Dutch National Ballet

Kalpana & Rutkay

Kalpana Raghuraman / Rutkay Özpinar

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Dates

20-21 May 2025

Location

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

Running time

1:00, no interval

Tickets

From € 17

One evening, two unique dance styles

Discover the creative worlds of Kalpana Raghuraman and Rutkay Özpinar. In Studio Boekman both choreographers present a new work with their own and contemporary take on dance - to be seen for the first time at Dutch National Opera & Ballet! Get carried away by an innovative mix of movements, rhythms and backgrounds, brought to life by dancers from our Junior Company and Kalpana's own company.

One evening, two unique dance styles

Kalpana Raghuraman

Kalpana Raghuraman is a choreographer, dancer, anthropologist and artistic director of Kalpanarts. Combining Indian dance forms with urban and contemporary dance, she has developed a unique dance language. Kalpana has previously created works with our Choreographic Academy, but in this Double Bill she is now creating her first piece in the position of Creative Associate with Dutch National Ballet.

Rutkay Özpinar

Rutkay Özpinar is a Turkish Dutch choreographer with a broad dance background, in hip-hop, classical ballet, Turkish folk dance and modern dance, among others. In his works, he turns these styles into an idiosyncratic mix, simultaneously approaching dance from a human perspective. In 2014, at the age of 23, Rutkay made his debut as the youngest choreographer in the Netherlands at The Hague's Korzo Theater, where he also became resident choreographer. Now he is creating a work for the Junior Company of Dutch National Ballet for the first time.