The Dutch National Ballet (

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: Het Nationale Ballet) is the official and largest

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in the

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History

The Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdam Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company has been directed by Sonia Gaskell (1961–1969),

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(1969–1991), Wayne Eagling (1991–2003) and is currently directed by Ted Brandsen. It attracts many international artists. The company has been based at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet (formerly known as ''Het Muziektheater'') in

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since 1986. It is a regular guest at major festivals across Europe, such as the

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. The company is committed to new choreography and performs work from current and past resident choreographers:

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Hans van Manen Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (; born 11 July 1932) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer. He studied under Sonia Gaskell and Françoise Adret. Van Manen wrote many ballets. He worked for the Dutch National Ballet from 1973 ...

, Maguy Marin and Édouard Lock. On 13 September 2011, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala performance in the presence of

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Dancers

The Dutch National Ballet employs approximately 90 dancers. Below is a list of principals, soloists, grand sujets, and

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Principals

* Constantine Allen * Jakob Feyferlik * Young Gyu Choi * Qian Lui *

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* Olga Smirnova *

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* Jessica Xuan

Soloists

* Victor Caixeta * Naira Agvanean * Floor Eimers *

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* Martin ten Kortenaar * Salome Leverashvili * Timothy van Poucke * Maria Chugai * Nina Tonoli * Jingjing Mao * Edo Wijnen *

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* Sho Yamada * Yuanyuan Zhang

Grand sujets

* Chloë Réveillon * Elisabeth Tonev * Erica Horwood * Connie Vowles * Joseph Massarelli * Giorgi Potskhishvili * Daniel Montero Real * Daniel Robert Silva * Sem Sjouke * Jan Spunda

Coryphées

* Luiza Bertho * Nathan Brhane * Nancy Burer * Khayla Fitzpatrick * Hannah de Klein * Kira Hilli * Rémy Catalan * Wendeline Wijkstra *

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* Conor Walmsley

References

External links

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