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Nachtträume: Marcos Morau’s devastatingly brilliant production

Ruben Drole and Ballett Zürich in Marcos Morau's Nachtträume
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Ballett Zürich in Marcos Morau's Nachtträume
© Gregory Batardon
Ballett Zürich in Marcos Morau's Nachtträume
© Gregory Batardon
Ballett Zürich in Marcos Morau's Nachtträume
© Gregory Batardon
Dominik White Slavkovský in Marcos Morau's Nachtträume
© Gregory Batardon
Ruben Drole and Ballett Zürich in Marcos Morau's Nachttraume
© Gregory Batardon
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“The frightening, alternating with the comic and confusing, ensure that emotions are never at ease”
Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 4 November 2023
Nachtträume (Marcos Morau)
Ballett Zürich
Max Glaenzel, Set Designer
Silvia Delagneau, Costume Designer
Martin Gebhardt, Lighting Designer
Ruben Drole, Bass-baritone, Actor
Ballett Zürich Junior Company
Heinz Della Torre, Trumpet
Luigi Largo, Piano
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