Carel Birnie and Fiona Lummis in the new Danstheater

Photo: Sven Ulsa
On this photo: Carel Birnie, Fiona Lummis

Quote from the publication that was created in celebration of NDT's 60th anniversary: "This photo of Carel Birnie and myself captures a very lighthearted moment but was taken during a transitional time in NDT’s history – the opening of the ‘new theatre’. I was just about to run over the wavy Rem Koolhaas rooftop of the theatre to the finale of Janáček’s 'Sinfonietta'. This was for a film that NOS and the dancers put together to celebrate the feat of NDT having their own ‘designed for dance’ theatre, a project that Carel worked on for many years. Carel Birnie was the most unorthodox financial director one could wish for and in reflection I’d like to celebrate his venturesome spirit that made so much possible at NDT." - Fiona Lummis