Four Temperaments [two masterpieces and two world premieres] | Dutch National Ballet

Dutch National Ballet is opening season 23/24 with Four Temperaments, in which four choreographers from different generations voice their own unique style in dance. What unites them is that all four enter into express dialogue with the music they use. Besides world premieres by Ted Brandsen and Juanjo Arqués, the programme also shows key works from the oeuvres of George Balanchine and Hans van Manen, in which the two master choreographers ingeniously reveal musical details and nuances.

CREDITS

The Four Temperaments
Choreography – George Balanchine
Music – Paul Hindemith – The Four Temperaments: Theme with Four Variations for String Orchestra and Piano (1940)*
Lighting design – Jan Hofstra, Howard Eldridge

The Chairman Dances (world premiere)
Choreography – Ted Brandsen
Music – John Adams – The Chairman Dances (1985)
Costume design – François-Noël Cherpin
Lighting design – Wijnand van der Horst

Frank Bridge Variations
Choreography – Hans van Manen
Music – Benjamin Britten – Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, opus 10 (1937): Introduction and Theme, Adagio, March, Bourrée Classique, Wiener Walzer, Moto Perpetuo, Funeral March, Chant, Fugue and Finale
Set and costume design – Keso Dekker
Lighting design – Bert Dalhuysen

Full Frontal (world premiere)
Choreography – Juanjo Arqués
Music – Michael Gordon – Weather One (1997)​​​​​​​
Set and costume design – Tatyana van Walsum
Lighting design – Yaron Abulafia
Sound design – Ian Dearden
Dramaturgy – Fabienne Vegt

Musical accompaniment Dutch Ballet Orchestra conducted by Matthew Rowe

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