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The Shell Trial and it’s participation project with a children’s chorus | Dutch National Opera

The children’s chorus in The Shell Trial is part of a participatory project where a chorus was formed of children from Amsterdam Zuidoost, Noord, Almere, Nieuw-West and Purmerend. Together with Watermusic Kinderkoor (Muziekschool Waterland) en Noord-Hollands selectiekoor. All these children are part of a participation project led by Het Geluid. SUBSCRIBE to our channel for […]

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20 maart 2024

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Music director and co-creator Manoj Kamps about the opera The Shell Trial | Dutch National Opera

In 2021, a Dutch court ruled that Shell was legally responsible for its contribution to climate change. In The Shell Trial, the various voices in the climate debate are heard and it becomes increasingly clear that we will not make any progress by endlessly pointing the finger at one another. The message of this topical […]

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16 maart 2024

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Trailer Oedipus Rex / Antigone [Mart van Berckel & Nanine Linning] | Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Ambitious works for chorus, vocal soloists and dancers This double bill — Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex (1927) and Samy Moussa’s Antigone (2020) — centres on the tragic collision between the political and the personal. In this new production, stage director Mart van Berckel and director-choreographer Nanine Linning bring together the worlds of classical tragedy and of […]

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9 maart 2024

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Backstage with the children’s chorus and The Elders in The Shell Trial | Dutch National Opera

You’re never too young or too old to talk about the climate crisis! Besides roles for The CEO, The Activist and The Consumer, The Shell Trial also includes roles for The Elders and a children’s chorus. Two different generations who stand side to side on stage. The Shell Trial is performed from 16 until 21 […]

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5 maart 2024

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Behind the scenes at Tu me manques by Kirsten Wicklund | Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company

This season, Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company is presenting an extra festive touring programme to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its foundation and of its artistic director Ernst Meisner. Choreographer Kirsten Wicklund takes you behind the scenes during the rehearsals for her piece Tu me manques, which is one of the five choreographies that our […]

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27 februari 2024

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Behind the scenes at Echoes of Memories by Joseph Toonga | Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company

This season, Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company is presenting an extra festive touring programme to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its foundation and of its artistic director Ernst Meisner. Choreographer Joseph Toonga takes you behind the scenes during the rehearsals for his piece Echoes of Memories, which is one of the five choreographies that our […]

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21 februari 2024

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