Dutch National Ballet

Ballet Vibes

Hans van Manen / Sir Kenneth MacMillan / Eric Gauthier / Ernst Meisner / Zoë Greten / Luca Abdel-Nour / Rutkay

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Dates

6 February – 7 March 2027

Location

Touring programme, Various locations

Running time

TBA

Tickets

External ticket sale

Dancers Rosa Cabrera Nuesi, Eliza Viogren and Edward Cooley

Dancers: Rosa Cabrera Nuesi, Eliza Viogren, Edward Cooley | Photo: Petrovsky & Ramone

Ballet with new vibes

The Junior Company of Dutch National Ballet represents the future. Not only because of its young dancers, but also because it shines a spotlight on emerging choreographic talent.

Ballet Vibes shows prominent works by Hans van Manen, Eric Gauthier and British master choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan.

The programme also features four world premieres. Three of these are by promising young choreographers Zoë Greten, Luca Abdel-Nour and Rutkay. In addition, Ernst Meisner – who hands over his leadership of the group to Christopher Powney this season – will premiere a new creation.

Diverse dance styles

The works of Zoë Greten, Luca Abdel-Nour and Rutkay draw on a diverse range of dance languages, from contemporary dance and hip-hop to Turkish dance traditions. Each brings a different cultural background, creates a singular and compelling world, and connects instinctively with the lived experience of the Junior Company dancers.

At the same time, it is vital for the Junior Company dancers to deepen their grounding in pure classical technique. They are given that opportunity in a new creation by Ernst Meisner, as well as in the second movement of Concerto, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s serene yet demanding pas de deux.

Hilarious crash course

Humour and dance are not an obvious pairing, but Hans van Manen and Eric Gauthier both execute the art with flair. We present Gauthier’s Ballet 102 for the first time, the sequel to his hilarious crash course in ballet, Ballet 101.

The evening concludes with Van Manen’s In the Future, a sparkling tour de force in which the grandmaster plays with colour, bodies, wit and imagination.

Performance information

In the Future

Choreography Hans van Manen
Music David Byrne
Set, costume and lighting design Keso Dekker

Concerto – second movement

Choreography Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Music Dmitri Shostakovich
Costume design Jürgen Rose

Ballet 102

Premiere for the Junior Company

Choreography, costume and lighting design Eric Gauthier
Music Jens-Peter Abele, Eric Gauthier

World premiere

Choreography Ernst Meisner
Costume design Oliver Haller
Lighting design Wijnand van der Horst

World premiere

Choreography Zoë Greten
Music Samuel van der Veer
Costume design Annemarije van Harten
Lighting design Wijnand van der Horst

World premiere

Choreography Luca Abdel-Nour
Costume design Luca Abdel-Nour and Michelle Cantwell
Lighting design Wijnand van der Horst

Spilling the Ugly

World premiere

Choreography Rutkay
Music Jorg Schellekens
Costume design Annemarije van Harten
Lighting design Wijnand van der Horst

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