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  • Ludwig van Beethoven / Hans van Manen, Grosse Fuge

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ballet Grosse Fuge by Hans van Manen, music by Beethoven A rare Beethoven ballet, featuring string quartet masterpieces

A rare Beethoven ballet, featuring string quartet masterpieces

Grosse Fuge by Hans van Manen, music by Beethoven A rare Beethoven ballet, featuring string quartet masterpieces

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When the legendary George Balanchine commented to Hans van Manen, ballet dancer and choreographer extraordinaire, that Beethoven was one of those composers whose music was impossible to choreograph, he eagerly took on the challenge. In this 1984 tour de force, Van Manen skillfully adapts his celebrated style to suit two of Beethoven’s late works for string quartet, the eternally challenging Grosse Fuge (Great Fugue), Op. 133, and the Cavatina from the B-Major String Quartet, Op. 130.

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Cast

  • Hans van Manen | Choreographer, Costume designer
  • Jean-Paul Vroom | Set designer
  • Dancers:
  • Rachel Beaujean
  • Coleen Davis
  • Valerie Valentine
  • Jeanette Vondersaar
  • Leo Besseling
  • Clint Farha
  • Lindsay Fischer
  • John Wisman
  • Quartetto Italiano

Program

  • Ludwig van Beethoven / Hans van Manen, Grosse Fuge

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Thomas Grimm
  • Production date: 1984
  • Duration: 27 min
  • Production: © DR - NOS - Monarda Arts
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