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A poster for Shoot the Moon [Photo/chncpa.org]

Contemporary dance show Shoot the Moon by Dutch artists

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 (NDT 1) is one of the world's leading contemporary dance companies, under the artistic guidance of Paul Lightfoot.

The Dutch troupe, based in The Hague, has performed for over 115,000 people in Europe as well as in the US, Asia and Australia. Since its founding in 1959, the company has built a rich repertoire of 600 ballets by master choreographers Jirí Kylián and Hans van Manen, and renowned house choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.

Their show in Beijing will feature programs that include Safe as Houses and Shoot the Moon by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, and In the Event by Crystal Pite.

Learn more here.

If you go:

7:30 pm, Oct 27-29. Opera House, National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010 -6655-0000.

Ticket: 100 - 680 yuan ($15-100)