Hans van Manen: Moving to Music (Ballets and Documentary)

Guided by his idol George Balanchine, Hans van Manen has striven all his life to create meaning in his choreography. Alongside conversations with colleagues and collaborators, in the documentary ‘Moving to Music,’ van Manen talks about his life and work, and from where his inspiration came in ballets that are charged with drama and eroticism. Also included are
three complete works from Dutch National Ballet - the early ‘Metaforen’; ‘Adagio Hammerklavier,’ which presents the slow movement of Beethoven’s Op. 106 sonata performed live on stage with three couples in various configurations; and ‘Frank Bridge Variations,’ a late masterpiece that plays with balance and counterpoint to music by Benjamin Britten.
HANS VAN MANEN: Moving to Music
A film by REINER E. MORITZ
HOMMAGE À HANS VAN MANEN
Metaforen for 12 dancers (1965)
Adagio Hammerklavier for 6 dancers (1973)
Frank Bridge Variations for 10 dancers (2005)
DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET
Filmed on 5 July 2017 at Opéra Berlioz, Le Corum, Montpellier, France
Video Director VINCENT MASSIP
A co-production by La Belle Télé, Montpellier Danse 2017 - direction Jean-Paul Montanari and MEZZO with the participation of France télévisions and the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Photos: Front cover DVD / Blu-ray © Erwin Olaf; Back cover DVD / Blu-ray Courtesy Galerie
Ron Mandos, Amsterdam © Erwin Olaf · Documentary © 2022 RM Creative · Ballets © 2017
La Belle Télé - Festival Montpellier Danse - Mezzo · © 2024 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
DVD 2.110775 / Blu-ray NBD0183
Release date: October 2024
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