February 2021
Onegin
DUE TO THE CURRENT CORONA MEASURES, WE ARE UNFORTUNATELY FORCED TO CANCEL ALL PERFORMANCES OF ONEGIN. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION HERE: OPERABALLET.NL/CORONA-UPDATE John Cranko created one of the greatest love dramas in ballet history. Early love and broken hearts in an incredible choreographic richness make Onegin at least as compelling as Giselle and Swan Lake.
Duration: 2:10
Hans van Manen Variations
Via two livestreams at the end of February, Dutch National Ballet presents six jewels from the rich and varied oeuvre of the Netherlands' most famous choreographer: Hans van Manen. In Hans van Manen Variations, two different casts of dancers will perform both globally performed 'evergreens' and more recent creations by the master choreographer, which may still be unknown to many.
Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutesMarch 2021
Hans van Manen Variations
Via two livestreams at the end of February, Dutch National Ballet presents six jewels from the rich and varied oeuvre of the Netherlands' most famous choreographer: Hans van Manen. In Hans van Manen Variations, two different casts of dancers will perform both globally performed 'evergreens' and more recent creations by the master choreographer, which may still be unknown to many.
Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Oedipus Rex / From ‘Antigone’
DUE TO THE CURRENT CORONA MEASURES, WE ARE UNFORTUNATELY FORCED TO CANCEL ALL PERFORMANCES OF OEDIPUS REX / FROM 'ANTIGONE'. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION HERE: OPERABALLET.NL/CORONA-UPDATE 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.
