Marcos Morau, award-winning choreographer and Artist in Residence at the Staatsballett Berlin, evokes familiar places with his unmistakable stage worlds, while simultaneously transforming them into dreamlike and surreal realms.

The title Wunderkammer refers to the historical cabinets of curiosity, which in Renaissance and Baroque Europe served as collections of extraordinary and ‹curious› objects. Marcos Morau takes up this theme and transforms the stage into a space full of surprises and unexpected perspectives, raising his personal interpretation of the question of the ‹foreign› or the ‹other›.

At the same time, he brings echoes of Berlin’s club culture and the cabarets of the Weimar Republic to life and intertwines them. His scenes open spaces of freedom and otherness, where boundaries dissolve and people can explore themselves through play, transformation, and ecstasy.

The piece thus becomes a celebration of multiplicity, a homage to the ‹sanctuary of the night›, where identities are celebrated, norms are questioned, and transformations become tangible.

He also reflects on the theatre stage itself and draws on universal themes, namely the longing for belonging and the need to define one’s own identity in an increasingly complex world. In this way, Wunderkammer becomes a scenic mirror of our time.

Suitable for ages 14 and above

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Please note: during the performance, unexpected and powerful sound effects may be triggered, which may exceed the usual level.

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