Introdans
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| Introdans | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Name | Introdans |
| Year founded | 1971 |
| Founders | Hans Focking and Ton Wiggers |
| Principal venue | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Website | www |
| Senior staff | |
| Director | Ton Wiggers |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director | Roel Voorintholt[1] |
Introdans is a dance company based in the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands, established in 1971 by Hans Focking and Ton Wiggers. In 2009 the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science designated Introdans part of the basic national infrastructure.[2]
The company was founded in 1971 by Ton Wiggers, a former dancer, with a few friends who met in his living room in Arnhem. At first the small company produced classical ballet pieces choreographed by Wiggers. The company gradually became known, first touring in the Netherlands and then in 1993 making its international debut.[1] Since then Introdans has traveled widely. For example, it was the first company to perform on the new stage of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. In 2001 and 2005 it appeared on Broadway, New York, in 2006 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008 at the National Opera in Tallinn, Estonia and in 2011 at the Shanghai Centre Theater in Shanghai, China. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands became the Company’s patroness.[3] The company was the subject of a documentary "Recognition at Last" that was aired on Dutch TV in 2011.[1]