Summoningachorusofvilaines

From the hyper-performativity of classical ballet to the reinvention of forms and presences, Marion Zurbach traces a physical, aesthetic, and political metamorphosis. Drawing on her embodied experience, she questions dominant dance narratives and aligns herself with anti-heroic figures and the forgotten archetypes of romantic ballet.

Extending the perspective to non-human worlds, she explores the transformative power of so-called “invasive” or “nuisible” species. Inspired by these marginalized beings, she seeks a poetics of impure, fantastical figures. Between reality and fiction, the performance evokes creatures in suspension — alert, unfinished, on the verge of becoming. Transformation is embraced as a continuous, subversive process, carried by the shifting flux of identities.

Team
Concept and performance Marion Zurbach
Sound creation Zooey Agro
Costume creation Silvia Romanelli

Light design Nils Doucet
Dramaturgy Arthur Eskenazi
Oeil extérieur Johanna Hilari
Artistic assistant Vittorio Bertolli
Producer Maxine Devaud
Administration Raphaël Soleilhavoup
Pictures Simon Courchel

Coproductions
Ballet National de Marseille,Dampfzentrale Bern, Festival Parallèle Marseille, KLAP Maison pour la Danse à Marseille, Centre Culturel Suisse

Partners
CN D Maison pour la Danse Pantin
Tanzhaus Zürich 
SOMA Marseille

With the support of Kultur Stadt Bern, SWISSLOS/Kultur Kanton Bern, Pro Helvetia, Burgergemeinde Bern, Migros Engagement