Hans van Manen

Van Manen was born in Nieuwer-Amstel (now called Amstelveen), a suburb of Amsterdam, on 11 July 1932, Van Manen died in Amsterdam on 17 December 2025, at the age of 93. == Awards ==

• Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1992) • Deutscher Tanzpreis (1993) • Erasmus Prize (2000) • Prix Benois de la Danse (2005) for lifetime achievement • Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg (2004) "for his brilliant musicality" • Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2007) • Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2017) • Honorary Medal for Arts and Science of the Order of the House of Orange for his "enormous contribution to the arts in the Netherlands and to ballet in particular" (2018) == Hans van Manen Festival ==

The Hans van Manen Festival was a dance festival staged by the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam in 2007 as a celebration of the 75th birthday of Hans van Manen. Joining the Dutch National Ballet were guest artists from the Bayerisches Staatsballet, the Kirov Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater. Performing during the gala event were ballerinas such as Uliana Lopatkina, Lucia Lacarra, Igone de Jongh, among other. The event took place at the Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam. == Ballets ==

Van Manen's approach was driven by the music, which he translated into movements as simple and clear as possible, integrating everyday movements and elements of social dancing. He danced the movements for the dancers. == References ==