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What's OnDanceHolland Dance Festival The two-yearly international contemporary dance festival features established dancers and choreographers and newcomers. It offers around 60 performances plus a full programme of workshops and master classes. This year's highlights are a one-woman version of The Rites of Spring by Meryl Tankard, the Ballet Boyz and Bill T Jones' ballet about Abraham Lincoln. There is also a special programme featuring Tim Persent, who is celebrating his 25 years in the Netherlands. Danstheater, The Hague, January 26 to February 26. Introdans Gekkebekken (Funny Faces) is a fast-paced and energetic combination of seven works by seven choreographers. It includes Lightfoot/Léon's Sad Case, known as 'the chewing gum ballet' because of its elastic movements. DeLaMar, Amsterdam, February 13; Stadsschouwburg, Haarlem, February 19 (matinee). Introdans is celebrating its 40th anniversary this season and Hemels (Heavenly) is a chance to revisit three major works from its repertoire. They are Messiah by Ed Wubbe, Paradise? by Gisela Rocha and Fünf Gedichte by Nils Christie. Schouwburg, Arnhem, February 18 and 19 (matinee); DeLaMar, Amsterdam, March 5; Danstheater, The Hague, March 16; Parktheater, Eindhoven, April 26 To celebrate the 80th birthday of Hans van Manen, the company's youth ensemble presents three highlights from the repertoire the choreographer has created for them. These are the two duets Sticky Piece and Black Cake and the 1969 classic Squares. Schouwburg, Arnhem, March 3 and 4 (matinee); Parktheater, Eindhoven, March 18 (matinee); Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, March 22; Schouwburg, Arnhem, March 25 (matinee); National Ballet The programme Present/s (1) is a festival of new work by the company's in-house choreographers Hans van Manen and Krzysztof Pastor and international top dance-makers David Dawson and Juanjo Arqués. Muziektheater, Amsterdam, February 15, 18, 22, 25 and March 2. The much-praised version of Swan Lake by Rudi van Dantzig, who died recently, returns for the first time since 2006. It features a number of dancers in the roles of Odette/Odile and Siegfried. The music is by Tchaikovsky and the gorgeous sets and costumes by Toer van Schayk. Chassé Theater, Breda, March 8; Parktheater, Eindhoven, March 10; Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, March 17; Schouwburg, Rotterdam, March 21; Danstheater, The Hague, March 24 and 25 (matinee). Nederlands Dans Theater The programme Traces consists of three solo dances, two of them world premiers. The new pieces are Garbo Laughs by Marco Goecke and Solo Echo by Crystal Pite. The third is Jirí Kylián's Double You from 1994, in which a man against time in the form of two giant pendulums. Chassé Theater, Breda, February 14; De Harmonie, Leeuwarden, February 28; Schouwburg, Tilburg, March 1; Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, March 6; Danstheater, The Hague, March 9; Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht, March 14; Muziektheater, Amsterdam, March 16, 17 and 18. Lukás Timulak's Offspring from 2009 is reprised in a programme that also includes new works by Johan Inger and Alexander Ekman. Danstheater, The Hague, February 23, 24 and 25; Parktheater, Eindhoven, February 28; Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, April 15; Stadsschouwburg, Groningen, April 21; Theater aan de Parade, Den Bosch, April 26; Schouwburg, Tilburg, April 28. Nederlands Dans Theater Traces features new works by Crystal Pite and Marco Goecke plus Jirí Kylián's Double You from 1994. Danstheater, The Hague, February 9, 10 and 11; Chassé Theater, Breda, February 14; De Harmonie, Leeuwarden, February 28; Schouwburg, Tilburg, March 1; Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, March 6; Danstheater, The Hague, March 9, 10 and 11 (matinee); Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht, March 14; Muziektheater, Amsterdam, March 16, 17 and 18. Scapino Ballet Performances of Ed Wubbe's latest full-length ballet, Pearl, with live music by the Combattimento Consort conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend and the counter-tenor Maarten Engeltjes. The sets and costumes are by Pamela Homoet. This ballet is a skillful combination of Baroque music, dance and design. Schouwburg, Rotterdam, February 10 and 11; Stadsschouwburg, Groningen, February 23; Chassé Theater, Breda, March 18; Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, March 21; Schouwburg, Tilburg, March 23; Parktheater, Eindhoven, March 27; Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht, March 29; Dantheater, The Hague, March 30; Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, April 3; Schouwburg, Rotterdam, April 7 and 8. |
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