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Spirit of Trump haunts press presentation National Opera & Ballet

'Before we start the actual presentation, let me give you some facts & figures,' says Els van der Plas, general director of the National Opera & Ballet. 'No, not the alternative facts,' she adds wittily. The ghost of the US president will be through the Stopera even more this afternoon. Van der Plas recalls the successes that... 

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Charm and muscle at final performance of dance courses

Overwhelming final performances from the dance departments of the Royal Conservatoire and the National Ballet Academy shed light on young talent. And at the courses themselves.
Desired synthesis between school and company
De dansvakopleiding van het Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag geeft de voorstellingen in het eigen theater. Een kleine en intieme zaal waarbij je de dans van dichtbij beleeft. Dat wordt anders in 2019: dan verhuist het conservatorium samen met het Nederlands Dans The...

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Transatlantic by the Dutch National Ballet at Holland Festival

The National Ballet's Transatlantic showcases works by four white men. Why?

In Transatlantic danst Het Nationale Ballet tijdens het Holland Festival werken van vier choreografen. Ze zijn man. Ze zijn blank. Ze maken klassiek ballet. Waarom deze keuze?
Transatlantic en de mannenchoreografen
Het is een thema dat steeds terugkeert. Onlangs opnieuw in Engeland. Brits/Bengaals choreograaf Akram Khan, ook te zien tijdens het komende Holland Festival, wierp de knuppel in het hoenderhok: ‘Promoveer vrouwelijke choreografen niet simpelweg omdat ze vrouw zijn.’ Dat leverde hem kr...

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Cool Britannia: fine coalition of British choreography talent

Got that. Do I get increasingly impressed during the National Ballet's evening Cool Britannia, turns out it's not that good at all. Because connoisseurs react lukewarmly afterwards. Am I that dumb, or are they that smart? There is actually very little British about Cool Britannia. Except that the choreographers are from there. An obvious... 

The seven performances you must see this Holland Festival

As Big as the Sky I am looking forward to Arnoud Noordegraaf's new multimedia project, As Big as the Sky, with sets by Ai Wei Wei. Noordegraaf is a master at blurring the boundaries between film and reality. His music is elegant and appealing and serves the story. As Big as the Sky, op... 

A few solid misses, interspersed with plenty of indispensable beauty in week 3 of the Holland Festival #hf11

The Dodo was busy, this third week of the Holland Festival. Thankfully, again with an exciting mix of beautiful, weird and extraordinary. As it should be, really. What makes the Holland Festival all the more exciting is that such extremes can sometimes take place within one programme, as with the National Ballet, or even within one performance, as with The Russians... 

#HF11 The National Ballet opts for aesthetic wandering and exotic pictures

Foto Joris Jan Bos ‘Labyrinth’ heet de choreografie van Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Doolhoven intrigeren omdat je er in kunt verdwalen en dan per se de uitgang wilt vinden. Onderweg doet een mens dan allerlei onthullende ervaringen op omtrent zichzelf. Maar Cherkaoui komt niet toe aan deze gang. Hij begint meteen met symboliek. Een danseres houdt een brede band vast die… 

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