''Jungle'' is a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

composed by the Dutch composer Henk Badings in 1959. It was choreographed by Rudi van Dantzig for the

Dutch National Ballet The Dutch National Ballet (Dutch: Het Nationale Ballet) is the official and largest ballet company in the Netherlands. History The Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdam Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company h ...

, with sets and costumes by

Toer van Schayk Toer van Schayk (born 28 September 1936) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer, scenic and costume designer, painter, and sculptor. Along with Rudi van Dantzig and Hans van Manen, he is one of the creative triumvirate that brought the Dutch Nati ...

, and premiered on 20 December 1961 in Amsterdam.Rudi van Dantzig (unpaginated)

References

Sources

* Leo Samama, Hylke van Lingen, 2006: ''Nederlandse muziek in de 20-ste eeuw'', p.164. AUP Salomé: Amsterdam * Rudi van Dantzig, 2013: ''Herinneringen aan Sonia Gasjkell''. De Arbeiderspers

External links

TheaterEncyclopedie.nl: Jungle - Het Nationale Ballet - 1961-12-20
1961 ballet premieres Ballets by Rudi van Dantzig Ballets by Henk Badings {{ballet-stub