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Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company

By Isabella Zijp, 15 April 2018

In the future features exciting works by Juanjo Arques and Hans van Manen, and is the most exciting programme by the Junior Company so far.

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The Bolshoi dances La Sylphide with a Russian touch

By Isabella Zijp, 01 April 2018

The Bolshoi dancers Anna Tikhomiova and Artemy Belyakov shine in the stylish and poetic version of La Sylphide by Johan Kobborg.

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The Bolshoi: Danish dancing with a Russian touch

01 Apr 2018

New and exciting collaborations in Dutch Doubles by the Dutch National Ballet

By Isabella Zijp, 24 March 2018

Ballet and pop music meet in a new work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and other exciting collaborations by Ernst Meisner, Hans van Manen and Wubkje Kuindersma

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Exciting collaborations in Dutch Doubles

24 Mar 2018

Isabelle Beernaert's Tabula Rasa

By Isabella Zijp, 20 January 2018

Isabelle Beernaert, famous from various Dutch tv shows and successful theatre tours, is back on stage with a new direction, to mixed results.

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20 Jan 2018

Beernaert: Tabula Rasa

A colourful ode to chairs by Introdans in So You Think You Can Stoelendans

By Isabella Zijp, 03 December 2017

A colourful evening full of chairs that pleases the young audience, but not innovative enough to impress the older spectators.

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Introdans: A colourful ode to chairs

03 Dec 2017

Dutch National Ballet's reprise of Mata Hari is a well-timed success

By Isabella Zijp, 17 October 2017

The story of Mata Hari is a hot topic, now maybe more than ever, and Dutch National Ballet's strong reprise of Ted Brandsen's 2016 ballet comes at the right time.

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17 Oct 2017

DNB reprises Mata Hari

Pure dance in Side A: Split into one by Nederlands Dans Theater I

By Isabella Zijp, 28 September 2017

A held back season opener for NDT, in which pure dance takes centre stage.

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Pure Dance in NDT's Side A

28 Sep 2017

The Bolshoi's Bright Stream is a ballet unlike any other

By Isabella Zijp, 09 May 2017

After being banned in Soviet times, The Bright Stream made a glorious comeback in a new version by Alexei Ratmansky.

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Ratmansky's The Bright Stream

09 May 2017

Different generations meet in Smoke and Mirrors by Nederlands Dans Theater 2

By Isabella Zijp, 16 April 2017

Newcomers Imre van Opstal and Marne van Opstal present their first work alongside established choreographers as Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot. A programme where new and old, humoristic and dark meet.

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16 Apr 2017

NDT2 Smoke and Mirrors

Dutch National Ballet dances Cranko's Onegin

By Isabella Zijp, 29 March 2017

Dramatic narrative ballets seem to gain in popularity with the Dutch National Ballet, and although Onegin was no tearjerker star ballerina Anna Tsygankova created some beautiful moments.

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Cranko's Onegin in Amsterdam

29 Mar 2017

Brussels, a dance capital

Brussels, a dance capital

By Isabella Zijp, 17 February 2017

The Brussels Dance! Festival not only gives an insight into the dance riches of the city, but also into the many creative spaces and unique theatres of Brussels.

17 Feb 2017

We're pretty fucking far from okay

Brussels

Disrupting dance in We're pretty fuckin' far from okay

By Isabella Zijp, 09 February 2017

Lisbeth Gruwez and Nicolas vladyslav zoom in on what fear does to the body. An intense performance that goes further than just a demonstration of tight muscles and stress.

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Brussels

09 Feb 2017

Musicality over Christmas glitters in the Bolshoi's Nutcracker

By Isabella Zijp, 23 December 2016

The Bolshoi chooses musicality and technique over special effects with Yuri Grigorovich's beloved classic.

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A Musical Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

23 Dec 2016

Balet Moskva dances prize winning Russian production Cafe Idiot

By Isabella Zijp, 21 December 2016

Balet Moskva's prize winning cafe Idiot shows that Russian contemporary ballet is not there yet, but is making great progress.

