Choreographer
Paul Lightfoot graduated from the Royal Ballet School, in London, and 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 2011 until 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 2020.
