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Jiří Kylián/Claude Debussy, Silent Cries

Hans van Manen/Domenico Scarlatti/John Cage/Gara Garayev, Kammerballett

Hans van Manen/Arvo Pärt, Déjà Vu

Hans van Manen/Johann Sebastian Bach, Solo

Hans van Manen/Igor Stravinsky/Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/J.J. Cale, The Old Man and Me

Hans van Manen/Benjamin Britten, Frank Bridge Variations

Six Ballets by Jiří Kylián and Hans van Manen

Nederland Dans Theater & Dutch National Ballet

Ballet
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Cast

Jiří Kylián — Choreographer, set designer, costume designer

Joop Caboort — Lighting

Sabine Kupferberg — Soloist

Hans van Manen — Choreographer

Keso Dekker — Set designer, costume designer

Joop Caboort — Lighting designer

Carolina Armenta — Soloist

Program notes

A rich medley of ambiance, movement, and musique comes to us courtesy of illustrious choreographers Hans van Manen and Jiří Kylián, throughout this retrospective dedicated to contemporary Dutch ballet. Two of the most prestigious ballet companies in the country dazzle us in the course of six remarkable programs, filmed from 1987 through 2007. First up, rediscover the stunning eloquence of Sabine Kupferberg, Jiří Kylián's muse and longtime partner, in the solo showpiece Silent Cries, a mysterious work in which a canvas onstage is progressively torn apart by the dancer's gaze and movements, set to Debussy's gloriously atmospheric Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.

In KammerballettDéjà VuSolo, and The Old Man and Me, the visionary Hans van Manen's creations come to life thanks to the three groups that make up the Nederlands Dans Theater: NDT I, flagship of the company; NDT II, a prestigious training ground for promising young talents; and NDT III, made up of experienced dancers aged 40 and over. Vivid contrasts and poetic choreography illuminate this high-leaping compilation that ends with the Frank Bridge Variations, inspired by the music of Benjamin Britten, choreographed by van Manen and danced to sublime perfection by Het Nationale Ballet, among whose ranks we see Igone de Jongh and Alexander Zhembrovskyy!

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