Interview: Hans van Manen Remembers Photographer Erwin Olaf

Dance in Close-Up, Hans van Manen and Erwin Olaf bow, 2022.

A color studio photograph shows Hans van Manen and Erwin Olaf standing side by side, holding hands and bowing deeply toward the floor as if performing a final curtain call together.

The legendary choreographer reflects on his lifelong friendship with the late artist, whose retrospective is at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam.

Interview: Hans van Manen Remembers Photographer Erwin Olaf