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21 Dec 2016

Cafe Idiot, Balet Moskva

A distant universe: Dutch National Opera and Ballet share the stage in Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette

By Isabella Zijp, 15 April 2016

The concept of bringing opera and ballet together in an abstract production is interesting, but Sasha Waltz creates a cold universe that fails to convey strong emotions.

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A distant universe: Romeo et Juliette in Amsterdam

15 Apr 2016

Dutch National Ballet shows beauty and timelessness of Balanchine's choreography in Best of Balanchine

By Isabella Zijp, 25 March 2016

There are 44 years between the oldest and newest Balanchine works in this programme which confirmed its timeless beauty and significance today.

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Beauty and timelessness of Balanchine's choreography

25 Mar 2016

Dutch National Ballet's new but unsurprising Ballet Bubbles

By Isabella Zijp, 13 February 2016

The Junior Company presents a new mixed programme with old and new works, but fails to surprise or exceed expectations.

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A mixed Ballet Bubble by the Junior Ballet

13 Feb 2016

Dutch National Ballet premieres Dutch dance drama Mata Hari

By Isabella Zijp, 06 February 2016

A stylised and fast paced production that lacks emotional impact, but is saved by the performance of ballerina Anna Tsygankova

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06 Feb 2016

An homage to Mata Hari

Shanghai Ballet brings “The Greatest Swan Lake in the World" to Amsterdam

By Isabella Zijp, 23 December 2015

Quality and quantity go hand in hand in Derek Deane's grand production performed by Shanghai Ballet.

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“The Greatest Swan Lake in the World"

23 Dec 2015

Richard Siegal puts audiences through hell in Model

By Isabella Zijp, 03 November 2015

Richard Siegal overwhelms with highly energetic dancing and an overkill of light and sound in Metric Dozen and Model. Superbly performed by dancers of The Bakery and The BayerischeStaatsballett.

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Richard Siegal's Inferno in Amsterdam

03 Nov 2015

Hanuman by Samadhi Dance Company is an engaging combination of traditional Indian culture and contemporary dance

By Isabella Zijp, 16 October 2015

Hanuman is a feelgood dance performance that succesfully combines traditinal Indian dance with contemporary elements to tell the magical tale of a simian hero and a royal love couple.

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Hanuman, Samadhi Dance Company

16 Oct 2015

Dutch National Ballet presents the best of Hans van Manen with Live

By Isabella Zijp, 12 September 2015

Dutch National Ballet presents master choreographer's iconic works Metaforen, Twilight, Two Gold Variations and Live showcasing the choreographer’s inventiveness and the development of his works over the years.

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Hans van Manen masterworks

12 Sep 2015

The Bolshoi's A Hero of Our Time: A modern take on a Russian classic

By Isabella Zijp, 22 July 2015

A unique collaboration between choreographer Yuri Possokhov and theatre director Kirill Serebennikov who adapted Lermontov's novel for the Bolshoi's new stage.

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An ode to love: Preljocaj's Parc at the Mariinsky

By Isabella Zijp, 17 July 2015

Angelin Preljocaj's sublime Le Parc is performed again by the Mariinsky Theatre, with Diana Vishneva leading the company in this ode to love.

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St Petersburg

17 Jul 2015

Le Parc at the Mariinsky

The Stanislavsky Ballet dances Jerome Robbins

By Isabella Zijp, 10 July 2015

The Stanislavsky Ballet presents a triple bill dedicated to the late American choreographer Jerome Robbins. A fresh performance, with guest performances by Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin.

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The Stanislavsky Ballet dances Jerome Robbins

10 Jul 2015

Eros. Minos. : Anabelle Lopez Ochoa and Juanjo Arquez work with Ballet Moskva

By Isabella Zijp, 05 July 2015

Ballet Moscow closes its season with a last performance of Eros. Minos. a duet of works by Anabelle Lopez Ochoa and Juanjo Arquez.

