Marcos Morau . Opera Ballet Vlaanderen . Tonkünstler-Orchester

With his contemporary interpretation of Romeo + Juliet, Marcos Morau paints a nightmarish picture of a world in which violence is omnipresent and unfolds a poetic parable about love and hate.

Contemporary Ballet/Classical Music In his creation for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, the Spanish choreographer reinvents the legendary tragedy of Romeo + Juliet. Inspired by Sergei Prokofiev's lyrical yet sombre orchestral work, Morau lends the classic drama a contemporary dimension. Instead of retelling the story, he concentrates on the emotional drama - the destructive power of hatred and the unfulfillable longing for love. In Romeo + Juliet, Marcos Morau creates a breathtaking visual universe with poetic musicality and a meticulously choreographed language of movement, infused with an ominous undertone.

Marcos Morau is one of the most important choreographers of our time, leads his own dance company and is Artist in Residence at the Staatsballett Berlin. He is striving for a dance future with new formats in which opera, dance and physical theatre enter into a closer dialogue than ever before.

CAST & CREDITS

Marcos Morau with the dancers of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen choreography, Sergej Prokofjew music, Max Glaenzel stage design, Silvia Delagneau costume design, Bernat Jansà stage lights, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen dance, Gavin Sutherland conductor, Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich

* Serge Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet op. 64, Ballet
Libretto: Sergei Radlov, Adrian Piotrovsky, Leonid Lavrovsky and Serge Prokofiev. Published by: Première Music Group (catalogue Le Chant du Monde)