Introdans at the Dutch Ballet Gala 2026
For the twenty-eighth time, the most celebrated ballet couple the Netherlands has ever known, Alexandra Radius and Han Ebbelaar, are organizing the Dutch Ballet Gala on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA). Once again, all major Dutch dance companies will appear in this special charity performance in support of Stichting Dansersfonds ’79.
This year, Introdans presents two impressive works during the Dutch Ballet Gala by internationally renowned choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Inbal Pinto. Two completely different worlds come together in one evening.
Introdans – Salty Pink
With Salty Pink, Inbal Pinto takes the audience into an imaginative world where a group of people celebrate their humanity with humor, strength, and joie de vivre. Pinto shows that expression and imagination know no age. “The circus has always been a place where diversity is celebrated.” Earlier this year, Salty Pink was featured in the Introdans programme HubClub’26.
Introdans – In Memoriam
This contemporary masterpiece about loss and remembrance is both intense and deeply moving. It serves as a tribute to the ancestors of choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Flowing skirts and fast-moving video projections propel the dancers forward in this meditative performance.
Agenda
Introdans at the Dutch Ballet Gala 2026
Stage pictures
Choreographers
Credits
Choreography, set design, lighting & costume design by Inbal Pinto
Music: Pink Champagne (Bubble, Bubble) by Henri René, original version, arranged by Maya Belsitzman
Set construction by Introdans workshop
Costume workshop: Babette van den Berg
Guest rehearsal director: Moran Muller
Inclusion specialist: Adriaan Luteijn
Duration: approximately 5 minutes
World premiere: February 9, 2025, TanzLuzern, Lucerne (CH)
Introdans premiere: February 6, 2026, Holland Dance Festival, The Hague
In Memoriam
Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Assistant choreographers: Nicolas Vladyslav, Damien Jalet
Music by A Filetta, performed by Jean-Claude Acquaviva, François Aragni, Jean-Dominique Bianco, Pierre-Antoine Casta, Paul Giansily, Jean-Vincent Servetto, and Maxime Vuillamier
Music excerpts: U Sipolcru, Paghjella, Sirinatu, L’Attesa, E Lode di u Sipolcru, Makharia, A Sintenza, U Lamentu di Ghesù
Film by Gilles Delmas
Costume design by Hedi Slimane
Lighting design by Dominique Drillot
Costume workshop: Introdans, Martine Douma, Merlijn Koopman
Choreographic assistants: Nicolas Vladyslav, Damien Jalet
Guest rehearsal directors: Aymeric Aude, Gioia Masala
Rehearsal directors: Giuseppe Calabrese, Marlena Wolfe
Duration: approximately 40 minutes
World premiere: December 26, 2004, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Monaco (MC)
Introdans premiere: February 27, 2010 (fragment), December 26, 2010 (duet), September 30, 2016 (full version), Arnhem