December 2020
BACK TO BALLET - classic
In these turbulent times, Back to Ballet - classic takes you back to the core of classical ballet. Our soloists shine with heartwarming roles in timeless and moving ballets like Le Corsaire, Swan Lake and Paquita. After a few sold out performances for a limited audience, we bring Back to Ballet - classic back for 4 more evenings, in your living room and with different casts of soloists. Tune in to one of the online performances on 28 November or 4, 9 or 12 December and enjoy this unique performance safely at home!
Duration: 01:27
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
DUE TO CORONA MEASURES, WE ARE FORCED TO CANCEL ALL PERFORMANCES OF THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING. READ MORE HERE: OPERABALLET.NL/CORONA-UPDATE ON 19 DECEMBER, DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET WILL ORGANISE A UNIQUE ONLINE CHRISTMAS GALA. BUY YOUR TICKET FOR THE LIVE STREAM HERE
Duration: 2:20
CHRISTMAS GALA
December is traditionally the month of ballet. In no other month so many people, all over the world, visit a ballet performance. This year everything is different, but we still want to celebrate the holidays together with you. Right now we need art and the opportunity to immerse ourselves in a magical world more than ever. That's why Dutch National Ballet is organising an exuberant, festive Christmas Gala. Enjoy this exclusive night full of famous pas de deux and new works live online with the whole family and let yourself be enchanted by an abundance of Broadway glamour and wintery snowflakes.
Duration: Approximately 120 minutesJanuary 2021
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
DUE TO CORONA MEASURES, WE ARE FORCED TO CANCEL ALL PERFORMANCES OF THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING. READ MORE HERE: OPERABALLET.NL/CORONA-UPDATE ON 19 DECEMBER, DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET WILL ORGANISE A UNIQUE ONLINE CHRISTMAS GALA. BUY YOUR TICKET FOR THE LIVE STREAM HERE
Duration: 2:20February 2021
March 2021
Oedipus Rex / From ‘Antigone’
Ballet and opera together in a world premiere Opera and ballet join forces for this new production of Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex. In this unique artistic collaboration, the British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor bridges the world of classical tragedy with the language of contemporary ballet and 20th- and 21st-century music. Composer Samy Moussa wrote a penetrating and poignant response to Stravinsky’s masterpiece.
April 2021
June 2021
The Dutch School
The Dutch School offers a perfect sampler of the best that Dutch dance has achieved: dance that puts simplicity, clarity, musicality and the expressive qualities of the individual dancer at the forefront. It invites you to experience an incredibly wide range of vibes and emotions. In The Dutch School, you will meet choreographers who made an important contribution to Dutch National Ballet: master choreographer Hans van Manen, associate artist David Dawson and three young choreographers, Wubkje Kuindersma, Remi Wortmeyer and Ernst Meisner, who are creating together a world premiere for The Dutch School.
