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nijinsky - dancer, clown, god |
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world premiere
choreography: Krzysztof Pastor | music collage: Bob Zimmerman
accompanied by: Holland Symfonia conducted by Matthew Rowe
endurance: app. 1 hour 15 minutes
stage photography
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Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950), along with Rudolf Nureyev, was the greatest dancer of the twentieth century. The star of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes he was revered for his virtuosity, his unprecedented elevation and his exotic, sensual stage presence. Moreover for Les Ballets Russes he created three controversial but iconic works - L'Apr่s-midi d'un faune, Jeux and Le Sacre du printemps which had, and continue to have, a far-reaching influence on the development of dance.
For his new full-length production Krzysztof Pastor, Dutch National Ballet Resident Choreographer, takes his inspiration from this 'god of the dance', whose parents, like Pastor's, also came from Poland. Pastor has chosen to create an associative work drawing on the great dancer's roles, his ballets and the life of Nijinsky himself, who suffered from schizophrenia and who after giving up dancing spent thirty years in psychiatric hospitals. Pastor is setting Nijinsky to a collage of existing music brought together by the composer and arranger Bob Zimmerman. The costume design is by Toer van Schayk.
Pastor: I think hes one of the most fascinating people in the history of dance. The man was a genius, but from the moment he became ill his mind was trapped inside his body. He couldnt dance any more. His choreographic works were extremely modern, especially when you realise that his most famous ballet Le sacre du printemps was created not long after the premiere of Swan Lake. He had a completely new outlook on dance. His work still makes a huge impression on me.
Pastor's Nijinsky is the second part of a multimedia triptych which uses not only dance but also video projections, design and music. The first part Kurt Weill, created by Pastor for the Dutch National Ballet in 2001, was selected for the Dutch Dance Days and nominated in no fewer than three categories for the prestigious international Benois de la Danse Prize.
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entrance fee:
1e rang 39,- | 2e rang 32,- | 3e rang 24,- | 4e rang 16,-
cjp, 65+, Stadspas:
1e rang 35,- | 2e rang 29,- | 3e rang 19,- | 4e rang 13,-
last minute students:
10,-
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