Hans van Manen's Works by Dutch National Ballet - 11-12 March

Time: 11-12 March 2010, 7:30pm
Venue: Grand Theatre, HK Cultural Centre
Price: Adult - $500, $400, $300, $200  Student - $200, $150, $100

About This Programme
Hailed as the master of movement and "the grand old revolutionary of ballet"(The Independent), Hans van Manen's elegant choreography forms the cornerstone of modern ballet repertoire. His works are regularly staged by the world's greatest dance ensembles including Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet and the Kirov, and have been danced by such stars as Sofiane Sylve, Lucia Lacarra, Uliana Lopatkina, Marcia Haydée and Rudolf Nureyev.

Dutch National Ballet is world-renowned for its interpretation of Van Manen's choreography. This top ranking company now returns with a celebration of his creativity in three programmes featuring six iconic pieces from his repertoire of nearly 120 original creations. The works include Live, a groundbreaking dance for stage and realtime video, and his signature explorations of the tension between the sexes – Adagio Hammerklavier, Concertante, Solo, Sarcasmen and Trois Gnossiennes.

Dutch National Ballet
Dutch National Ballet is the Netherlands' largest dance company. Renowned for its rich, varied repertoire - embracing works from the traditional to the innovative - the Company and its international troupe of 80 technically outstanding dancers are among the finest in the world.

Hans van Manen is lauded as a grandmaster of dance. He has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Erasmus Prize for his outstanding achievements in Dutch dance (2000) and the Benois de la Danse for Lifetime Achievement (2005). In 2008, DNB staged a Hans van Manen Festival to celebrate the 75th birthday of this legendary choreographer.

Programme

Mar 11
Adagio Hammerklavier*, Concertante, Live*

Mar 12
Adagio Hammerklavier*, Trois Gnossiennes*, Solo, Sarcasmen*, Live*

*Live piano accompaniment

Adagio Hammerklavier (Music: Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, Hammerklavier (Beethoven)
Concertante (Music: Petite symphonie concertante, Op 54 (Frank Martin)
Live (Music: Un sospiro, Bagatelle ohne Tonart, Wiegenlied, Vier kleine Klavierstücke and Abschied (Liszt)
Sarcasmen (Music: Sarcasms, Op 17 (Prokofiev)
Solo (Music: Partita for Solo Violin No 1 in B minor, BWV1002: Corrente & Double (Bach)
Trois Gnossiennes (Music: Trois Gnossiennes (Satie)

Duration
Approx 2 hrs incl two intervals

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