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Eros. Minos : Lopez Ochoa and Arquez in Russia

05 Jul 2015

The best of British dance in Dutch National Ballet's Cool Britannia

By Isabella Zijp, 17 June 2015

Dutch National Ballet closes a vibrant season with Cool Britannia, including exciting world premieres by David Dawson and Christopher Wheeldon and a sensational performance of Wayne McGregor's Chroma.

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The best of British dance in Amsterdam

17 Jun 2015

Hiphop meets ballet in Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

By Isabella Zijp, 08 May 2015

ISH and the Junior Company succesfully combine two dance styles in one performance. The fascinating contemporary visuals, music and costumes give this fantasy a modern look and feel.

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

08 May 2015

Minimalism and absurdity in Symphysis by Nederlands Dans Theater II

By Isabella Zijp, 21 March 2015

Nederlands Dans Theater II continues to dleight with the second mixed bill of their 2015 season, which features works by Johan Inger, Alexander Ekman, Edward Clug and Jiří Pokorný

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Introdans mixed bill MODERNlive

By Isabella Zijp, 13 February 2015

Introdans presents a varied mixed-bill of accessible contemporary works by both renowned and up-and-coming choreographers.

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13 Feb 2015

Introdans' MODERNlive

Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company dances ballet classics and the works of modern masters

By Isabella Zijp, 06 February 2015

The young talents from Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company showed themselves to the public in an exciting mixed programme of well-performed classics and interesting new works.

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Dutch National Ballet, Junior Company

06 Feb 2015

Nederlands Dans Theater's intriguing Sehnsucht/Schmetterling

By Isabella Zijp, 13 December 2014

Nederlands Dans Theater celebrates 25 years of Lightfoot and Leon, with the strongly executed emotional double bill Sehnsucht / Schmetterling.

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Léon - Lightfoot: 25 years at NDT

13 Dec 2014

Dutch National Ballet opens the season with a festive gala performance

By Isabella Zijp, 13 September 2014

Dutch National Ballet opened their new season with a festive gala. Excerpts from classics, contemporary works, Ted Brandsen's choreography for the Junior Company, and a glimpse of what's to come this season... a bouquet of the finest pieces in the repertoire, and a fantastic opportunity to see the company's many faces.

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Opening Gala, Dutch National Ballet

13 Sep 2014

A vibrant new production of The Tempest by Dutch National Ballet

By Isabella Zijp, 18 June 2014

The Dutch National Ballet impresses with the world première of a new and large-scale production of The Tempest by resident choreographer Krzysztof Pastor. At Het Musiektheater as part of the 2014 Holland Festival.

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Pastor's The Tempest by Dutch National Ballet

18 Jun 2014

Swan Lake Success In Prague

Prague

A fresh yet classical Swan Lake by the Czech National Ballet

By Isabella Zijp, 10 June 2014

The Czech national Ballet's Swan Lake might not be the most memorable, but the company used what they have as effectively as possible, resulting in a very respectable and steady performance.

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Prague

10 Jun 2014

Wiener Staatsballett's Meistersignaturen

Vienna

Meistersignaturen by the Wiener Staatsballett: A delightful evening of pure dance

By Isabella Zijp, 27 May 2014

Meistersignaturen is a versatile program giving the audience the opportunity to discover the unique styles of four celebrated choreographers. By Wiener Staatsballett.

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Vienna

27 May 2014

Nederlands Dans Theater 2's Programme B: Inger, León & Lightfoot

By Isabella Zijp, 06 March 2014

NDT2 conclude their season in the Netherlands with Programme B, showcasing B.R.I.S.A, a new work by Inger, and 2005 work by Lightfoot and León, Postscript. At Theater aan het Spui, The Hague.

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NDT 2's Programma B: Inger, León & Lightfoot

06 Mar 2014