''Jungle'' is a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

composed by the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

composer Henk Badings in 1959. It was choreographed by

Rudi van Dantzig Rudi van Dantzig (4 August 1933 – 19 January 2012) was a Dutch choreographer, company director, and writer. He was a pivotal figure in the rise to world renown of Dutch ballet in the latter half of the twentieth century. He was co-director and ...

for the

Dutch National Ballet The Dutch National Ballet ( Dutch: Het Nationale Ballet) is the official and largest ballet company in the Netherlands. Its forerunners were Ballet Der Lage Landen, Ballet of the Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam Ballet, and Netherlands Ballet (Nederl ...

, with sets and costumes by Toer van Schayk, and premiered on 20 December 1961 in Amsterdam.Rudi van Dantzig (unpaginated)

References

Sources

* Leo Samama, Hylke van Lingen, 2006: ''Nederlandse muziek in de 20-ste eeuw'', p.164. AUP Salomé: Amsterdam * Rudi van Dantzig, 2013: ''Herinneringen aan Sonia Gasjkell''. De Arbeiderspers

External links

TheaterEncyclopedie.nl: Jungle - Het Nationale Ballet - 1961-12-20
1961 ballets Ballets by Rudi van Dantzig Ballets by Henk Badings {{ballet-stub