Photo by Elena Lekhova.

Biography

Choreographer, Silent Screen

Paul Lightfoot joined Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) in 1985, starting as a dancer with NDT 2. Two years later, Paul 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.

Sol and Paul have been a choreographer’s duo since 1989 and together they have created more than 50 pieces for NDT, for which they received prestigious awards. In 2002, Sol and Paul were appointed house choreographers for NDT, a position they held until August 2020.