Computer-controlled mannequins, a rock-star homage and a bubble-blonde Coppélia
Mannequins become break-dancers, David Bowie and a James Bond in Dutch National Ballet’s Coppelia
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Ahmad Joudeh: from Syria to the Netherlands, dancing for peace
Until recently, Ahmad Joudeh was giving dance classes to children in Damascus. Then Dutch TV made a film…
Dutch Masters from Dutch National Ballet
The rose may be emblematic of ballet but the Dutch have trimmed the frills
Saluting Dutch talent: Dutch National Ballet’s Gala
The season in Amsterdam gets off to a top gear start
A rich and varied five hours: Hamburg Ballet’s Nijinksy Gala
Portraits in music and dance that spanned the centuries and ranged across continents
David Dawson’s Overture tops the bill at Dutch National Ballet
Ballet driven at high speed into the twenty-first century
Laurretta Summerscales soars in Singapore’s Superstars of Ballet Gala
“Dancers like Summerscales can transform the most ‘gotcha’ things into something ecstatic.”
Dutch National Ballet’s Best of Balanchine
They tackle the works with athleticism and precision and dance with confidence and joy
Three world and one European premiere in Dutch National Ballet’s 2016-2017 season
A packed season with much must-see dance.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King in Amsterdam
The prologue in the attic is snug and warm while the snow falls outside…