🩰 You can watch the film Coppelia on BBC Two today at 18.15 GMT! The movie is based on the modern translation that @TedBrandsen made in 2008 of the classical 19th century ballet into the story of the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann.

#ballet #movie #Coppelia

#Congratulations to Joseph Massarelli! 👏

We are proud to announce that Joey has been promoted to the rank of soloist after yesterday's performance of Dawson. He danced both in The Four Seasons and in the world premiere of Legacy Variations.

📸 Michel Schnater

.AmericanBalletTheatre and Het Nationale Ballet are having a delightful social media 'feud' about...gargouillades. The Ballet Herald®
balletherald.com/gargouillade-g…

LEGACY VARIATIONS will have its world premiere on 8 December 2022 with Het Nationale Ballet created to a specially commissioned score by Alex Baranowski on a program with THE FOUR SEASONS performed to the music of maxrichtermusic - don't miss!

youtube.com/watch?v=3NctuA…

(3/3) and experimental performances. An important part of these plans is to build a comfortable new seating area for our audience. This is where we need your help! 

❤️Check this link for more info: operaballet.creativefunding.nl/project/studio…

Our current smaller theatre, Boekmanzaal, will be transformed into a brand new space: Studio Boekman, in the new year.
With this transformation we create a stage for up-and-coming talent, and a place where diverse audiences can come together to enjoy innovative programming (2/3)

Help us transform Dutch National Opera & Ballet's smallest theatre! 🙌For years we’ve dreamed of adding a small theatre to our home of opera and ballet on the Waterlooplein. And this season, you can help make this dream come true. (1/3)

Dancer: Luca Abdel-Nour
📸 Michel Schnater

Theaternieuws: Europees danstijdschrift verkiest Olga Smirnova tot ‘Danser van het jaar’ ift.tt/ilWj2cB

🎉 #Congratulations on Olga Smirnova for being voted ‘Dancer of the Year’ by the readers of Dance Europe! She was nominated because she had once again proved herself “one of the greatest ballerinas of her generation.'

To read more: operaballet.nl/en/news/olga-s…

📸 Altin Kaftira

Rehearsals are in full swing for THE FOUR SEASONS with the incredible dancers of Het Nationale Ballet! - watch us prepare for the DAWSON program that also includes the world premiere of my newest ballet, LEGACY VARIATIONS.

Hoping you can join us for the opening night on 8.12.22!

🩰Last night, the Dansersfonds'79 #DutchBalletGala took place which was dedicated to our Associate Artistic Director Rachel Beaujean!

🥳Also, former principal Jozef Varga was awarded the Merit Award 2022! The jury says that 'He was more than just a physically excellent dancer.'

🩰The first ballet class for beginners is posted on our YouTube channel! During #WorldBalletDay yesterday, we kicked off this brand new series which was posted online after the ‘full company class’ and rehearsal stream.

Watch here: youtube.com/c/DutchNatOper…
📸: Michel Schnater

4 days left to vote for 'Dancer of the Year 22/23' in the Critics' Choice of Dance Europe!

Principal dancers Olga Smirnova & Young Gyu Choi have been nominated and you can vote by sending an e-mail with your name + name dancer you want to vote for to [email protected]📧

📺Tonight, an interview with 'Young Creative Associate' Milena Sidorova will be seen in the Dutch programme 'Podium Dans' on NPO 2 extra at 19.25.

Watch it tonight via this link: npostart.nl/podium-dans/PO…

📸: Michel Schnater | Regnum by Milena Sidorova

#Published last Saturday, a 5-star review in the Dutch newspaper Trouw about The Sleeping Beauty - a ballet classic.

'Spectacular Sleeping Beauty thanks to couple with golden aura', read the full review through this link: trouw.nl/cultuur-media/…

📸: Marc Haegeman

📧The public can vote by sending an e-mail with their name and choice to [email protected] or send a text to +44 (0) 7542 770072. Voting can be done throughout the whole month of October. (2/2)

📸: Marc Haegeman

🎉Congratulations to our principal dancers Olga Smirnova and Young Gyu Choi for being nominated in the category 'Dancer of the year' in the Critics' Choice of the dance magazine Dance Europe! The winner will be chosen by the public. (1/2)

📸: Altin Kaftira

Congratulations to the legendary Hans van Manen & the Dutch National Ballet on their triumphant return to NYC this weekend. #hansvanmanen #dutchnationalballet #fallfordance

🎉Last night, principal Young Gyu Choi was #awarded the Swan for 'most impressive dance performance' at the Gala of the NederlandseDansdagen. He won this Swan for his role in Toer van Schayk's 7th Symphony.

Read more in NRC's article: nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/09…

Photo: Hans Gerritsen

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #review for the opening programme 'Shadows' from @NRC! Read the full review here in Dutch: nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/09….

Photo: @MichelSchnater
Dancers: Dustin True and Alexandria Marx in Milena Sidorova's world premiere 'Regnum'

#ballet #Shadows #newseason