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Cathedral, an evening with Arvo Pärt

Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
Tue 21 Jan / 19:45
Tue 21 Jan ’25
19:45
  • Tue 21 Jan ’25
    19:45
    Danstheater
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A wondrous journey into tomorrow's world and a search for what makes us human. A revival of the successful production by Spanish dance and theatre maker Marcos Morau set to the meditative music of Arvo Pärt.

Dance by rising star Marcos Morau to music by Arvo Pärt: a wonderful combination that turns out powerfully

de Volkskrant ****

Combining artistic disciplines, extraordinary design and inventive movement language, Morau is one of the leading dance artists in European theatre.

Cathedral depicts a world where life is dominated by digital technologies and where we are increasingly losing each other. Using the mystical music of Arvo Pärt as a heartbeat, Morau and the dancers explore what makes us human and our relationship with nature.

Morau and his team of Spanish artists design a retro-futuristic stage setting with life-size video projections. In this alienating world, Arvo Pärt's music offers an oasis of calm. Important elements in the design are theatrical and contemporary fashion-inspired costumes. The encounter with a metre-high meteor on stage marks the enigmatic beginning of this extraordinary dance performance.

Cloakroom and drink  
Cloakroom and an intermission drink are included. If the event does not have an intermission, you will receive the drink afterwards.  

★★★★
NRC Handelsblad
"With their bodies fragmented to the phalanges, Scapino's 12 dancers move virtuosically."

★★★★
de Volkskrant
"Dance by rising star Marcos Morau to music by Arvo Pärt: a wonderful combination that turns out powerfully."

★★★★
Trouw
"The movement language is surprisingly earthy and has a beautiful melancholic underlay, brought out excellently by the Scapino dancers."

Ooievaarspas discount  
Ooievaarspas holders are eligible for a discount on the ticket price for this concert. To book tickets, we need to see your Ooievaarspas for registration purposes. Please contact our booking office to book your tickets.  

Credits

Director: Marcos Morau
Choreography: Marcos Morau, Lorena Nogal
Music: Arvo Pärt, performed live exclusively in Theater Rotterdam by Sinfonia Rotterdam
Decor & Costume: Silvia Delagneau
Dramaturgy: Carmina S. Beldak
Light design: Mårten Axelsson
Video projections: Justin Bekker

Amare Stories

Dance

The dance offering in Amare is versatile, colorful and startling. Not surprising when you consider that Amare comes from the Lucent Danstheater and Zuiderstrandtheater and has the Nederlands Dans Theater as its house company. Here is a selection from the rich dance programme.