Associate choreographer
Photo: Rita Antonioli
Choreographer Marcos Morau (Valencia, 1982) studied photography, movement, and theatre in Barcelona and New York. For over a decade, Morau has led his company La Veronal, where his diverse background and talents come together. For La Veronal, he serves as director, choreographer, and designer of sets, lighting, and costumes. He has travelled the world presenting his works at festivals, theatres, and on international stages. His most recent creations for La Veronal, Opening Night (2021), Sonoma (2020), and Pasionaria (2018), explore contemporary humanity, its fears, and the questions surrounding the current state of the world and fate.
Alongside his work with La Veronal, Morau is frequently invited by companies, festivals, and theatres to develop or present new creations, including the Avignon Festival, Sadler’s Wells, Romaeuropa Festival, Tanz im August, among many others. He has also been a guest choreographer for numerous internationally renowned companies, such as Nederlands Dans Theater, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. In the Netherlands, Morau previously created works for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam.
Morau is known for his visually striking productions, often described as surrealist landscapes. As the youngest ever recipient of Spain’s National Dance Award, his intriguing movement language forms part of a heritage rooted in abstract movement and physical theatre, fused into a surreal and haunting whole. This language was first introduced to NDT audiences in the 2021–2022 season, when he made his debut for NDT 2 with Folkå. This was later followed by the powerful Horses (2024) for NDT 1.
We are proud to share that from the 2025–2026 season onwards, Morau will embark on a new collaboration with NDT, joining us as associate choreographer.
This season, NDT 1 will also reprise his Horses (2024) as part of the programme Wildsong.