Dutch National Ballet (choreographers Remi Wörtmeyer, Wubkje Kuindersma, Ernst Meisner) - Prometheus Project

Remi Wörtmeyer: Prometheus’s Flame In his solo for dancer Erica Horwood, Remi Wörtmeyer concentrates on the element of fire. He explores two sides of the phenomenon: fire is associated with warmth and human intimacy on the one hand, and with immense and destructive power on the other. For his new work, Wörtmeyer draws inspiration from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, which is based on the myth of Prometheus. Wubkje Kuindersma: Prometheus For her solo, Dutch choreographer Wubkje Kuindersma departs from the inner fire that we as human beings all carry within us. This new work is created especially for Timothy van Poucke. Ernst Meisner: Eagle Prometheus was severely punished by the gods for stealing their fire. He was bound to a rock, where each day an eagle was sent to eat his liver, which would then grow back overnight to be eaten again the next day. In his solo for Sem Sjouke, Ernst Meisner departs from the perspective of the eagle. The creations are set to piano music by Ludwig Van Beethoven.