Dutch National Ballet
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Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdams Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company has been directed by Sonia Gaskell (1961-1969), Rudi van Dantzig (1969-1991), Wayne Eagling (1991-2003) and is currently directed by Ted Brandsen. The company is the largest dance company in the Netherlands and attracts many international artists. The company has been based in the Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, since 1986. The company is a regular guest at major festivals across Europe, such as the Edinburgh Festival. The company is committed to new choreography and performs work from current and past resident choreographers: Rudi van Dantzig, Toer van Schayk, Hans van Manen, Maguy Marin and Édouard Lock.
[edit] Dancers
The first soloists of the company are:
- Ruta Jezerskyte, Lithuanian ballerina
- Altin Alexandros Kaftira, Albanian danseur
- Larissa Lezhnina, Russian ballerina
- Tamás Nagy, Hungarian danseur
- Anna Seidl, German ballerina
- Cédric Ygnace, French danseur
- Igone de Jongh, Dutch ballerina
- Boris de Leeuw, Dutch danseur
