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Altin Kaftira (born 1972 in
Albania ) is a former
danseur with the
Dutch National Ballet in
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands . He danced with the Ballet from 1995 on, and from 2000 to 2007 was the Ballet's principal dancer (working with choreographers such as
Hans van Manen ,
Rudi van Dantzig ,
Jerome Robbins ,
Alexei Ratmansky ,
Christopher Wheeldon and
Ted Brandsen ), and has danced in almost a dozen
George Balanchine ballets. In 2007, he left to pursue a career as a
filmmaker . One of his first film assignments was the production and direction of the 75th anniversary gala for Hans van Manen.
In 2002 the then-president of Albania,
Rexhep Meidani , awarded Kaftira with the title of Art's Ambassador of the Nation.
In an interview with Kaftira just before his retirement, Dutch critic and writer Herman Stevens, in an article in the Dutch magazine
HP/De Tijd , called him an audience favorite, a star possessing the most charisma of any dancer at the National Ballet.
[1]
Kaftira as principal dancer, Dutch National Ballet
February - March 2000:
Apollo in
Apollon musagète (
Igor Stravinsky ),
Muziektheater , Amsterdam
[2]
May 2001: Twilight (music by
John Cage ),
Sadler's Wells Theatre ,
London
[3]
[4]
[5]
December 2004: Petrushka in
Petrushka (
Sergei Diaghilev ), Muziektheater, Amsterdam
[6]
2005: Don Giovanni in
Don Giovanni (music by
Mozart , choreography by
Krzysztof Pastor ), Muziektheater, Amsterdam
[7]
[8]
August 2005: the husband in
The Concert (music by
Frédéric Chopin , choreography by
Jerome Robbins ),
Edinburgh International Festival ,
Edinburgh Playhouse
[9]
November 2006, Vier Letzte Lieder (music by
Richard Strauss , choreography by
Rudi van Dantzig ), Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
[10]
[11]
[12]
August 2006: Into the Agape (choreography by Altin Naska), Atheneaum Theatre,
Chicago
[13]
2006: Romeo in
Romeo and Juliet (music by
Sergei Prokofiev , choreography by Rudi van Dantzig),
Hong Kong
References
^ Stevens, Herman (2006-09-01).
"Altin Kaftira: Het laatste seizoen van een danser" .
HP/De Tijd . Retrieved 2009-02-17 . [
dead link ]
^ "Altin Alexandros Kaftira [is] a heroic and strong Apollo," Klooss, Helma (2000-06-01).
"Stravinsky Festival in Holland" .
Dance Magazine . Retrieved 2009-02-11 .
^ Percival, John (2001-05-17).
"Dutch National Ballet, Sadler's Wells, London: A trick of the light" .
The Independent . Archived from
the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved 2009-02-11 .
^ Pegler, Emma (May 2001).
"Dutch National Ballet: Hans van Manen's Adagio Hammerklavier, Three Pieces for HET , Twilight , Live , George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and Krystof Pastor's Do not go gentle " . Criticaldance.com. Archived from
the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2009-02-11 .
^ Ottoni, Verinha (2001).
"Dutch National Ballet - Hans van Manen" . Retrieved 2009-02-11 .
^ Haegeman, Marc (2004).
"A Tribute to Diaghilev and a Music Hall Firebird " . Danceviewtimes. Retrieved 2009-02-11 .
^ Hiskemuller, Sander (2005-08-15).
"Don Giovanni : Don Giovanni probeert in een nieuw ballet dansend de vrouwen om zijn vingers te winden" .
Trouw . Archived from
the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2009-02-13 .
^ Philippa, Yvonne.
"Don Giovanni als ballet van Krzysztof Pastor: De ultieme verleiding" . Philippa.nl. Retrieved 2009-02-13 .
^ Snedeker, Kate (2005-09-01).
"Edinburgh International Festival 2005: Dutch National Ballet - 'La Valse', 'The Grey Area', 'The Concert' " . Ballet-Dance Magazine. Archived from
the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-02-16 .
^ "The dancers strain at the leash like the stunning Larissa Lezhnina and Altin Kaftira, keeping us on the edge of our seats." Taylor, Jeffery (December 2006).
"Dutch National Ballet, Momix - DNB: 'Vier Letzte Lieder', 'Suite For Two,' 'Frank Bridge Variations,' 'The Second Detail'; Momix: 'Lunar Sea' " . Ballet.com Magazine. Archived from
the original on 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2009-02-16 .
^ "The cast is uniformly good but Altin Kaftira stands out for his superb partnering of Larissa Lezhnina in the prominent third song." Percival, John (2006-11-13).
"Dutch Delight: 'Vier letzte Lieder,' 'Frank Bridge Variations,' 'Suite for Two' and 'The Second Detail,' Dutch National Ballet" . Danceviewtimes. Retrieved 2009-02-16 .
^ Percival, John (2006-11-09).
"Frank Bridge Variations, Vier letzte Lieder, Suite for Two, The Second Detail" . The Stage. Retrieved 2009-02-16 .
^ Mauro, Lucia (2006-10-01).
"Chicago Choreographers Go Dutch" . Pointe Magazine. Archived from
the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-16 .
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