Hans van Manen in conversation about »Four Schumann Pieces«

In Hans van Manen's »Four Schumann Pieces«, created in 1975 for the Royal Ballet London and principal dancer Anthony Dowell, we witness the emotional states of a man – his desires, fears and passions, which are repeatedly thwarted by a group of five couples – like shadows from another world. »Four Schumann Pieces« are an elegant ballet in the clear language of movement and structures in space so typical of Hans van Manen, but they are also a ballet full of romance and melancholy.For the first rehearsal by the Vienna State Ballet, Hans van Manen travelled from Amsterdam in the final rehearsals. We were there with the camera.

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