Each put on a solo performance out in the open,
some in front of landmarks including the Amstel Hotel and the
Eye film museum.
Footage of each piece will be edited together into a film titled
"Gently Quiet" that will be streamed online by early May, the
National Ballet said.
"I like this project as we can show what we want to do and what
we are waiting for to do again," said 25-year old dancer Yvonne
Slingerland, who performed her piece beside the Amstel river on
Friday.
"Even if we are in this weird situation we are still moving and
we are still trying to get to the audience. I think art right
now is really important for everyone."
All bars, restaurants, museums and other public places have been
shut in the Netherlands since March 15 in an attempt to limit
the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The National Ballet has cancelled all its performances until
June 1 and stopped its dancers from rehearsing together. Many
have resorted to practicing at home.
"This is our way of bringing a poetic production, despite not
being able to work together in our studio or to perform in front
of an audience", National Ballet spokesman Richard Heideman
said.
(Reporting by Hilde Verweij; Writing by Bart Meijer; Editing by
Andrew Heavens)
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