RINUS SPRONG
Director Dutch Ukraïnian Dance Centre, The Hague 2022-2024
Artistic Director/ Founder De Dutch Don't Dance Division, The Hague 1997-2021
Languages
Nederlands (fluent) - English (fluent) - German (fluent) - French (fluent) - Italian (understanding)
Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, X, Linkedin
Podcast
Spotify, ‘Dans BalleRinus, Dans!’ A podcast about all corners of Dance-Theatre&Music
Directorship/ Advisory/ Chairma/ Other
2024 Ukrain International Ballet
Chairman board of directors
2022-2024 United Ukrainian Ballet. A company of 65 refugee dancers from Ukraine
Co-Director with Igone de Jongh
1996-2021 De Dutch Don’t Dance Division
Co-Founding Artistic Director with Thom Stuart
2017 Advisory Committee Arts City Council of Lansingerland Z-Holland
2014-2015 Piket Kunstprijzen, Chairman Jury
2008-2013 Sworn in Officer in Matrimonial Ceremonies, City Council of The Hague
2012 Auction master benefit ‘Alpes-d’Huzes’, ING-Nationale Nederlanden
2011 Police Academy Holland, ‘Leadership’
2008 Den Haag Danst! Marketing for dance in The Hague
1989-1991 Dutch Artists Union, member advisory board
1991-2001 Mentor and coach 1st year students CoDarts
1988-1993 Employee Council, Scapino Ballet
CHOREOGRAPHER
2024 Project Dans, NPO television, 5 choreography's voor the second episode of this television program in search of the most all-round dancer
2023 Eurovision Liverpool, opening for live audience, United Ukrainian Ballet, in collaboration with Ukrainian choreographer Vladislav Detiuchenko,
'1944' by Jamala
Nureyev, De Theater B.V., Choreography with theaterplay written by Allard Blom, with Dutch Actor Jan Kooijman
2022 Good Old Times, Holland Dance Festival, production with older people
2019-2023 A Christmas Carol, DeDDDD, music by Carl Davis, Co-prod. Residentie Orkest
Interbellum, Ballet Black& White, National Tour, Senf Theater Partners
2017 Ballet Blues, DeDDDD National Tour, Senf Theater Partners
2016 Alice in Winterwonderland, Stage director, music Carl Davis, DeDDDD
Ballet Blanc, (DeDDDD), Tour Nederland, Senf Theater Partners
Armin Only “Embrace”, choreography for the world tour of Armin van Buuren
2015 Dance & Music Factory, Metropole Orkest, DeDDDD en Percossa
Dancing Lane, National Tour
Everybody Dance Now, RTL Television
2014 Pest, Educational program, DeDDDD in collaboration with Holland Dance
2013-2015 Dancing in a Winter Wonderland, DeDDDD, Lucent Danstheater
The Children's Matheus Passion, concept i.c.w. Mirjan de Pont, direction and choreography
2013-2017 The Nutcracker, New version with visuals by David Middendorp
2013 Armin Only “Intense”, choreography for the world tour of Armin van Buuren
Dancing Lane, evening long program, De Baak, Driebergen
Peace of Me, Musical for celebration 100 years Peace Palace The Hague, in collaboration with National Theatre
The Hague
Popular Song, Solo for Youri Jongenelen during Solo’s@theSea, DeDDDD
2012 Avro Hofvijverconcert, ‘Classique Olympique’, Festival Classique, director Karel de Rooij
2011 So You Think You Can Dance, RTL-5 television
The Ultimate Dance Battle (Finalist), RTL Television
2010-2011 Abdallah and the Gazelle of Basra, Lucent Danstheater, DeDDDD
2009 Azirba, Music Theatre Group Briza
2009-2006 The Nutcracker in the Big Church, The Hague, DeDDDD
1999 Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster, Musical- Theatre production, Ro-Theater/Firma Rieks Swarte, with a.o. Loes Luca, Dick
van den Toorn, Paul R.Kooij, Director Pieter Kramer
Tojirareta Fune (The Ship Without eyes) Opera of Maki Iishi, director Henk Schut, with Nigel Robson (tenor),
Valerie Valentine (Dutch National Ballet) and twelve Buddhistic monks from Japan
1998 Fly Away, Nieuwe De Lamartheater Amsterdam, Musical from and with Arjan Ederveen, director Matthijs Rümke
1994-1999 Cabaret Lulu, New York, New concepts and direction of different numbers
1987-1993 Scapino Ballet , Rotterdam, Het Gemoed, with actrice Margreet Blanken
1992 Cadance Festival, The Hague, diverse works, Theatre Korzo The Hague
1982 Nederlands DansTheater ll, Workshop
Actor/ Singer
2024 Huygens Festival Performer 'Passie' in collaboration with De Dutch Don't Dance Division and pianist Erwin Weerstra. Glass, Sittwell
2018-2023 Land in Zee, musical dance-theatre for the young, in collaboration with Zeeland Orchestra, Cora Dellebeke
Giselle, United Ukrainian Ballet, Choreography Alexei Ratmansky, The Duke
Jopie, Life Is Not A Musical, musical play by- and with HannaH de Leeuwe, written for Rinus
2019-2023 A Christmas Carol, Scrooge, Production De Dutch Don’t Dance Division in collaboration with The Hague Philharmonic
