A great Requiem premieres at Dutch National Ballet

Par Lambrecht Wessels, 12 février 2019

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Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 9 février 2019

Citizen Nowhere (David Dawson)

Requiem (David Dawson)

Dutch National Ballet

Matthew Rowe, Direction

Eno Henze, Décors

Yumiko Takeshima, Costumes

Altin Kaftira, Vidéaste

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Lambrecht Wessels

Lambrecht Wessels is a conflict analyst, publicist and avid dance fan living in Amsterdam. He writes about modern and classical dance, and follows Dutch National Ballet and the Netherlands Dance Theater especially. But he also visits dance performances in Belgium, the UK and Scandinavia.