Nederlands Dans Theater
One Flat Thing, reproduced
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Artists
Born in 1949, William Forsythe has been active in the field of choreography for over 50 years and is recognized as one of the world’s foremost choreographers. His three decades of work with his ensembles in Frankfurt is celebrated for reorienting the practice of ballet from its identification to classical repertoires into a dynamic 21st century art form.
Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem and is currently based in France. She danced with the Batsheva Dance Company from 1990 to 2008 and started choreographing within its Batsheva Dancers Create project. She served as Associate Artistic Director for Batsheva from 2003 to 2004, and as a House Choreographer for the company from 2005 to 2012, period during which she created 16 new works
Born in Jerusalem in 1977 and currently based in France, Gai Behar is considered an influential figure of Tel Aviv’s live music, art and nightlife scenes. From 1999 to 2005, he was an event planner for many notable nightclubs in Tel Aviv and specialized in experimentation with performance art, installation, and video combined with dance.
Imre & Marne van Opstal are choreographers, movement directors, and performing artists. As siblings, they form a creative duo whose work has been presented internationally. After having enjoyed successful and prominent careers at Nederlands Dans Theater and the Batsheva Dance Company, Imre and Marne went on to pursue their own creative ventures.
Credits
One Flat Thing, reproduced
Choreography, Stage and Light Designs William Forsythe.
Music Thom Willems.
Costume Design Stephen Galloway.
World Premiere February 2, 2000, Ballet Frankfurt, Bockenheimer Depot, Frankfurt, Germany.
Jakie
Choreography Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar.
Assistants to the choreographers Clyde E. Archer, Guido Dutilh, Leo Lerus.
Music New composition by Ori Lichtik, including music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, performed by Alva Noto: The Revenant Main Theme, © New Regency Music Inc., Milan Records, Sony Music Publishing. Einstürzende Neubauten: GS1. Written by Blixa Bargeld. NU Unruh, Alexander Hacke, Jochen Arbeit, Rudolph Moser. Published by Freibank Musikverlage/CTM Publishing. Courtesy of POTOMAK.
Lights Alon Cohen.
Decors Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar.
Costumes Sharon Eyal in collaboration with NDT’s Costume Department.
Rehearsal Director Francesca Caroti.
World Premiere May 11, 2023, Amare The Hague.
The Point Being
Choreography Imre van Opstal, Marne van Opstal.
Music New composition by Amos Ben-Tal. @offprojects.
Lights Tom Visser.
Decors DRIFT.
Costumes Imre van Opstal, Marne van Opstal in collaboration with the costume atelier.
NDT Rehearsal Director Tamako Akiyama.
World Premiere September 21, 2023, Amare The Hague.
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