New Moves (season 2022/2023)

In the seventies, Dutch National Ballet was the first Dutch dance company to give its dancers the opportunity to create their own ballets in choreographic workshops. At the time, these workshops took place occasionally and outside of the regular performance and rehearsal schedule. They gave rise to many talented choreographers, including David Dawson, Jan Linkens, Krzysztof Pastor and the present director of Dutch National Ballet, Ted Brandsen.

Hotbed

From personal experience, Brandsen knows the importance of such opportunities for prospective choreographers. So, when he became director of Dutch National Ballet in 2003, he decided more or less immediately to make the choreographic workshop a permanent fixture on the programme, under the title New Moves. And it has had some great results. In recent years, young choreographers such as Juanjo Arqués, Daniela Cardim, Monique Duurvoort, Peter Leung, Ernst Meisner, Milena Sidorova and Remi Wörtmeyer have attracted attention for their exciting, virtuoso, humorous and poignant creations.

Soloist roles

Furthermore, New Moves often gives young dancers the opportunity to gain experience in soloist roles, enabling them to explore their talents and discover different sides of themselves.