{"id":650,"date":"2015-06-02T12:07:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T11:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daanwijnands\/en\/?page_id=650"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:23:02","slug":"info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daanwijnands.nl\/en\/info\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT DAAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

INFO<\/h1>\n

Daan has worked as a freelance choreographer since 2005 in numerous productions and has in recent years extended his expertise to staging. His work has come to comprise more than choreography alone; he also creates\u00a0movement-scenographies\u00a0for actors and singers in a wide variety of (musical) theatre.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

He is best known for his award-winning and acclaimed work in the Dutch hit productions: Grease, Come From Away, Hello, Dolly!<\/em>, 14 the musical, All Stars and The Marathon.<\/i><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Education<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Daan was born in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) on March 12, 1970.\u00a0 After his highschool Daan started his education for jazz theater and musical dance at the Amsterdam School of the Arts.<\/p>\n

Dancer<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Djazzex –<\/em> Modern Jazz Dance Company<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

After his training he received an one year internship at the former Den Hague dance company\u00a0Djazzex Modern Jazz Dance Company,<\/em>\u00a0followed by a permanent contract. \u00a0He stayed for more than 4 years with the company and danced some memorable ballets like in 1994\u00a0“Movement No.7”<\/em>\u00a0by the in-house choreographer Glenn van der Hoff for which the music was composed by world famous saxophonist David Liebman who performed personally at the Opening Night in The Hague. During the season ’95 \/ ’96 there was a special program in cooperation with the\u00a0Willem Breuker Collective<\/em>.<\/p>\n

During these years with\u00a0Djazzex<\/em>\u00a0(’92 – ’96)\u00a0 Daan worked, besides the house choreographers Glenn van der Hoff and Neel Verdoorn, with choreographers such as: Feri de Geus (Coup d’Amour<\/em>), Marcelo Evelin, Antony Rizzi (Frankfurt Ballet<\/em>), Mark Bruce and Patrick Delcroix (Netherlans Dance Theatre<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\"djazzex\"<\/a><\/p>\n

West Side Story<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

After four years with\u00a0Djazzex\u00a0<\/em>Daan was ready for something different, a new challenge. In 1996 he auditioned for the musical\u00a0West Side Story <\/em>(Stage Entertainment)\u00a0and was engaged to play the part of Riff, the leader of the Jets and became dance-captain aswell. The production was a great success: more then 500 performances throughout the country. During\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>, Daan got acquainted with the work of choreographer Jerome Robbins. From that moment on Robbins has always been an important inspiration for Daan in his later work as a choreographer.\u00a0\u00a0More info<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"West<\/a><\/p>\n

Fidler on the Roof<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

His second musical, in which Daan was part of the ensemble and dance-captain, was\u00a0Anatevka \/ Fidler on the Roof <\/em>(Stage Entertainment)
\nFor the film\u00a0Fidler on the Roof<\/em>\u00a0it was again Jerome Robbins who was responsible for the cheography and served as an inspiration for Craig Revel Horwood, the choreographer for the Dutch production\u00a0Anatevka<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>More info<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Anatevka\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago (Utrecht – The Netherlands)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

The musical\u00a0Chicago <\/em>(Stage Entertainment)\u00a0<\/em>was the grand opening of the new Beatrix Theater in Utrecht. The choreographer of the musical\u00a0Chicago<\/em>, Ann Reinking, personally rehearsed with the cast of the Dutch production.\u00a0 For his part in\u00a0Chicago<\/em>, Daan received a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in the category of ‘upcoming talent’.\u00a0\u00a0More info<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chicago\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago (West End – London)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

In 2001 Daan was invited to participate in the West End production of\u00a0Chicago <\/em>(Barry and Fran Weissler)\u00a0and worked with a number of renowned artists including: Denise van Outen, Marty Pellow, Alison Moyet, Clive Rowe, Claire Sweeney, Sue Kelvin and Leigh Zimmerman.\u00a0\u00a0More info<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chicago\"<\/a><\/p>\n

3 Musketiers<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

After auditioning for fight choreographer Malcolm Ranson in London, Daan joined the original Dutch production\u00a03 Musketeers <\/em>(Stage Entertainment)\u00a0in the position of Fight Swing. This meant that he was only on stage during the sword fights.
\n3 Musketeers<\/em>\u00a0was seen exclusively in the New Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam.\u00a0\u00a0More info<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"3<\/a><\/p>\n

Crazy for You<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

2004-2005 season was completely dominated by the musical\u00a0Crazy for You<\/em>\u00a0(Stage Entertainment). A Gershwin musical with choreography by Susan Stroman.<\/p>\n

Daan calls it a great privilege he was given the opportunity to perform in choreographies by Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse and Susan Stroman. Each with their own distinctive style:\u00a0 Robbins as a master in telling the story through dance, Fosse with his “less is more” and Stroman who revived in\u00a0Crazy Fo You<\/em>\u00a0the days of Gene Kelly through her large theatrical production numbers.\u00a0\u00a0More info<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Crazy<\/a><\/p>\n

Simone – Songs from the heart<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Although Daan already worked for several years as a choreographer and as such was involved in the new show of Simone Kleinsma Simone, songs from the heart\u00a0<\/em>(Stage Entertainment), he returned on stage once again as a performing artist in 2008. Together with colleague Joost de Jong, with whom Daan worked during his first musical production\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>, they appeared on stage as the\u00a0Personal Assistants<\/em>\u00a0of leading lady Simone.\u00a0\u00a0More info<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Simone\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Television<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Besides his work in the theater, Daan played as guest actor in the television series:\u00a0Charlie<\/em>,\u00a0Gooische Vrouwen, Kinderen Geen Bezwaar, Oppassen, Westenwind, Kees & Co\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Goudkust.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"dvds\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Choreographer<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

In 2005 Daan was given the opportunity to choreograph the Dutch production of\u00a0Jesus Christ Superstar\u00a0<\/em>(Stage Entertainment). This was the start of his new career as a choreographer. His experience as a performer, dancer and choreographer, are important elements in his development as a creative. All the choreography credits can be found under the headings ‘Musical’, ‘Theatre’, ‘Film&TV’ and ‘Event’ on this site.<\/p>\n

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