The Dutch National Ballet is the largest dance company of dancers with 78 Netherlands and is referred to by the international dance critics to the three best ballet companies in the world. Both the star soloists as the large corps de ballet shine in this versatile program that contains four impressive gems. ' Corps belongs to Van Manen's most fascinating pieces and it is definitely one of its intrigerendste. ' (de Volkskrant) ' A Masterful ballet. ' (Het Parool)
Les Sylphides (1907-1909) calls with its long white tutus the Romantic ballet in memory, but is the first ballet that no story told. The unit of a poet and his muses, the sylphydes, create ' a stunning ballet candy. ' (Wedding) Twelve studs shine in Hans van Manen's Corps from 1985. Three women add themselves, one by one, with them, danced to Alban Berg's haunting Violin Concerto. Variations for two couples is the most recent work that Hans van Manen made for the Dutch National Ballet. Two couples dancing lyrical and subdued and flaming virtuoso. ' Once again a masterpiece of almost eighty years. ' (De Telegraaf) George Balanchine's is widely seen as the most genius choreographer of the 20th century. Tchaikovksy Pas de deux is Balanchine's virtuoso homage par excellence to soloists. ' Sparking Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux (...) a tribute to the ballerina and the versatile language of academic dance. ' (de Volkskrant)
Cast and Creative team for Sterren/Corps at Lucent Danstheater
Michel Fokine - Les Sylphides Hans van Manen - Corps / Variations for two couples George Balanchine - Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux