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Marion Zurbach is a choreographer for the association Unplush. Her work focuses on creating choreographic works and performances, exploring dance in dialogue with research in ethology and speculative narrative.

Born in Martigues, Marion began her training at the École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, then joined the Atelier Rudra Béjart School in Lausanne. From 2006 to 2015, she danced with the Ballet National de Marseille and the Tanz Compagnie Konzert Theater Bern. In 2018, she earned a master’s degree in Theatre and Performance from the Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB). The following year, Unplush received the June Johnson Dance Prize (Swiss Dance Awards).

She has been commissioned as a choreographer for the Cologne Opera (2019), Tanz Ensemble Luzerner Theater (2022), and Tanz Bielefeld (2025). As a dramaturge, she has contributed to productions such as Festival Urban Dansdagen Eindhoven (2019) and Tankstelle Südpol (2022). As a performer, she has collaborated with Boris Charmatz in “Sea Change” at the Manchester International Festival (2021).

With Unplush, her work has been presented at venues and festivals including Dampfzentrale Bern, Grütli Geneva, Far° Nyon, KLAP Marseille, Festival Parallèle, Théâtre de la Ville Paris, Festival Artdanthé Vanves, and the Centre Culturel Suisse Paris.