cherkaoui | dawson
Introduction
For the occasion of the Holland Festival, the Dutch National Ballet has invited two major contemporary artists to create new works: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and David Dawson.
Credits
Accompanied by Holland Symfonia
Musical direction Jurjen Hempel
Labyrinth
Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Music (commission) Szymon Brzoska
Set design Rikke Juelland
Costumes Tim Van Steenbergen
Lighting design Dominique Drillot
Dancers
Jurgita Dronina, Seh Yun Kim, Nadia Yanowsky, Rachel Oomens, Erica Horwood, Naira Agvanean, Aya Okumura, Milena Sidorova, Claire Lonchampt, Hannah de Klein, Steven Etienne, Ryan Ocampo, Koen Havenith, Peter Leung, Mathieu Gremillet, Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair, Chao Shi, Wolfgang Tietze, Tycho Hupperets
timelapse/(Mnemosyne)
Choreography David Dawson
Music (commission) Scanner
Set design Eno Henze
Costumes Yumiko Takeshima
Lighting design Bert Dalhuysen
Dancers
Igone de Jongh, Michele Jimenez, Anu Viheriäranta, Marisa Lopez, Maia Makhateli, Suzanna Kaic, Sasha Mukhamedov, Megan Zimny Gray, Samantha Mednick, Maiko Tsutsumi, Victoria Ananyan, Joanne Mednick, Maria Chugai, Jingjing Mao, Cédric Ygnace, Casey Herd, Juanjo Arqués, Remi Wörtmeyer, Jan Zerer, James Stout, Edo Wijnen, Juan Eymar, Rink Sliphorst, Ernst Meisner, Serguei Endinian, Alexander Zhembrovskyy
programme
For the occasion of the Holland Festival, the Dutch National Ballet has invited two major contemporary artists to create new works: the Flemish-Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – who is making his first piece for a Dutch company – and the Englishman David Dawson. Although their backgrounds and choreographic styles are totally different, they both share a boundless thirst for adventure.
The internationally renowned Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui keeps on surprising his audiences with exceptional productions and cooperative ventures. Sometimes he works with practically untrained dancers, and sometimes with Buddhist monks or a star dancer like Akram Khan. Cherkaoui started off as an autodidact, but then went on to train in modern dance. He soon developed into an exceptional dancer and one of today's most striking young choreographers. His productions often look like fantastic stories, yet at the same time they refer to everyday reality. For the Dutch National Ballet, he is making an intimate work for a small group of dancers, to music by the Polish composer Szymon Brzoska.
Nowadays, the Englishman David Dawson is based in Berlin, from where he works as a freelance choreographer. He has previously worked as a dancer and resident choreographer with the Dutch National Ballet and as resident choreographer with SemperOper Ballett in Dresden. Unlike Cherkaoui, Dawson's work is based on classical ballet technique, although he interprets it in a very personal and modern-poetic way. His premiere work for the Dutch National Ballet will be a piece for a large ensemble, to music by the English composer, DJ and multimedia artist Robin Rimbaud, who is better known as 'Scanner', because of his use of mobile phones and police scanners during live performances.
With his newest creation, David Dawson reflects upon the legends from Greek Mythology. Each passing scene weaves a magical journey back in time, exploring the ideas that lay beneath these stories and questions their continued value and meaning to our modern day psyche.
Schedule
Pricing starts from € 13.00 to € 40.00
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sat - sun |
mon - fri |
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Rank 1 |
€ 40.00 | € 36.00* |
€ 39.00 | € 35.00* |
Rank 2 |
€ 33.00 | € 30.00* |
€ 32.00 | € 29.00* |
Rank 3 |
€ 24.50 | € 19.50* |
€ 24.00 | € 19.00* |
Rank 4 |
€ 16.50 | € 13.50* |
€ 16.00 | € 13.00* |
* with stadspas, CJP or below 16
Prices include € 2,- reservation costs
The duration of the show is approximately 2 hours, including one intermission
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fri 17 jun 2011 |
20.15 uur |
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sun 19 jun 2011 |
14.00 uur |
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tue 21 jun 2011 |
20.15 uur |
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wed 22 jun 2011 |
20.15 uur |
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fri 24 jun 2011 |
20.15 uur |
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sat 25 jun 2011 |
20.15 uur |
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