The sword was commissioned by Jiří Kylián, master choreographer, dancer and director of the Dutch Dance theatre for 25 years. The sword was commissioned for the inauguration ceremony of Mr. Kylián at the Académie des Beaux Arts, where members are expected to enter with a sword to defend the arts. At this ceremony, the sword was handed to Mr. Kylián by the Princess of Hannover Caroline of Monaco. On the request of Mr. Kylián the handle is modelled on a 5300-year-old sculpture of a dancer, one of the oldest statues of a dancer known to man.
The idea to forge a traditional Japanese sword for the first time sparked a 20-year-old journey for master blacksmith, Dave van Wijngaarden. Melding c ...
