"In my opinion, he is the best artistic director Het Nationale Ballet has ever had," said the late master choreographer Hans van Manen, praising Ted Brandsen—director of the Amsterdam-based company—in a television interview just last year. This sentiment is likely shared by many familiar with Brandsen’s work. Whether it is the dancers and staff of Het Nationale Ballet (HNB), the audiences flocking to the cavernous building on the Amstel for performances that are almost always sold out, or the partners and sponsors—all would surely agree that Ted Brandsen has done an outstanding job during his twenty-three years as ballet director. There is equal agreement that it is largely thanks to him that HNB, the Netherlands' largest dance company, now enjoys such high international acclaim.
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