Sonoma

Embark on a journey into the hypnotic and powerful world created by the renowned choreographer Marcos Morau and his ensemble La Veronal in Sonoma. This performance brings surreal images to life, combining intense physical strength and rhythm with a profound reflection on humanity’s place in a chaotic world. Morau’s work draws on both historical and contemporary themes, captivating audiences with unforgettable visual magic.

Sonoma is a word that does not exist, but it contains the particles of the Greek soma (body) or the Latin sonum (sound): body of sound or sound of body. It could be, as Marcos Morau explains, the sound of the falling body. Or the cry of feeling alive, like the deafening beat of Calanda’s drums. Inspired by Buñuel, in 2016 Morau created a piece for the Ballet de Lorraine entitled Le Surréalisme au service de la Révolution. Sonoma is an extension of that choreography and a clear break with his previous creation, Pasionaria. Now the atavistic is more important than the robotic. The human soul has returned with movements and hypnotic aesthetics reminiscent of old cultures and rituals. 

Since 2004 he has directed La Veronal, which has become one of the most prominent dance companies on the European scene, and in 2013 received the National Dance Prize awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

La Veronal, praised by international critics and winner of numerous awards, has shown its shows in the best theatres and festivals in more than thirty countries: the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, the Biennale di Venezia, the Festival d’Avignon, Tanz Im August in Berlin, Festival RomaEuropa, SIDance Festival in Seoul, Sadler’s Wells in London or Danse Danse Montreal, among many others.

The future of Morau and La Veronal pursues the search for new formats and languages where opera, dance and physical theatre dialogue closer than ever, seeking new ways of expressing and communicating in our present time, always turbulent and changing.

TWOOLS 16 by Marcos Morau Tundra by Marcos Morau The Seven Sins by Marcos Morau Puzzle by Festival d'Avignon Lucid Variations by Marcos Morau La Belle au bois dormant by Marcos Morau