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With 'Monument', Het Nationale Ballet Not only Honors Choreographer Rudi Van Dantzig, but Also Its Own History

Summary by NRC Handelsblad
Sixty years ago, Rudi van Dantzig's ballet "Monument for a Dead Boy" was one of the first ballets to address homosexuality. It immediately attracted international attention, including from Russian megastar Rudolf Nureyev.

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With 'Monument', Het Nationale Ballet Not only Honors Choreographer Rudi Van Dantzig, but Also Its Own History

Sixty years ago, Rudi van Dantzig's ballet "Monument for a Dead Boy" was one of the first ballets to address homosexuality. It immediately attracted international attention, including from Russian megastar Rudolf Nureyev.

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