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Indien je een mens bent, laat dit veld leeg:.

Hans van Manen

Shock and awe ballet in Bill & Mr. B overflows with quality on all sides; there is no stalling

by Ruben Brugman
24 June 201230 March 2022
4 min read
For members only, DANS, SPECIALS

In the production Bill & Mr B, the Dutch National Ballet dives thematically into history with reprises of works by George Balanchine and William Forsythe. Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements (1972) is considered the breeding ground for Forsythe, who then went 'the extra mile' with Steptext (1985) and The Second Detail (1991). From protocol to photocall: dance as a photo session. Movement - click,...

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