Repertory
Polish Pieces
COMPANIES
CHOREOGRAPHER
COMPANY PREMIERE
Paris, 1996
WORLD PREMIERE
Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, Netherlands, 1995
MUSIC
Henryk-Mikolaj Górecki
LIGHTING
Joop Caboort
STAGING
Mea Venana
SET AND COSTUMES
Keso Dekker
SPECIAL FABRIC TREATMENT
Elissa Tatigikis Iberti
RUN TIME
18 Minutes
In this exuberant ensemble work, Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen displays his mastery for building dazzling creations from simple motifs and geometric patterns. Driven by the rhythms of Henryk-Mikolaj Górecki’s score, the dancers come together and disperse in a kaleidoscope of endlessly shifting formations that culminate in two sensual pas de deux.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Hans van Manen's Polish Pieces Photo by Paul Kolnik
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims in Hans van Manen's Polish Pieces Photo by Pierre Wachholder
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Jacqueline Green and Yannick Lebrun in Hans van Manen's Polish Pieces Photo
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