27'52" - duet version

Choreography: Jiří Kylián
Music: Dirk Haubrich (new composition, based upon 2 themes by Gustav Mahler)
scenography - concept : Jiří Kylián
costumes: Joke Visser
lights: Kees Tjebbes
dancers: Nataša Novotná and Václav Kuneš
in coproduction with: Kylian Productions BV

Jiří Kylián created the title 27‘52‘‘ for the 25th anniversary of existence of the Nederlands Dans Theater II. The presentation of the world premiere in Den Haag dated on the 1st of February 2002. Though the title refers to the length of the performance (duration of the Dirk Haubrich's composition) - meaning twenty seven minutes and fifty two seconds, the overall time spent preparing the spectacle, including the work of dancers, choreographer, production team, costume dpt., etc., was an incredible 4 418,75 hours. Nataša Novotná and Václav Kuneš danced their parts in 27'52" for the first time in 2004 as members of the main company of NDT. Today they interpret it as a part of the 420PEOPLE company, being its founders and main protagonists.

1 687.0 hours of rehearsal with individual dancers
182.5 hours working with the assistant to the choreographer in the studio
629.0 hours to make the music
46.0 hours to prepare and make the voice-recordings
229.0 hours in pre-production (meetings, décor, ateliers)
15.0 hours for musical research
438.0 hours for costume preparation & making the costumes
20.0 hours to light/stage the work
12.0 hours for photo shoots
93.0 hours of physiotherapy
900.0 hours of choreographer’s work
46.0 hours preparatory classical classes
51.0 hours of organisation around the new production (management)
35.0 hours making the programme book
20.75 hours making posters
14.5 hours for studio photos
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4 418.75 hours to make this production
The complete work is performed and viewed in twenty-sevenminutes and fifty-two seconds.

photos by V. Brtnický, R. Sejkot and A. Volný