Swan Lake
Dutch National Ballet Gala
Muziektheater, Amsterdam September 8, 2018 Maggie Foyer Gala is probably not the right word for the celebration that opens the new season of Het Nationale. Granted it had the Grand Pas, the stars, the glamorous frocks and champagne, the speeches, the awards and the Grand Defilé: a breathtaking moment as the Company, the Junior Company … Read more
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