CCDF 25|Sonoma

22/6
SONOMA
75'
MARCOS MORAU / LA VERONAL
Spain

Idea and Artistic Direction: Marcos Morau
Production Direction: Juanma G. Galindo
Choreography: Marcos Morau in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Lorena Nogal, Marina Rodríguez, Ariadna Montfort, Núria Navarra, Laia Duran, Anna Hierro, Alba Barral, Julia Cambra, Sau Ching Wong
Text: El Conde de Torrefiel, La Tristura and Carmina S. Belda
Répétiteurs: Estela Merlos & Alba Barral
Artistic and Dramaturgical Advice: Roberto Fratini
Vocal Assistant: Mònica Almirall
Technical Direction & Lighting Design: Bernat Jansà
Stage Manager, Props and Special Effects: David Pascual
Sound Design: Juan Cristóbal Saavedra
Sound on Tour: Iñaki Varela
Voice: María Pardo
Set Design: Bernat Jansà and David Pascual
Costume Design: Silvia Delagneau
Dressmaking: Mª Carmen Soriano
Millinery: Nina Pawlowsky
Masks: Juan Serrano – Gadget Efectos Especiales
Giant Maker: Martí Doy
Props: Mirko Zeni
Production and logistics: Cristina Goñi Adot and Angela Boix
Co-production: Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Tanz im August/ HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Grec 2020 Festival de Barcelona – Institut de Cultura Ajuntament de Barcelona, Oriente Occidente Dance Festival, Theater Freiburg, Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque, Mercat de les Flors, Temporada Alta, Hessisches Staatsballett in the frame of Tanzplattform Rhein-Main, Sadler’s Wells
In collaboration with: Graner – Fàbriques de Creació and Teatre L’Artesà
Beneficiary project of the PYRENART cross-border cooperation project, within the framework of the Interreg VA program Spain-France-Andorra POCTEFA 2014-2020 - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
With the support of: INAEM – Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte de España and ICEC – Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya

The word Sonoma does not officially exist in Spanish, but it could stem from the Greek soma (body) or the Latin sonum (sound): the sound of the body, or the body of sound. Today, history moves so fast we can barely follow it; we fall into it, shouting as if on a roller coaster. Sonoma is the sound of the body falling — the human rage to stay alive and awake. Marcos Morau revisits ideas from his 2016 piece Le Surréalisme au service de la Révolution, inspired by Buñuel, whose life bridged medieval Calanda and cosmopolitan Paris, faith and surrealist freedom. Sonoma represents a return to the body, to organic matter, journeying through dreams and fiction, where the familiar becomes strange and meaning dissolves. In an indigenous language, Sonoma means "valley of the moon" — a place of drums and cries that soothe rather than overwhelm. It is a scream at the limits of existence.

Marcos Morau (Valencia, 1982) trained in photography, movement, and theatre between Valencia, Barcelona, and New York. He creates imaginary worlds and landscapes with a sharp, lucid vision of contemporaneity. In 2004, he founded La Veronal, now one of Europe's leading dance companies. La Veronal has toured in more than 30 countries, performing at prestigious venues such as the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, the Festival d’Avignon, and Sadler’s Wells in London. Morau received Spain’s National Dance Prize in 2013, was named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture, and was selected as Choreographer of the Year 2023 by Tanz magazine. Beyond his work with La Veronal, he collaborates with renowned companies such as Nederlands Dans Theater and the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon. Since 2023, he has been an associate artist at Staatsballett Berlin, pursuing new dialogues between dance, opera, and physical theatre.

www.laveronal.com
www.instagram.com/laveronal

Organised by: Deputy Ministry of Culture (Department of Contemporary Culture) and Rialto Theatre.
Tickets: €8 (€30 for all performances)
Free entrance to students, soldiers, pensioners, PWD cardholders and dance professionals.