biography
pronunciation:
[kilian]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1947– )
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| biography:
| Dancer and choreographer, born in Prague, Czech Republic. He trained at the Prague Conservatory, and at the Royal Ballet School, London. He began his choreographic output with Stuttgart Ballet (1970) before moving to the Netherlands Dance Theatre, where he became director in 1978. His many works include Sinfonietta, with music by Janáček (1979), the all-male Soldiers' Mass (1980), L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (1984), and three based on Aboriginal culture: Nomads (1981), Stamping Ground (1982), and Dreamtime (1983). In 1996 his company performed at the Edinburgh International Festival's 50th anniversary celebrations. |
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