To most Chinese people, the Netherlands means the tulip, windmill and its orange soccer team. But for dance fans, the Netherlands is synonymous with the best contemporary dance in the world.

The Nederlands Dans Theater I (NDT), the Netherlands' international figurehead of contemporary dance, gave its second show in Beijing at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on October 14 and 15. The triple-bill features a work by Jiri Kylian, NDT's soul choreographer, and two by its resident choreography partners Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon.

Jiri Kylian(Left) and Paul Lightfoot(Right)

In the triple-bill NDT brings to Beijing, audiences saw Kylian's 1997 work Wings of Wax. The piece shows that music, lighting, sets and costume are as important as the dance itself, in contemporary dance.