Maastricht / Lisbon, December 2009

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These are the last couple of days in 2009 so its time for our annual report on activities this year.
January Jan started teaching for 2 weeks at the Hennie Jurriens Foundation in Amsterdam. In the second week he also taught classes at Dansgroep Amsterdam. This new company is under the artistic direction of Krisztina de Châtel and Itzik Galili. After Amsterdam Jan was back in Lisbon to start working with Companhia Nacional de Bailado (CNB), the National Ballet of Portugal. Jan is responsible for the full-length classical productions of this company, besides teaching daily class. The first production he restaged and rehearsed was „Coppelia“ as choreographed by John
Auld, sets and costumes by Peter Farmer. In between setting and rehearsing Jan went to Saarbrücken/Germany for 2 weeks in February, to teach with the Maggie Donlon Dance Company. The rest of February and March he spent in Lisbon working on Coppelia. The premiere was celebrated on the 19th of April in Teatro Camoes in Lisbon and it was performed in a series of 16 performances.

Maastricht / Lissabon, Summer 2009
Dear Friends and Colleague´s,
We are half way into 2009 and it has been a different year so far.

In January Jan started to teach 2 weeks with the Hennie Jurriens Foundation in Amsterdam and in his second week he also taught class at the new Dansgroep Amsterdam. This Company is now under artistic direction of Krizstina de Chatel and Itzik Galili.
After Amsterdam he was back in Lisbon to start work with Companhia Nacional de Bailado. Jan is responsible for their full-length classical productions this year, besides teaching their daily class. As a first full length production for them, he restaged „Coppelia“ in choreography by John Auld, sets and costumes by Peter Farmer. In between setting and rehearsing this production, Jan went to Saarbrücken/Germany for 2 weeks in February, to teach the Maggie Donlon Dance Company. The rest of February and March he was in Lisbon working on Coppelia. The première was on the 19th of April in Teatro Camoes in Lisbon and it was performed in a serie of 16 performances.

Maastricht / Lisbon, December 2008

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners,

2008 is almost coming to an end, time for our annual Newsletter.
In January Jan was back teaching Companhia Nacional de Bailado in Lisbon/Portugal.
Now under the new Artistic Direction of Vasco Wellenkamp.

Maastricht / Lissabon, Summer 2008

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

we are half way into 2008 and its time to give you a update on our activities.
In January Jan was back teaching Companhia Nacional de Bailado in Lisbon/Portugal.
It was a nice welcome back to a company, now under the new Artistic Direction of Vasco Wellenkamp, that Jan worked with until 2002.

Marc gave a reading on the history of modern Dance for the students of the Professional School of Dance Maastricht (VDM) in January. On the 27th of January in Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam: the presentation of the book “Dick Raaijmakers Monografie” (Monograph) from Arjen Mulder and Joke Brouwer took place, published by NAi Publishers, Rotterdam 2007. Within this framework the reconstruction was presented of Grafische Methode Fiets (Graphical Method Bicycle),
a performance concept from composer Dick Raaijmakers, originally performed in 1979 and 1980 by Marc Jonkers, representing Studio Anne Walsemann. www.naipublishers.nl/kunst/raaijmakers_e.html ).