Short Cut by Hans van Manen - NDT 2

Choreography by Hans van Manen Dancers: Tess Voelker, Fay van Baar, Amanda Mortimore & Donnie Duncan Jr. “For this choreography, I was actually looking for a long adagio. When I heard this string quartet by Jacob ter Veldhuis in the car by chance, I was extremely surprised. I was struck by the tonality, the poetry in the music and the driving rhythm. Rhythm is in the end, as Balanchine once said, the foundation of dance. This ballet is somehow pulled to the ground. There are barely any lifts. Everything is directed towards the ground. The choreography sticks to it. In my experience that corresponds exactly with what Jacob ter Veldhuis does in his music.” – Hans van Manen Music: Jacob ter Veldhuis - Slow Movement String quartet No. 3 ‘There must be some way out of here’ (1994); Movement 4 Trianon de porcelaine from String quartet No. 1 ‘Versailles’ (1990) ©Donemus Publishing BV Decor and costumes: Keso Dekker Light: Jan Hofstra