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Performance clip from The Chairman Dances | Dutch National Ballet

For The Chairman Dances, choreographer Ted Brandsen took the music of the same name by the American composer John Adams as his starting point. There’s good reason that the subtitle is ā€˜Foxtrot for Orchestra’; a reference to ballroom dancing.ā€ This nod to ballroom dancing is reflected, in turn, in Brandsen’s choreography; a piece for ensemble, […]
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A father’s obsessive love for his daughter in Rigoletto

Can you go too far in protecting your child from worldly dangers? Verdi’s Rigoletto tells the story of a father who locks his daughter away in an attempt to protect her from his abusive employer, the Duke of Mantua, a womaniser who regularly oversteps the mark. All of Rigoletto’s efforts, however, turn out to be […]