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Dutch Dance Theatre

Talent development new buzzword in dance world: 3 encouraging initiatives

by Ruben Brugman
14 November 201330 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, DANS

The fact that it is difficult to get a job after graduation is also well known in the dance world. Therefore, partly at the government's insistence, companies are focusing on talent development. They also hope for a better connection with schools. Young dancers are now more likely to be on the front line of ballet: the theatre, and that is good news for audiences. Because the energy is fresh and the level has advanced considerably.

Whether a better connection between school and company is really going to solve all the problems is no...

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The National Theatre prevented Stopera from becoming The National Theatre

by Wijbrand Schaap
24 October 201311 July 2016
2 min read
ACTUAL

It would have been so nice: The National Ballet together with The National Opera at The National Theatre, like you have in the capital of any self-respecting country. But so that didn't happen. The home of our National Opera and Ballet clubs is now called 'Nationale Opera en Ballet'. The National Theatre made sure of that, which, like the Nederlands Dans Theater, is not in our capital Amsterdam, but in its residence in The Hague.

Modern dance wins prizes at Dutch Dance Days

by Ruben Brugman
6 October 201330 March 2022
2 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, DANS

During the 16th edition of the Dutch Dance Days, several dance awards were presented: the 2013 Dutch Dance Days Prize, the Swans and the Dioraphte Dance Award. Respective winners are choreographer Giulio D'Anna, dancer Medhi Walerski, Club Guy & Roni for Midnight Rising, dancer Bonnie Doets of Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and Keren Levi with The Dry Piece.

This year's presentation of the Swans was broadcast live by NTR Podium. In a former industrial workshop in Maast...

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No work by Kylián at NDT: a masterstroke?

by one of our members
15 May 201329 March 2022
2 min read
ACTUAL, For members only

The announced change of direction at NDT is keeping minds busy. Starting with Den Haag Centraal, to the Volkskrant to Cultureel Persbureau and today Theatererkrant.nl.

@tmtheatrenews: At the request v Jirí Kylián, Ned. Dans Theater will no longer perform choreographies v him for 3 years from Sept 2014." Huh, what?

- Esther Kleuver (@estherkleuver) 10 May 2013

Oh dear. Read in Den Haag Centraal: the Nederlands Dans Theater may not accept any work by Jiri K...

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NDT opens door to future without Kylián with 'School of Thought'

by Ruben Brugman
10 May 201330 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, DANS

Programme V is NDT1's last programme this season. It seems to be a final chord in more ways than one.

On the premiere day, an official announcement went out that choreographer and former artistic director Jirí Kylián is washing his hands of NDT after 36 years of involvement. Furthermore, from September 2014 to 2017, no work by Kylián will be seen at NDT. (The new Spui Forum is planned for 2018: a home for NDT, among others.) Those eager for deeper meaning...

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Mini festival of extremes at Nederlands Dans Theater's young guard

by one of our members
13 March 201330 March 2022
3 min read
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ADVERTORIAL They could hardly be further apart. Alexander Ekman and Sharon Eyal both make dance pieces, and are both children of Nederlands Dans Theater, but that's about where the similarities end. The new programme of NDT2, the young makers' house of the internationally leading dance company from The Hague, features world premieres of new w...

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Crystal Pite: 'The most exciting choreographer on the planet'

by one of our members
31 January 201330 March 2022
4 min read
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Advertorial Mysterious shadows. Puppets controlled by dozens of invisible hands and music that emphasises the very silence. An evening with Crystal Pite is an adventurous journey into the unknown regions of our imagination. On 7 February 2013, Nederlands Dans Theater will present two pieces by this Canadian choreographer: a reprise of the 2008 piece Frontier and a n...

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NDT in motion: on stage, the silver screen and behind it

by Ruben Brugman
20 November 20128 July 2016
3 min read
ACTUAL, DANS

Being active on social media like Facebook or Twitter is now a must for any dance company. But broadcasting a dance performance (live) via 600 cinemas worldwide is no mean feat either. NDT (The Hague) has been chosen by Pathé theatres to join the illustrious list of The Metropolitan Opera (New York), The National Theatre (London) and the Bolshoi Ballet (Moscow) as a partner in high-level performing arts.

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Opinion: 'Let Joop van den Ende take classical ballet under his wing, merge Nederlands Dans Theater, Nationale Ballet and Scapino Ballet.'

by one of our members
5 May 20118 July 2016
4 min read
ACTUAL

It was predictable. Now that the Culture Council has given the secretary of state a go-ahead for massive and very deep cuts in dance, the first press releases are appearing with the outraged reactions. The National Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater are aggrieved: 'How