Celebrating a Dutch Master with six of his best

Par Graham Watts, 28 février 2021

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“three couples... radiate an unhurried elegant minimalism adorned by just a hint of sparkle”

Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 28 février 2021

Adagio Hammerklavier (Hans van Manen)

Sarcasmen (Hans van Manen)

Trois Gnossiennes (Hans van Manen)

Déjà Vu (Hans van Manen)

2 pieces for HET (Hans van Manen)

Variations for two couples (Hans van Manen)

Dutch National Ballet

Karel Deseure, Direction

Dutch National Ballet Orchestra

Anna Ol, Danse

Semyon Velichko, Danse

Qian Liu, Danse

Jakob Feyferlik, Danse

Maia Makhateli, Danse

Artur Shesterikov, Danse

Floor Eimers, Danse

Jozef Varga, Danse

Erica Horwood, Danse

Young Gyu Choi, Danse

James Stout, Danse

Remi Wörtmeyer, Danse

Anna Tsygankova, Danse

Constantine Allen, Danse

Jessica Xuan, Danse

Martin ten Kortenaar, Danse

Luiza Bertho, Danse

Maria Chugai, Danse

Daniel Silva, Danse

Elisabeth Tonev, Danse

Vito Mazzeo, Danse

Salome Leverashvili, Danse

Timothy van Poucke, Danse

Edo Wijnen, Danse

Riho Sakamoto, Danse

Jingjing Mao, Danse

Jared Wright, Danse

Joanna Wronko, Violon

Olga Khoziainova, Piano

Michael Mouratch, Piano

Ryoko Kondo, Piano

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

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