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Stamping ground 1984 / 22' Director: Hans Hulscher Choreographer: Jiri Kylian Music by: Carlos Chavez Performers: Netherlans Dans Theater Production: NDT, RM Associates The Netherlands Jiri Kylian's experience of Aboriginal dance and culture led him to seek out the universal qualities that underlie both ballet and a style of dancing that has survived in Australia for over forty thousand years, in which stamping is the most important element. Kylian's unique fusion of the two vocabularies of movement has created a stunningly innovative and athletic piece of choreography. [ back to the list ]