Three male/female couples him supporting her by the waist as she as she leans back, draped over his hold and en pointe.

Hans van Manen Rehearsals

Photos

Photos from the rehearsal of Hans van Manen's Adagio Hammerklavier for Generations: Three Short Ballets being performed at Leeds and London in autumn 2023.

Female dance in splits, one leg in front of her, torso leaning forward and her head touching her lower leg, her arms help up and supported by the male dancer.
Female dancer en pointe in extreme arabesque, her extended leg behind her raised and her body leaning forward as a male dancer supports her by her arms which are raised above her head.
Repetiteur Larissa Lezhnina wearing round glasses and a mauve top and holding a letter while she addresses dancers in a rehearsal
Three couples, the women standing on one foot, leaning to one side, hands on hips, and the other leg raised high above them, the male supporting them by holding their waists
Female dancer in arabesque while a male supports her by holding her waist
Three male/female couples him supporting her by the waist as she as she leans back, draped over his hold and en pointe.
Male dancer lifts female dancer above his head, his arms fully extended, one hand by her waist and another holding her leg as she is in a classic arabesque pose.
Three couples, the male helping the female to balance as she stands arabesque en pointe with her arms above her

Photos featuring repetiteur Larissa Lezhnina, dancers Dominique Larose, Joseph Taylor, Alessandra Bramante, George Liang, Amber Lewis and Jonathan Hanks. Photos taken by Emily Nuttall and Sophie Beth Jones.

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