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Duende
| Choreographer |
Duato, Nacho |
| First Performance | 21.11.1991 |
| Place of First Performance | AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Finnish premiere | 16.5.1997 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Scenography | Walter Nobbe |
| Costume designer | Susan Unger |
| Lighting Designer | Nicolás Fischtel |
| Description |
Duato's 'ideas' for a choreography are almost always preceded by his choice in music. This applies to Duende in particular, because the music was the only source of inspiration for this ballet. Long ago Duato fell in love with Debussy, especially by the way the composer makes nature sound in music. When he listens to this music, Duato visualises shapes, not people, relationships or events. This is why he considers Duende as an almost sculptural work: a body, a movement, that goes with the tune. |
| Other Information |
Choreographer's assistants: Tony Fabre, Jennifer Grissette; senior repetiteur: Tarja Ranta. Musicians: flute: Anja Voipio, viola: Matti Hirvikangas, harp: Anni Kuusimäki, Riitta Paavola. The work was part of a dance evening called "Modern choreographers", which consisted the works Duende, Le Spectre de la rose and Fire Bird. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Kivelä, Sampo (1997) Campbell, Alexandra (1997) Frank, Katja (1997) Guardia, Francis (1997) Kononen, Anandah (1997) Sistonen, Anu (1997) Vironmäki, Susanna (1997) Fanari, Hugo (1997) Jääskeläinen, Asla (1997) Kononen, Valeri (1997) Lundqvist, Jonas (1997) Morino, Alberto (1997) |