Dutch National Ballet

Mr. Coats

Wubkje Kuindersma
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Dates

6-21 April 2024

Location

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

Running time

0:40

Tickets

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Mr. Coats

Ballet based on the children’s book by Sieb Posthuma (4+)

Mr. Coats can be seen again in season 2024 - 2025. Check here for tickets and for more information.

Whether it’s winter or summer, Mr. Coats is always freezing cold. Shivering, he tries and tries to get warm, but even thick layers of winter coats don’t help. Isn’t there anything he can do to stop the shivers?

Choreographer Wubkje Kuindersma is adapting the touching picture book Mr. Coats into a ballet for the very youngest audience. A heart-warming performance about the discovery that some things in life are better when you’re with somebody else. 

Ballet based on the children’s book by Sieb Posthuma (4+)

Wubkje Kuindersma is a Young Creative Associate with Dutch National Ballet. An important theme in her work is the connection between people. She enjoys collaborating with other artists, and in this case she is working with composer Anthony Fiumara, who has also written the music for previous ballets she has choreographed.

Some years ago, Sieb Posthuma (1960-2014), known for his wonderful, imaginative illustration style, designed the sets and costumes for Dutch National Ballet’s production of the ballet classic Coppelia. Dutch National Ballet is delighted to be involved with his work once again, this time by adapting one of his books into a brand-new children’s ballet.

Credits

Based on the picture book Mannetje Jas (Mr. Coats) written and illustrated by Sieb Posthuma

Choreography and stage direction  Wubkje Kuindersma 
Composition   Anthony Fiumara 
Costume design  Oliver Haller 
Lighting design  Wijnand van der Horst 

Dancers
Bird  Alba Tarinas
Mr. Coats  Samuele Ninci
Mrs. Coats  Flory Curescu

Cellist  Maya Fridman

We warmly welcome young visitors! This performance is specifically made for youngsters aged 4 and up. We kindly request to keep that in mind when buying your tickets.

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Trailer Mr. Coats

swirling around
Couple in love
Mr. Coats - Wubkje Kuindersma - DNB (2024) | Photos: Altin Kaftira
A coat as a house
the free of them
Mr Coats is hiding
Clad in beautiful wide-fitting coat
Dancing across the stage
Innately together in one coat?
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Reviews

Dutch National Ballet presents a softer, more romantic adaptation of the children's book for audiences aged 4 and up. (...) Oliver Haller's playful costumes anticipate the happy ending: socks and stripes mirror each other sweetly and swirling gowns are the prelude to a heartfelt dervish dance.

14 April

Choreographer Wubkje Kuindersma has Mr. and Ms. Coats gracefully circling each other. (...) The fusion between Mr. and Ms. Coats may not solve existential loneliness, but inside that one coat, with their bodies stuck close together, it must surely be affectionately warm.

16 April

Sieb Posthuma

‘… I wanted to show that you could meet somebody, through friendship or love, who feels like a match for you. Somebody who can warm you up.’

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The national Kindermuziekweek is an initiative of 13 major Dutch music institutions that have joined forces to create an annual 10-day Kindermuziekweek. Dutch National Opera & Ballet participates in this joyful week, as it does every year.