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Marcos Morau’s Romeo + Juliet in Antwerp: lessons in volatility

By Deborah Weiss, 03 April 2025

An unconventional dance take on Prokofiev's ubiquitous ballet for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp is not for the faint-hearted.

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Antwerp

03 Apr 2025

Marcos Morau’s Romeo + Juliet: lessons in volatility

By Deborah Weiss

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Berlin

Overture and Angels’ Atlas: transcendental in Berlin

By Katja Vaghi, 28 April 2024

Pondering upon society and the human condition: Marcos Morau’s Overture and Crystal Pite’s Angels’ Atlas at the Staatsballett Berlin.

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Berlin

28 Apr 2024

Overture and Angels’ Atlas: transcendental in Berlin

By Katja Vaghi

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Madrid

BNE’s compelling Afanador: a dazzling, surreal view of Andalusia

By Cristina de Lucas, 09 February 2024

BNE premieres Marcos Morau's Afanador at Madrid’s Teatro Real. Inspiration is derived from Ruven Afanador’s renowned series of photographs on flamenco dancers, Ángel Gitano and 1000 Kisses.

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Madrid

09 Feb 2024

BNE’s compelling Afanador: a dazzling, surreal view of Andalusia

By Cristina de Lucas

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Zurich

Nachtträume: Marcos Morau’s devastatingly brilliant production

By Maggie Foyer, 04 November 2023

Zürich Opera House welcomes a revival of Marcos Morau's dark but brilliant Nachtträume for Ballett Zürich.

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Zurich

04 Nov 2023

Nachtträume: Marcos Morau’s devastatingly brilliant production

By Maggie Foyer

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Düsseldorf

Worth the sacrifice? Ballett am Rhein's Sacre offers mixed results

By Vikki Jane Vile, 28 May 2023

The programme’s middle work sees a detour from Stravinsky, to the music of Richard Strauss, lending itself to more lyrical work and some respite from the drama it's sandwiched between.

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Düsseldorf

28 May 2023

Worth the sacrifice? Ballett am Rhein's Sacre offers mixed results

By Vikki Jane Vile

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Zurich

Nachtträume in Zurich: Marcos Morau's portrait of threatened worlds

By Sarah Batschelet, 30 September 2022

Opernhaus Zürich stages the world premiere of Nachtträume (Night Dreams), a compelling new work by Spanish choreographer, Marcos Morau.

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Zurich

30 Sep 2022

Nachtträume in Zurich: Marcos Morau's portrait of threatened worlds

By Sarah Batschelet

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Paris

Sonoma at Chaillot : the galvanising power of the feminine

By Laurine Mortha, 20 January 2022

Exalting choreography, galvanising music and a dreamlike scenography: Marcos Morau is back with a work of genius that marries feminine power and religious custom

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Paris

20 Jan 2022

Sonoma at Chaillot : the galvanising power of the feminine

By Laurine Mortha

Madrid

La Veronal heads Into the Little Hill in Madrid

By John Marten Barnard, 15 February 2020

The Teatros del Canal host the Benjamin–Crimp partnership’s thrillingly dark, lyric retelling of Robert Browning’s famous 1842 poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by La Veronal dance company.

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Madrid

15 Feb 2020

La Veronal heads Into the Little Hill in Madrid

By John Marten Barnard

London

Refreshing perspectives from National Dance Company of Wales

By Philippa Newis, 08 March 2019

The decision to programme Awakening epitomises the Linbury Theatre's mission - to give presence to choreographers and companies that otherwise wouldn't be seen in the capital.

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London

08 Mar 2019

Refreshing perspectives from National Dance Company of Wales

By Philippa Newis

Berlin

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

By Katja Vaghi, 17 May 2018

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

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Berlin

17 May 2018

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

By Katja Vaghi

London

Circus meets contemporary dance with spectacular results in Triptyque at Sadler Wells

By Philippa Newis, 01 April 2016

Samuel Tétreault co-founder of The 7 Fingers brings the company back to Sadlers Wells with Triptyque - a trio of works exploring the theme of gravity. Drawing on the steely nerves of nine first-class performers, each piece harnesses a hybrid of circus disciplines and contemporary dance technique.

