Adagio Hammerklavier | Short cut | In the future
Event
Twice a year, Teatro Municipal de Porto welcomes Companhia Nacional de Bailado, were it not for the Rivoli’s Grand Auditorium where it was presented the first show in 1977, even before its official debut at Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. Companhia Nacional de Bailado-CNB comes to Porto, sometimes with contemporary creations, as was the case with the revivals and original composition choreographer by Tânia Carvalho, in the 2018 season, sometimes with a classic and modern repertoire, in a patrimonial logic and constantly updated, core missions of this company. The programme now shown is a triple bill, three short pieces by Hans van Manen. The Dutch choreographer is known for the strong structure and refined simplicity of his compositions. From melancholy based on Beethoven's romanticism in “Adagio Hammerklavier”; the elasticity for Jacob Ter Veldhuis's avant-garde score in “Short Cut”; to the satirical chromatism of “In the Future”; CNB's virtuosos dancers bring to us in their bodies this relevant choreographer in dance history.
"Adagio Hammerklavier" is recognized worldwide as one of the twentieth century classic masterpieces. This is a piece for three pairs of dancers, choreographed on Beethoven 's piano sonata, no. 29, opus 106. It is regarded as Hans van Manen's most lyrical and academic ballet and reflects a lucid and analytical view of the emotional oscillations that occur in ordinary life. Throughout the piece, feelings alternate between passion and unrequited desire, attraction and revulsion.
Created in 1999, “Short Cut” is a piece for four dancers. Hans van Manen is inspired by Jacob Ter Veldhuis's score and takes advantage of the tone, rhythm and poetry of this work. The choreography follows the rhythm of the music, the basis of this dance which, focusing on the pas de deux, reveals its extraordinary elasticity.
Originally choreographed for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam in 1986, “In The Future” is an energetic, entertaining and surprising piece created for twelve dancers featuring David Byrne's music and Keso Dekker's costumes.
"Adagio Hammerklavier" is recognized worldwide as one of the twentieth century classic masterpieces. This is a piece for three pairs of dancers, choreographed on Beethoven 's piano sonata, no. 29, opus 106. It is regarded as Hans van Manen's most lyrical and academic ballet and reflects a lucid and analytical view of the emotional oscillations that occur in ordinary life. Throughout the piece, feelings alternate between passion and unrequited desire, attraction and revulsion.
Created in 1999, “Short Cut” is a piece for four dancers. Hans van Manen is inspired by Jacob Ter Veldhuis's score and takes advantage of the tone, rhythm and poetry of this work. The choreography follows the rhythm of the music, the basis of this dance which, focusing on the pas de deux, reveals its extraordinary elasticity.
Originally choreographed for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam in 1986, “In The Future” is an energetic, entertaining and surprising piece created for twelve dancers featuring David Byrne's music and Keso Dekker's costumes.
