NDT II premieres Alexander Ekman creation

On the 25th of February 2010 Alexander Ekman premieres his new piece for NDT II.

The Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman (1984) has made his third work for the Nederlands Dans Theater with this world premiere.
Ekman calls himself a 'rythmn freak' and one of his trademarks is designing contemporary 'soundscapes'. Thanks to the creative process with Holland Symfonica, this new choreography-the first for which he is only using classical music- has resulted in a new arrangemnet of Schubert'a 'Death and the Maiden'. The dancers become the orchestra's instruments. Ekman has broken his tradition of making predominantly theatrical pieces this time. The Swede believes that the present Nderlnands Dans Theater II world premiere is his most 'dansante' piece so far. In his new creation Ekman has deployed all dancers while challenging the audience to reflect on the way in which they observe 'Art'.
by Julia Bontes