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La Mer

Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
Thu 18 Feb and Fri 19 Feb
Thu 18 Feb ’27
and
Fri 19 Feb ’27
  • Thu 18 Feb ’27
    19:45
    Danstheater
    Tickets
  • Fri 19 Feb ’27
    19:45
    Danstheater
    Tickets

Following the successful production Anima Obscura, Nanine Linning and her international artistic team are once again creating a breathtaking immersive experience.

"Barbara Hannigan is one of the most unique and unconventional artists on the international scene. In this show, she sings, conducts the orchestra, and performs alongside the dancers, establishing herself as a kind of absolute diva of modernity."

César Rus - Scherzo

La Mer is a visually rich and emotionally charged multimedia performance about the beauty and fragility of our oceans. This new production is based on Claude Debussy’s grand and iconic La Mer (1905) and his choral work Sirènes. With her 25 dancers, Linning contrasts the naïve-romantic imagination of the sea from Debussy’s time with today’s harsh reality, shaped by rising sea levels and pollution. La Mer invites reflection on our own actions. The result is a compelling hybrid of dance, music, couture, and video art that moves us both physically and intellectually.

The cinematic music of Yannis Kyriakides offers a contemporary counterpart to Debussy’s beloved symphony. His sound compositions are written for the phenomenal soprano Barbara Hannigan and incorporate the most recent hydrophone recordings from the deepest parts of the ocean. Recordings that reveal that, rather than being the quietest place on Earth, it is actually teeming with life and sound. The digital scenography by media artist Heleen Blanken and more than eighty sustainable costumes by Japanese haute couture designer Yuima Nakazato transform the stage into a mysterious, fluid world where beauty and menace go hand in hand.

Cloakroom and drink  
Cloakroom and an intermission drink are included. If the event does not have an intermission, you will receive the drink afterwards.  

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Ooievaarspas discount  
Ooievaarspas holders are eligible for a discount on the ticket price for this concert. To book tickets, we need to see your Ooievaarspas for registration purposes. Please contact our booking office to book your tickets.  

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