The Guardian Explains (Or Reminds Us About) Hans Van Manen

From the latest Step-by-Step Guide: “[The] Dutch choreographer … has been called the Mondrian of ballet, the Versace of ballet, the Pinter of ballet and the Antonioni of ballet – but really, he is just the Hans van Manen of ballet, with a distinctive personal style that mixes formal austerity and glassy elegance with erotic charge.”