made a new creation for NDT 2 for the first time in Up & Coming Choreographers in 2019. He will create new work for the regular programming of NDT 2 this season.

Photo © Rahi Rezvani

Top photo: NDT 2 - Dare to Say © Joris Jan Bos, Rahi Rezvani.