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London

01 Apr 2016

The 7 Fingers: Where dance and circus mix

By Philippa Newis

London

A danced Dim Sum: Sadler’s Wells Sampled

By Katja Vaghi, 29 January 2016

The Sadler’s Wells Sampled evening had the whole building buzzing and dancing with a show of bite size dance appetisers for all tastes and also includes several extra activities.

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London

29 Jan 2016

Sadler's Samples of dance

By Katja Vaghi

London

Speleological expedition into Dante’s hell: La Veronal's excellent Voronia

By Tatiana Rathelot, 19 October 2015

La Veronal presents Marcos Morau's excellent and thought provoking Voronia in London this month

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London

19 Oct 2015

Dante's Hell: Voronia

By Tatiana Rathelot

London

Anand Bhatt at Sadler's Wells platform Wild Card

By Laura Walsh, 30 October 2013

A real mixture of contemporary and Khattak influences brought together Anand Bhatt’s mixed bill at Sadler’s Wells Lilian Baylis Studio in this week’s Wild Card performance. An evening of energetic dancers, intriguing solos and live music made for a really entertaining evening. Bhatt is a charity fundraiser and Bollywood dancer with a real appreciation for contemporary dance.

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London

30 Oct 2013

Anand Bhatt at Sadler's Wells platform Wild Card

By Laura Walsh

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Paris

Firmamento à Chaillot : Marcos Morau et La Veronal au pays de Miyazaki

By Laurine Mortha, 23 May 2024

Destinée aux adolescents, la dernière création du chorégraphe espagnol met en scène les projections de l’enfance et ce moment où, en grandissant, l’imaginaire se sédimente pour donner forme à un réel qui advient.

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Paris

23 May 2024

Firmamento à Chaillot : Marcos Morau au pays de Miyazaki

By Laurine Mortha

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The Hague

Straßenlaternen als Spielobjekte: Marcos Morau bezaubert mit neuer Choreographie

By Michael Klier, 16 May 2024

Zwei Premieren von Marcos Morau und Yoann & Marie Bourgeois sowie Crytal Pites Paradestück Solo Echo sorgen für einen elektrisierenden Abend.

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The Hague

16 May 2024

Marcos Morau bezaubert mit neuer Choreographie in Den Haag

By Michael Klier

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Paris

La course hors du temps de La Belle au bois dormant par Marcos Morau à La Villette

By Laurine Mortha, 15 December 2022

Deux ans après son époustouflant Sonoma, Marcos Morau revient avec La Belle au bois dormant, une interprétation singulière du conte, dansée par le Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon.

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Paris

15 Dec 2022

La course hors du temps de La Belle au bois dormant par Marcos Morau

By Laurine Mortha

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The Hague

Trance und Euphorie: ein unvergesslicher Tanzabend mit dem Nederlands Dans Theater 2

By Michael Klier, 04 November 2021

Das Nederlands Dans Theater zeigt mit zwei jungen Choreographen, was modernes Tanztheater zu bieten hat.

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The Hague

04 Nov 2021

Trance und Euphorie: ein unvergesslicher Tanzabend mit dem NDT 2

By Michael Klier

Paris

Voronia, un voyage abyssal dans les affres de l’Humanité

By Laurine Mortha, 15 April 2016

Le collectif La Veronal, fondé il y a dix ans par le jeune chorégraphe barcelonais Marcos Morau, est de retour au Théâtre de Chaillot avec sa dernière création Voronia, une œuvre psychologique frappée de génie, manifeste des palpitations d’une Humanité entre perversion et exaltation.

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Paris

15 Apr 2016

Voronia, La Veronal

By Laurine Mortha