Black Cake and Concertante (1997)

One of the most exciting choreographers on the modern dance scene today, Hans van Manen's work is characterised by a supreme musicality and striking versatility. The scene for Hans van Manen's Black Cake is a society party. Elegantly-dressed couples dance with each other and his choreography reveals a whole range of undercurrents in the relationships between the men and the women. Both humour and aggression are found in Concencarte, which generates an explosive tension in a succession of encounters between four male and four female dancers.