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

Rudi van Dantzig

Rudi van Dantzig , is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. Since 1965 he has been co-artistic leader of Het Nationale Ballet . After Sonia Gaskell and his other colleague left in 1971, he was the only artistic leader until 1991...

 (1969–1991), Wayne Eagling

Wayne Eagling

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 (1991–2003) and is currently directed by Ted Brandsen. It 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. It is a regular guest at major festivals across Europe, such as the Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh Festival

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. The company is committed to new choreography and performs work from current and past resident choreographers: Rudi van Dantzig

Rudi van Dantzig

Rudi van Dantzig , is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. Since 1965 he has been co-artistic leader of Het Nationale Ballet . After Sonia Gaskell and his other colleague left in 1971, he was the only artistic leader until 1991...

, Toer van Schayk, Hans van Manen

Hans van Manen

Hans van Manen is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer.He is a son of a German housemaid. He studied under Sonia Gaskell, Françoise Adret and Nora Kiss. Van Manen wrote many ballets. He worked for the Dutch National Ballet from 1973 to 1985. He was awarded the Erasmus Prize in...

, Maguy Marin and Édouard Lock

Édouard Lock

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principals

• Anna Tsygankova
• Anu Viheriäranta
• Casey Herd
• Cédric Ygnace
• Igone de Jongh
• Jozef Varga
• Jurgita Dronina
• Larissa Lezhnina
  Larissa Lezhnina
  Larisa Lezhnina is a principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam. She was born on March 17, 1969 in Leningrad , Russia. She graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad in 1987 and joined the Kirov Ballet . In 1990 she became its First Soloist...
  
  
• Maia Makhateli
• Marisa Lopez
• Matthew Golding
  Matthew Golding (dancer)
  Matthew Golding is a Canadian dancer and soloist with the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, Holland.- Biography :...
  
  
• Michele Jimenez
  Michele Jimenez
  Michele Jimenez is a Classical/Modern dancer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic currently a Principal Dancer with Het National Ballet in the Netherlands and formerly of The Washington Ballet.-Early life:...
  
  
• Tamás Nagy

soloists

• Alexander Zhembrovskyy
• Artur Shesterikov
• Charlotte Chapellier
• Félipe Diaz
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• Juanjo Arqués
• Mathieu Gremillet
• Moises Martin Cintas
• Natalia Hoffmann
• Sefton Clarke
• Seh Yun Kim
• Steven Etienne
• Vera Tsyganova
• Viktoriya Ananyan

sujets

• Ernst Meisner
  Ernst Meisner
  Ernst Meisner is a dancer and choreographer. He trained at the Nationale Ballet Academy in Amsterdam and at the Royal Ballet School in London....
  
  
• Jan Zerer
• Juan Eymar
• Maiko Tsutsumi
• Nadia Yanowsky
• Oleksey Smolyakov
• Remi Wörtmeyer
• Rink Sliphorst
• Rosi Soto
• Ryan Ocampo
• Serguei Endinian
• Suzanna Kaic

coryphées

• Anatole Babenko
• Dario Mealli
• James Stout
• Joanna Mednick
• Koen Havenith
• Maria Chugai
• Milena Sidorova
• Peter Leung
• Rachel Oomens
• Sasha Mukhamedov

External links

• Dutch National Ballet at Answers.com