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Birds of Sorrow

Nederlands Dans Theater

Nederlands Dans Theater
The Hague, Netherlands

Photo: Ger van Leeuwen

Choreographer: Glen Tetley

This choreography is performed by three dancers - 'the Priest', 'the Hunter', and 'the Lady' - and based on a fourteenth century Japanese Noh play. In this play the ghost of a dead hunter returns to his wife, kills her and subsequently gets killed himself.

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  • Title: Birds of Sorrow
  • Date Created: 1963
  • Rights: Copyrights heirs Ger van Leeuwen
  • Choreographer: Glen Tetley
  • Music: Peter Hartman
  • Decor: Willa Kim
  • Costumes: Willa Kim
  • World Premiere: 1962
  • Premiere NDT: May 28, 1963, The Hague
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