MarionZurbach

Marion Zurbach is a choreographer and artistic director of the association Unplush. Her work focuses on the creation of choreographic works and performances. She explores dance in relation to research into ethology and speculative narrative.

Marion was born in Martigues and began her training at the École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, before joining the Atelier Rudra Béjart School in Lausanne. From 2006 to 2015, she worked for the Ballet National de Marseille and the Tanz Compagnie Konzert Theater Bern. In 2018, Marion completed her Master's degree in theatre and performance at the Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB). In 2019 Unplush received the June Johnson Dance Price (Swiss Dance Awards). Since 2019, Marion has been involved in productions as a choreographer: Cologne Opera (GER) 2019, Tanz Ensemble Luzerner Theater 2022, Tanz Bielefeld (GER) 2026. She assists productions as dramaturge: Festival Urban Dansdagen (Eindhoven NL) 2019, Tankstelle Südpol 2022. As a dancer she works with Boris Charmatz “Sea Change” MIF Manchester (ENG) 2021. Her work has been presented at the Dampfzentrale Bern, Grütli Geneva, Far° Nyon, KLAP Marseille, Festival Parallèle, Théâtre de la ville Paris, Festival Artdanthé Vanves and Centre Culturel Suisse Paris.