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Salmones, suecos y puntas: Midsummer Night’s Dream en el Gran Teatre del Liceu

By Maria Sánchez, 28 April 2024
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Reviewed at Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona on 25 April 2024
Programme
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Alexander Ekman)
Performers
Ballett Dortmund
Alexander Ekman, Set Designer
Bregje van Balen, Costume Designer
Linus Fellbom, Lighting Designer
Solistas de la Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Conjunto de cámara
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Maria Sánchez
Maria Sánchez
Nacida en Barcelona, se formó musicalmente a una edad temprana y de manera autodidacta. Graduada en Historia del Arte (Universitat de Barcelona) y posteriormente formada en el máster Música como Arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), se especializó en el estudio y creación de nuevos lenguajes escénicos y musicales. Ha llevado a cabo la creación de proyectos dramatúrgicos en torno a la reformulación del mito clásico en las artes escénicas contemporáneas, eje vertebral de sus estudios. En la actualidad, continúa proyectando nuevos discursos y planteamientos sobre la supervivencia del mito en lo social y lo artístico.