NDT2: Dare to Say – LIVE from The Hague
November 6-8 | 11 am PST
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.
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