Paul Lightfoot

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The guest on Episode 5 of 'A Body's Language' is Paul Lightfoot. Paul speaks about some of his and Sol's favourite creations, his life, how his first piece of choreography makes him cringe and how he and the original cast of Petit Mort weren't so sure about the creation, until the curtain went up opening night. Paul Lightfoot (1966, England) joined Nederlands Dans Theater in 1985, starting as a dancer with NDT 2. Two years later Lightfoot joined NDT 1, where he danced until 2008. During his dancing career, he started choreographing together with Sol León. From September 2011 until August 2020 he also was Artistic Director of the company.León and Lightfoot have been a choreographer’s duo since 1989 and together they have created more than fifty pieces for the company, for which they received prestigious awards. In 2002 León and Lightfoot were appointed house choreographers for NDT, a position they held until August 2020.https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mg9SCrc0dSISad Case-Music: Pérez Prado: Mambo no. 8; Muchachita; Always in my heart; Caballo Negro Alberto Dominguez: Frenesi Ray Barretto: El Watusi Trio Los Panchos: Perfidia Augustin Lara: Maria Bonita | Set and costumes: Sol León & Paul Lightfoot | Light: Tom Bevoort.