Nederlands Dans Theater is a contemporary dance company based in The Hague, founded by Benjamin Harkarvy, Aart Verstegen, and Carel Birnie in collaboration with 18 dancers from the Dutch National Ballet. The company operates as two groups: NDT 1 and NDT 2, with a total of 48 dancers. Emily Molnar has served as artistic director since 2020, with Marc Pil as managing director.
The company has developed a repertoire of more than 620 works by choreographers including William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar, Gabriela Carrizo, Franck Chartier, Hofesh Shechter, Johan Inger, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Christos Papadopoulos, Alexander Ekman, and Jan Martens. NDT 1 develops three programmes each season featuring more than ten works, while NDT 2 presents two programmes with more than six works. The company produces around 160 performances annually and tours throughout the Netherlands, Europe, Asia, the United States, South America, and Australia.
NDT organizes projects for young dance talent, pre-show talks, collaborations with social organizations, and dance workshops for teens and young adults. The company employs around 70 professionals in support roles and maintains a health team for its dancers.