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Dutch National Ballet's New Moves: the future’s bright

By Lambrecht Wessels, 14 July 2015
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Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 3 July 2015
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New Work
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Dutch National Ballet
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Lambrecht Wessels
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.