Rudi van dantzig (4 august 1933 – 19 january 2012) was a dutch choreographer, company director, and writer. he was a pivotal figure in the rise to world renown of dutch ballet in the latter half of the twentieth century. More intimately, van dantzig shows us the idiosyncratic human being that powered the death defying leaps and diamond cut footwork. paranoid about the kgb and scotland yard, perennially late to any rehearsal or engagement, often rude to his female partners, free with his sexual life at dinner parties, nureyev comes across as a royal pain in the ass.
After rudolf nureyev asked to perform the main role, mr. van dantzig choreographed three ballets for him. the first, “ropes of time,” was the first piece influenced by modern dance created for. The passion for dance that drove both men created a bond that was constantly strained by nureyev's outrageous lifestyle and van dantzig's uncompromising idea of how his work should be portrayed. worlds apart in temperament, van dantzig's demands for high caliber performances led to the eventual firing of nureyev as the dancer's prowess waned. Rudi van dantzig describes his friendship with rudolf nureyev with great sensitivity. the author was is a fine observer of people's follys, but makes no value judgements. which i appreciated. the book is a finely tuned to the spirit of the 1980s and 1990s, and definately neither whitewashing nor darkening nureyev's image. Rudi van dantzig, a provocative choreographer whose mix of idealism and social protest gave the dutch national ballet an international profile when he served as its artistic director until 1991, died on jan. 19 at his home in amsterdam. he was 78. his death was confirmed by the dutch national ballet. the cause was cancer, according to the web.
Rudi van dantzig describes his friendship with rudolf nureyev with great sensitivity. the author was is a fine observer of people's follys, but makes no value judgements. which i appreciated. the book is a finely tuned to the spirit of the 1980s and 1990s, and definately neither whitewashing nor darkening nureyev's image. Rudi van dantzig, a provocative choreographer whose mix of idealism and social protest gave the dutch national ballet an international profile when he served as its artistic director until 1991, died on jan. 19 at his home in amsterdam. he was 78. his death was confirmed by the dutch national ballet. the cause was cancer, according to the web. Born in amsterdam on august 4 1933, rudi van dantzig was six when germany invaded the netherlands. at 15, he saw the film the red shoes and knew he wanted to be a dancer. the following year he began taking lessons. though at 16 he would have typically been considered too old to start his training, male dancers were in short supply during the post war period, and his enthusiasm and work ethic. Rudi van dantzig, het spoor van een komeet noerejev. the dutch choreographer, director of the national ballet of amsterdam, recalls his professional and personal ties with the dancer. nureyev inspired van dantzig to choreograph a good half a dozen ballets which he created mainly in holland, but also in vienna and london. publication date: 1994.
Born in amsterdam on august 4 1933, rudi van dantzig was six when germany invaded the netherlands. at 15, he saw the film the red shoes and knew he wanted to be a dancer. the following year he began taking lessons. though at 16 he would have typically been considered too old to start his training, male dancers were in short supply during the post war period, and his enthusiasm and work ethic. Rudi van dantzig, het spoor van een komeet noerejev. the dutch choreographer, director of the national ballet of amsterdam, recalls his professional and personal ties with the dancer. nureyev inspired van dantzig to choreograph a good half a dozen ballets which he created mainly in holland, but also in vienna and london. publication date: 1994.
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