73 Cherishing our legacy and continuing to enrich it with new creations: these are the cornerstones of Dutch National Ballet’s repertoire and also of this opening programme for the 2026 – 2027 season. With three masterful ballets and a remarkable world premiere. Legacies opens with George Balanchine’s sparkling Symphony in C. Dutch National Ballet is one of the foremost guardians of Balanchine’s oeuvre worldwide, preserving the legacy of the most influential choreographer of the twentieth century. In a tribute to the grandeur of classical ballet, his demanding, swirling dance themes keep all the dancers on their toes. A magnificent Mozart ballet Another absolute highlight is Toer van Schayk’s Requiem, which we are reviving to celebrate his ninetieth birthday. Set to Mozart’s Requiem, Van Schayk gives form to the damage humanity inflicts on the earth. Through poignant duets and powerful ensemble scenes, he lends a new, deeply compelling resonance to Mozart’s masterpiece. Seemingly effortless New to Dutch National Ballet is Hans van Manen’s Simple Things, a work of great personal significance to the choreographer, which was therefore screened during his funeral ceremony, performed by NDT 2. In this dynamic quartet, movement and music merge with exceptional clarity. The men’s duets are virtuosic and daring, the women bring elegance and a touch of mystery. A monument for love Ten years after the world’s first same-sex marriage in Amsterdam in 2001, the then Composer Laureate of the Netherlands, Willem Jeths, created a beautiful musical tribute to this historic milestone: Monument to a Universal Marriage. Now, fifteen years on, his composition forms the inspiration for a new ballet by the young Canadian choreographer Kirsten Wicklund. Like Jeths, she will explore different gender combinations in her choreography. Quadruple bill Symphony in C Choreography George Balanchine Music Georges Bizet Costume design Netty de Swardt Lighting design Jan Hofstra Requiem Choreography Toer van Schayk Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Set and costume design Toer van Schayk Lighting design Toer van Schayk and Jan Hofstra, adapted by Bert Dalhuysen Simple Things Dutch National Ballet premiere Choreography Hans van Manen Music Guy Klucevsek and Alan Bern, Joseph Haydn, Pēteris Vasks Set and costume design Keso Dekker Lighting design Joop Caboort World premiere Choreography Kirsten Wicklund Music Willem Jeths Costume design Tatyana van Walsum Lighting design Wijnand van der Horst Musical accompaniment Dutch Ballet Orchestra conducted by Koen Kessels Capella Amsterdam (Requiem) and Dutch National Opera Studio (new work by Kirsten Wicklund) Dancers: Jacopo Tissi and Jessica Xuan | Photo: Petrovsky & Ramone Premiere 10/9/2026** Subsequent performances: 12, 13*, 16, 18, 19, 26, 27* September 2026 | Curtain-up: 20:00 / *14:00 / **19:30 | Ticket sales start on: 7 May 2026 | Price Category: C | Location: Main Stage, Dutch National Opera & Ballet The performance on 27 September will feature a different programme, in celebration of Toer van Schayk’s ninetieth birthday. Collaboration with Dutch National Opera Studio Willem Jeths wrote his Monument to a Universal Marriage for clarinet, string orchestra and two singers. Depending on the performance, these may be a soprano and alto or mezzo-soprano, a tenor and baritone, or a soprano and baritone. The vocal parts are performed by young singers from Dutch National Opera Studio. Partners Dutch National Opera Studio Legacies George Balanchine / Toer van Schayk / Hans van Manen / Kirsten Wicklund
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