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,…
Jiří Kylián feels a great affinity for Stravinsky, who, like himself, was forced to leave his homeland. He describes the composer’s music drama, L’Histoire du Soldat, as a ‘surrealistic fairy tale for grown-up children’. His version of the piece uses…
The Monte Carlo Ballets presents a two-part program marked by an unprecedented juxtaposition of human tragedy, dance, and theater. White Darkness Nacho Duato composed the one-act ballet, White Darkness, as a requiem for the untimely loss of a sister. The…
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…
The Corps de ballet of the Teatro Massimo brings on stage La grande danza, a triptych of choreographies that includes Sin lo cual no by the Albanian choreographer Gentian Doda, Duende by Nacho Duato and Six Dances, a splendid work…
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…
