Nederlands Dans Theater, under the Artistic Direction of Paul Lightfoot, is one of the world’s leading contemporary dance companies. In 1978, NDT 2 was founded to develop young talent for the main company. Since then, NDT 2 has developed into…
Hans van Manen, who was born in Nieuwer-Amstel in the Netherlands in 1932, has a unique aesthetic which makes him one of those style-defining ballet creators of the modern era that we find continually astonishing. His ballet “Live”, set to…
Following the recent programme Hans van Manen Variations, Dutch National Ballet presents another ballet from Hans van Manen‘s treasury: In and Out. The choreography danced by the twelve dancers of the Junior Company. The Junior Company danced In and Out for the first time…
This collection offers a rare glimpse into part of the oeuvre of Hans van Manen. Over the course of two days, seven works are available to watch online in a form that is seldom shared with the general public. These…
This collection brings together six ballets from revered Danish choreographer Hans van Manen. Included here are Déjà vu, Solo, Kammerballett, The Old Man and Me, Frank Bridge Variations, and Two Pieces for Het. Interviews with Van Manen help fill out…
In 2017, the Hans van Manen Festival, organised by Dutch National Ballet for the occasion of Van Manen’s eighty-fifth birthday, was the highlight of the theatre season. Metaforen (1965), Reflection and symmetry In creating the ballet, Van Manen’s starting point…
A great evening of ballet and a celebration of dance! Nureyev was a visionary: As a dancer charismatic, emotional and intelligent, athletic and attractive like no other in the second half of the 20th century and not only a great…
When Hans van Manen, William Forsythe and George Balanchine meet, it’s a summit. The Vienna State Ballet’s new programme “Shifting Symmetries” unites these three masters in an evening of dance that traces the map of 20th century ballet. On 27…
In a white set with a shifting, illuminated neon line on the horizon (designed by Jean-Paul Vroom), four men display their virile strength to four women, dancing to Beethoven’s Fugue. Their stretched arms, clenched fists and measured movements lend a…
