Jiří Kylián choreographed Gods and Dogs for the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), on which he exerted a decisive influence as its director of many years. In his hundredth creation for the renowned ballet company – a lugubriously mysterious chamber ballet…
When Johan Inger was asked to create a new version of Carmen, being himself Swedish and Carmen a piece with a strong Spanish nature, he faced an enormous challenge. But it was also a great opportunity. The story witnessed through…
Duato’s ‘ideas’ for choreography are almost always preceded by his choice of music, which characterises his working method. Maybe this applies to Duende in particular, because the music was the only source of inspiration for this ballet. World premiere: Nederlands Dans…
Nacho Duato composed the one-act ballet, White Darkness, as a requiem for the untimely loss of a sister. The result is a masterpiece which, according to critics, has “reached impossible heights” in the landscape of modern art. The ballet’s heroine,…
“Hikarizatto is a modern piece that will energize your spirit,” Hikarizatto is a visually stunning ballet that features rhythmic drumming and Galili’s trademark off-balance, hyper-kinetic movement. Hikarizatto means “crowded light.” Lit from directly above, the dancers become anonymous creatures, united…
This studio recording features full-length performances of three Nacho Duato ballets: Arenal, Duende, and Por Vos Muero. Each performance is preceded by an Introduction that includes behind-the-scenes filming, commentary by Duato and interviews with the corps of dancers. Nacho Duato…
Compañía Nacional de Danza presents Romeo and Juliet by Goyo Montero, the present director of the Ballet of Nuremberg and winner of the Spanish National Dance Prize 2011. With Romeo and Juliet, the choreographer approaches the universal work by William…
Duato was inspired by old Spanish music of the 15th and 16th centuries together with some of the most beautiful verses of the Spanish poet Garcilaso de la Vega. Music and poetry connect the obviously contemporary dance of Por Vos…
