Squares
Hans van Manen
Premiere
24 June 1969, Paris
Company
Nederlands Dans Theater
Running time
21 minutes
Nr. of dancers
10
First cast
Anja Licher, Conny Lodewijk, Anne van Tol, Yteke Waterbolk, Lenny Westerdijk, Jon Benoit, Nils Christe, Leon Koning, Harmen Tromp, Frans Vervenne
Music
Erik Satie - Gymnopédies 1, 2, 3 for Piano; first the original piano version is played, followed by an orchestral arrangement by, respectively, Claude Debussy (numbers 1 and 3) and Zoltan Szilassy (number 2, later replaced by an arrangement by Ronald Manuel)