September 2020
Dancing apart together
With many new creations by young choreographers and work by top choreographers such as Hans van Manen and David Dawson, the opening production of the new season forms a unique collage. Born from limitations but also from new possibilities in today's world, Dancing Apart Together lets you experience the rich and pure simplicity of ballet today. In a theatre that has reopened again after a long time, and at a safe distance!
Duration: 1:30
Live
Only 6 performances Of the more than 125 ballets Hans van Manen has created so far, Live is without doubt the most legendary. Van Manen created it in 1979 and since then the choreography for a female dancer and a cameraman, with a male dancer at the end, has touched tens of thousands of people. An iconic ballet that, through the use of live video footage, almost seems to have been created for this time.
Duration: 0:30October 2020
Back to ballet – classic
Back to Ballet - classic takes us back to the core of classical ballet, where the dancers find solid ground as they return to the stage. In timeless and compelling ballets with heart-stealing leading roles, including Le Corsaire, Swan Lake and Paquita, and in a new classical work by artistic director and choreographer Ted Brandsen, our dancers can once again shine!
Duration: 1:30
Back to Ballet – contemporary
Our dancers are back. And how! In Back to Ballet - contemporary, their resilience splashes off the stage. They dance as though they have never been gone. On the programme: MANOEUVRE, a brand-new ballet by Young Creative Associate Juanjo Arqués, and the intriguing Pas/Parts 2018 by groundbreaking choreographer William Forsythe.
Duration: 1:20November 2020
Back to ballet – classic
Back to Ballet - classic takes us back to the core of classical ballet, where the dancers find solid ground as they return to the stage. In timeless and compelling ballets with heart-stealing leading roles, including Le Corsaire, Swan Lake and Paquita, and in a new classical work by artistic director and choreographer Ted Brandsen, our dancers can once again shine!
Duration: 1:30Back to Ballet – contemporary
Our dancers are back. And how! In Back to Ballet - contemporary, their resilience splashes off the stage. They dance as though they have never been gone. On the programme: MANOEUVRE, a brand-new ballet by Young Creative Associate Juanjo Arqués, and the intriguing Pas/Parts 2018 by groundbreaking choreographer William Forsythe.
Duration: 1:20
December 2020
January 2021
February 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.
