Hans Van Manen

Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (; 11 July 1932 – 17 December 2025) was a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer. He created around 150 ballets, many of them for the Nederlands Dans Theater and the Dutch National Ballet. His creations were driven by the music and collaborations with ballet dancers during rehearsals. They are in the repertoires of major international companies.

Life and career Van Manen was born in Nieuwer-Amstel (now called Amstelveen), a suburb of Amsterdam, on 11 July 1932,

Van Manen died in Amsterdam on 17 December 2025, at the age of 93.

Awards Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1992) columns-list|colwidth=30em| Olé, Olé, la Margarita (1955) Klaar Af! (1960) Concertino (1961) Kaín en Abel (1961) Eurydice (1962) Voet bij Stuk (1962) Symphony in Three Movements (1963, to Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements) Omnibus (1964) Opus Twaalf (1964) Repetitie (1965) Essay in Stilte (1965) Metaforen (1965, Terugblik op Morgen (1966) Point of no Return (1966) Vijf Schetsen (1966, to music by Paul Hindemith's Five Movements for String Orchestra) Ready Made (1967) Dualis (1967) Untitled (1968) Variomatic (1968, to music by Lennox Berkeley) Three Pieces (1968) Solo for Voice 1 (1968) Squares (1969, to music by Z. Szilassy) Situation (1970) Mutations (1970) Snippers (1970) Twice (1970) Große Fuge (1971, to Beethoven's Große Fuge) Daphnis en Chloë (1972, to music by Maurice Ravel) Septet extra (1973) Adagio Hammerklavier (1973) Assortimento (1973) Le Sacre du Printemps (1974, to Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps) Kwintet (1974) Four Schumann Pieces (1975) Ebony Concerto en een Tango (1976) Octet Opus 20 (1977) Lieder ohne Worte (1977) 5 Tango's (1977, to music by Ástor Piazzolla) Unisono (1978) Dumbarton oaks (1978) Grand Trio (1978) Memories of the Body (1979) Live (1979) Concerto voor piano en blazers (1979) Einlage (1980) Pianovariaties I (1980, to music by Bach and Luigi Dallapiccola) Izzy M. (1980) Sarcasmen (1981, to music by Prokofiev) Five Short Stories (1982) Trois Gnossiennes (1982, to Satie's Gnossiennes) Pose (1982, to music by Claude Debussy) Portrait (1983) In and Out (1983) Exposed (1984, to music by Debussy) Bits and Pieces (1984) Nieuw programma (1985) Balletscènes (1985, to music by Stravinsky) In Korte Broek (1985) Corps (1985) In Concert (1986) Opening (1986) In the Future (1986) Face (video) (1987) Symphonieën der Nederlanden (1987) Izzy en Olly in een Hemelbed (1987) Clogs (1987) Flags (1987) Wet Desert (1987) Shaker Loops (1988, to music by John Adams) The Sound of Music (1988) Black Cake (1989) Brainstorm (1989) Visions fugitives (1990) Intermezzo voor musici en dansers (1990) Two (1990 to music by Ferruccio Busoni) Theme (1990) Andante (1991, to music by Mozart) Evergreens (1991) On the Move (1992) Shorthand – Six Stravinsky Pieces (1993) Fantasia (1993, to Busoni's adaptation of Bach) Different Partners (1993) Concertante (1994) Compositie (1994) Nacht (1994) Polish Pieces (1995) Déjà vu (1995) Kammerballet (1995) The Old Man and Me (1996) Kleines Requiem (1996) Solo (1997) Three pieces for HET (1997) Couple (1998) Zero Hour (1998) Short Cut (1999) Two Gold Variations (1999)