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Emmitt Cawley will perform at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre next month with NDT 2, the Netherlands dance troupe

Nederland Dans Theater is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest contemporary dance companies. Famous for its radical ballet productions, it also has a troupe called NDT 2 reserved for talented younger dancers. Next month, NDT 2 has two dates at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, performing a triple bill of pieces by German, Dutch and Swedish choreographers, set to music that includes songs by Tori Amos.

From South Africa but with Irish parents, ...