De maan in de trapeze
Hans van Manen | for Benno Premsela
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Premiere
5 September 1959, Ostend
Company
Nederlands Dans Theater
Running time
12 minutes
Nr. of dancers
2
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Nederlands Dans Theater (1959) | Photo: Ger J. van Leeuwen
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Nederlands Dans Theater (1959) | Photo: Ger J. van Leeuwen
First cast
Marianne Hilarides, Jaap Flier
Music
Benjamin Britten - Diversions for left hand, Opus 28
Photo header: De maan in de trapeze (1962) | © Studio Lipnitzki
Credits
Set design
Franz DeckwitzCostume design
Franz DeckwitzFoto header
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