2014+2015 Dancing in a Winter Wonderland, Aria from King Arthur H.Purcell, Production De Dutch Don’t Dance Division in
collaboration with The Hague Philharmonic
Ma, Mag Ik Even, Theatre play by HannaH de Leeuwe
2010-2011 Sprong in Zee, solo performance with pianist Gerard Vogel, BeachTheatre De Fuut and SS-Rotterdam
2008-2012 Café Chantant, Solo performance with pianist Jan Schouten
2007-2009 Wam! That Has Music In It, Briza Musical Theater, The Hague
2008-2009 Barre@theBeach, DeDDDD, Beachtheatre De Fuut
2007-2008 La Strada, DeDDDD, Beachtheatre De Fuut
2005 Irene The Sirene, Solo performance, Studio Do in collaboration with DeDDDD, concept and direction Dodo van Aarem
2004-2005 Dolf Brouwers, ben ik dat? Theater The Regentes, director Guusje Eybers
Concert works of Edith Sitwell, with Matangi Quartet
2003 Orlando, Holland Dance Festival, DeDDDD, production Theater aan het Spui
Choreography Thom Stuart, Music Gene Carl
Fortuna's Family, Festival De Parade, DeDDDD
One man Show, Cabaret-Chantant, 19 Years Theater at the Spui, with pianist Jan Schouten,
Director Margreet Blanken
2001 Grace,The Musical, Text Seth Gaaikema, Music Cy Coleman, Director Frans Weisz, Choreography Pat Birch
Fortuna’s Follies, Concept/ Text/ Choreography Rinus Sprong, Thom Stuart, Festival De Parade
2000 Gebroken Wit, Dansgroep Duende Friesland,/ Grietine Molenbuur
Choreography/ Concept Thom Stuart, Wilma Marijnissen
The Manson Family, An Opera by John Moran, Mr. Bugliosie, The Prosecutor,
Choreography/ Direction Thom Stuart, DeDDDD/ Theater Spui, The Hague, Production MOJO Theater
Duet... Song for choreography Nils Christe, Its Festival Amsterdam
1999 Het Stervende Jaar, Millennium Parade Amsterdam
1998 Hans & Grietje, The Witch, Choreography/ Direction Thom Stuart, DeDDDD, Lowlands Festival
Dood7onde!, DeDDDD/ Theater aan het Spui, Choreography Thom Stuart, Festival De Parade
1994-1998 Cabaret LULU Entertainment Company, New York, Performing artist and director
1993 Mayhem in Old Mauch Chunk, Victor Hugo, The Playersclub New York, Director Billy Padgett, Music Robin Field
1983 La Vie Sexuelle des Animaux, Théâtre de la Parchemenerie, Rennes, France
Choreography Gigi Caciuleanu, Director Guy Parigot
DANCER
1997-2023 De Dutch Don’t Dance Division
Artistic director, performing artist, The Netherlands, Austria and Romania
2004 Introdans Arnhem, Guest Artist, revival of Pulchinella, Choreograpy Nils Christe
2003 An American Nutcracker, Guest Artist, Hartford Ballet, Choreography Kirk Peterson
1994-2000 Shore Ballet Nutcracker, Guets Artist, New Jersey, USA
1997 Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Guest Artist, Perfect Skin, Choreography Ed Wubbe
The New Boys (The New Royal Ballet Of New-York), works a.o. Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson
Different roles en travesty on point shoes, New-York, tour Japan
1996 Bat-Dor Modern Dance Company Israel (guest dancer), Touring Israël, Greece
Cadance Festival, Korzo Theater The Hague
1994-1995 Teatro Vivace, Luxemburg
Metropolitan Repertory Ballet, Guest Artist, New York, Les Sylphides, Choreography Fokine/ Youskevitch
Spring Dance Festival, Eugene and Marion, Choreography Thom Stuart Music Gene Carl
1993 New York Dance Group
1987-1993 Scapino Ballet Amsterdam, works by a.o. Armando Navarro, Nils Christe, Hans van Manen,
Ed Wubbe, Mats Ek, Jirí Kylián
1984-1987 Introdans Arnhem, works by a.o. Nils Christe, Ed Wubbe, Hans Tuerlings,
1984 Trans, Dancegroup Luxemburg, Director Raymond Colling
1983-1984 Théâtre Choréographique de Rennes, France, Director Gigi Cacueleanu
1982 Introdans Arnhem Guest Artist
1981-1983 Nederlands Dans Theater ll
Danced in works of a.o. Nils Christe, Jirí Kylián, Mats Ek, Armando Navarro, Ed Wubbe, Thom Stuart, Hans van Manen, William Forsyth, Choo San Goh, Dwight Rhoden-Desmond Richardson, Kirk peterson, Igor Youskevitch, Patricia Birch
Teacher 1991-2024
Studio Movimento Danza, Italy
United Ukrainian Ballet
Kandidatenprogramma Algemene Bestuursdienst
CoDarts Rotterdam Dance Academy
De Dutch Summer Dance Course (DeDSDC), The Hague, Initiator and teacher
Maximum Dance Course, Initiator, In collaboration with Nederlands Dans Theater
La Culla, Urbino Dance Weekend, Italy (Spin-Off DeDSDC)
Learning Lane De Baak, Institute for Life-Long-Learning
Dansbelang, connecting organization for Dance Professionals
Lucia Martthas School of Performing Arts
Police Academy Holland, ‘Leadership’
Artez-University of the Arts, Arnhem
Fontys-University of Appled Science, Tilburg
Conny Jansen Danst, Modern dance company Rotterdam
VAK, Institute for fine Arts, Delft
In 2001 he got his didactic-license at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences