Lear Shadow Play

DanceLab Berlin, Norbert Servos / Jorge Morro

A contemporary dance piece for three performers, inspired by William Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear.”

LEAR SHADOW PLAY – Zwei Personen in schwarzer Kleidung lehnen aneinander, eine mit ausgestrecktem Arm an der Wand. Schwarz-weißes Foto.

A contemporary dance piece for three performers, inspired by William Shakespeare’s tragedy „King Lear“. It depicts Lear battling his own shadow, which refuses to let him go and embodies all his hybrid hubris as well as his misjudgement of his surroundings. The dancers are both real people and each other’s shadows; the pursued and the pursuers at the same time. This inner struggle is translated into a powerful, dynamic dance language – Lear, who does not know who he is, dances aimlessly, shouts at the elements and battles his alter ego. The piece explores the precarious balancing act on the brink of the abyss, the dizzying vertigo of the lust for power and the constant fear of falling.

 

On 17 October, we invite you to an artist talk following the performance.

Runtime: Thu, 15/10/2026 to Sun, 18/10/2026

Artistic concept, choreography: Norbert Servos, Jorge Morro

Dance: Jorge Morro, Seung Hwan Lee, Ginjo Sakai

Costumes, set design: DanceLab Berlin

Lighting: Mateo Martinez Villarroya, Norbert Servos

Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, John Corigliano, Francesco Nicola Fago, Arvo Pärt, Henry Purcell, sound effects

Sound design: Jorge Morro, Eziz Igliyev

Production manager: Christin Eckart

Graphic design: Inge Heyen

 

Supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and DOCK ART, as well as the Teatros del Canal Madrid

Next date: DanceLab Berlin, Norbert Servos / Jorge Morro

• Date Thursday, 15/October/2026 19:30 ( 3 more dates )
• Venue Dock 11 - Dock Art Theater
• Address Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
• Price from €18.02

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