I’m afraid to forget your smile/Boléro

The Dutch siblings Imre & Marne van Opstal are the shooting stars of the European dance scene. For Hessian State Ballet they developed their new creation I`m afraid to forget your smile for six dancers with the inclusion of choirs and explored the moment of letting go as a transitional state in the surrender to loss. A flash so tangible and fleeting that time seems to stand still. After dance engagements at the renowned Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) 1 & 2 and Batsheva Dance Company, the young duo van Opstal started a promising choreographic career at NDT back in 2016. Currently, they regularly create for the traditional Dutch house and beyond throughout Europe.

Boléro by the French composer Maurice Ravel from 1928 advanced to become one of the most popular works for the concert stage. Named after the dance genre bearing the same name and written as a ballet for the famous dancer Ida Rubinstein, since its premiere choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska, choreographers have repeatedly explored the catchy repetitive loops of Ravel’s masterpiece.

The Israeli choreographer Eyal Dadon, known for his unconventional approaches to classical themes, will counter the relevance of the famous piece of music with his energetic language of movement in his interpretation of Boléro.