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REPERTORY
In contrast to the other dance companies in the Netherlands, whose repertoires consist nearly entirely of modern works, the Dutch National Ballet dances a mixture of classical, romantic, neo-classical, modern and contemporary works.
Full-length classical and romantic ballets are an important part of the repertoire. The Dutch National Ballet performs two or three ‘classics’ a year, ranging from successful existing productions (La Sylphide, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Onegin), to new productions especially created for the company (Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Nutcracker and Mouse King).
The Dutch National Ballet also introduces its audiences to the highlights of twentieth-century ballet, from the repertoire of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, from the beginning of the century, to more recent creations by internationally established names such as Christopher Bruce, Carolyn Carlson, William Forsythe, Martha Graham, Edouard Lock, Maguy Marin, Ashley Page, Jerome Robbins en Twyla Tharp.
Extra emphasis is laid on the work of George Balanchine, with over 25 works by this twentieth-century innovator of academic dance in the repertoire of the Dutch National Ballet.
But the Dutch National Ballet offers more than a cross-section of dance history. Ever since it came into existence, the Dutch National Ballet has made an important contribution to the emergence and development of young choreographic talent and thus to a contemporary Dutch style of choreography.
(Ex-)Resident choreographers Rudi van Dantzig, Hans van Manen and Toer van Schayk all experienced their first great international successes with the Dutch National Ballet. Their mainly plotless works are still always included in the repertoire.
Meanwhile, the Dutch National Ballet has also produced a whole new generation of choreographers, which includes artistic director Ted Brandsen, resident choreographer Krzysztof Pastor and freelance choreographer David Dawson – all ex-dancers from the company.
Their work is performed by companies all over the world, from the Washington Ballet to the West Australian Ballet. Choreographers from Holland and from abroad are also regularly invited to make new works exclusively for the Dutch National Ballet.
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