Two choreographers of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) 1, Sol Leon and Medhi Walerski, met local audience in Suzhou on November 11, talking about the programs they prepared for China tour and the stories behind their works.

Lou Menghan (left) is one of two Chinese dancers to interpret the works by Sol Leon (middle) and Medhi Walerski with other NDT1 dancers on Chinese stage

The "big company", NDT1, consists of 30 dancers with 17 nationalities aged from 23 to 42, including two dancers from China. Ms. Leon said at the sharing that some of her works were inspired by personal stories and that the strength of NDT lied in its capacity of accepting different cultures.

A scene on the stage

The premiere programs to be presented at 20:00 on November 12 at the Grand Theater of Suzhou Culture & Arts Center include "Chamber", "Softly, As I Leave You", "Solo Echo", and "Stop-Motion". The China tour of NDT1 covers three cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Suzhou.