DANISH DANCE THEATRE - MARINA MASCARELL

BLOODY MOON is a wild, entertaining, and vibrant dance performance filled with humor and sensuality. Here, a group dances their final dance while embracing life in all its splendor. Aware of life’s final and ready to overcome by a dizzying sensation as they approach the edge. BLOODY MOON is inspired by the famous work of the French thinker Georges Bataille on desire, eroticism, liberation, and madness, and marks the first world premiere for Danish Dance Theatre’s new artistic director, Marina Mascarell. BLOODY MOON is a fireworks display of ecstasy and humanity’s primal instincts, with references to ancient deities, the commedia dell’arte tradition, and the Instagram era, where everyone chases the ultimate Insta-moment. On stage, the dancers embody, among other things, the fertility god Dionysus’s principles of pleasure, excess, chaos, transgression, play, festivity, and ecstasy—with a twist of madness.

Marina Mascarell is the Artistic Director of Dansk Danseteater, the National Dance Company of Denmark. She is an internationally acclaimed choreographer recognized for her thought-provoking and interdisciplinary work. Previously, Marina was Resident Choreographer at Korzo Theatre in The Hague (2011–2021) and an Associated Artist at Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona until 2022. Before transitioning into choreography, she was a dancer with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City. Beyond her independent creations, Marina has been commissioned by renowned institutions such as Nederlands Dans Theater 1 & 2, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Lyon Opera Ballet (Biennale de la Danse de Lyon), Skånes Dansteater, Dance Forum Taipei, and Sydney Dance Company for the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, among others. Her artistic practice extends beyond dance, engaging with visual arts, film, music, and theater in interdisciplinary collaborations. Marina has received several awards and recognitions, including the BNG Excellent Dance Award (2015), acknowledging her impact on the field of contemporary dance.

Direction Marina Mascarell / Choreography Marina Mascarell in cooperation with Jessica Lyall, Lukas Hartvig-Moller, Merete Hersvik, Bradley Waller, Lúa Mayenco Cardenal, Leticia Silva, Yi-Shao, Amancio Gonzalez, Kristin Bjerkestrand and Wolf Govaerts, Lola Potiron, Luca Tomaselli / Dancers  Jessica Lyall, Lukas Hartvig-Moller,  Bradley Waller, Leticia Silva, Yi-Shao, Amancio Gonzalez, Wolf Govaerts, Lola Potiron, Luca Tomaselli, Nicky Daniels
Set design: Marina Mascarell together with the company dancers / Costume design Nina Botkay / Costume maker Maria Ipsen / Music Yamila Rios / Light design Andreas Buhl / Percussion samples and recordings Uffe Savery / Rehearsal Director Patricia Pawlik