NITS turn sombre TING! into a dance party

TING! is a pitch-black anniversary spectacle by Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. But the NITS add lustre to the evening.

Large billboards along the entrance to the Ferro Dome in Rotterdam still hint at the colourful history of the 70-year-old Scapino Ballet. Once inside the round gas holder, however, choreographer Ed Wubbe cuts straight to the chase with a world dipped in sombre tones. A kind of Cirque du Soleil because of the circus elements. But the sun in TING! is eclipsed.

Because "looking back...