Van Manen made this dynamic quartet in 2001 for the young dancers of NDT 2. It is a wondrous, seemingly natural creation for two pairs. The ballet opens and closes with a powerful duet for two men, where one watches while the other dances. In between they dance several pas-de-deux with two women, expressing in movement the relationships between two people. In this ballet Van Manen reveals himself as a master of simplicity.
14 november 2001
Hans van Manen
Muziek: Guy Klusevsek & Alan Bern (accordeon), Scarlatti Fever; Joseph Haydn, piano trio Nr. 28 in E-major, Hoboken 15, Allegretto (1797); Peteris Vasks, Weiße Landschaft for piano (1980)
Een muzikaal-choreografisch genot.
Simple Things van Hans van Manen is weergaloos in de volmaakte samenhang van muziek en dans (…). Mooi om te zien hoe alweer een nieuwe lichting jonge dansers zich vol overgave aan zulke meesterwerken wijdt.
