Trained between Valencia, Barcelona and New York in photography, movement and theatre,
Marcos Morau (Valencia, 1982) builds imaginary worlds and landscapes with a lucid look
towards contemporaneity. Named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2023 by the French
Ministry of Culture and selected as Best Choreographer of the Year in 2023 and 2025 by the
prestigious German magazine Tanz, Marcos Morau continues to grow artistically with an
extraordinary career as a choreographer and stage director.
Since 2004, he has directed La Veronal, which has become one of the most prominent dance
companies on the European scene, and in 2013 he received the National Dance Award from
the Spanish Ministry of Culture, and the National Culture Award of Catalonia in 2025.
La Veronal, praised by international critics and winner of numerous awards, has presented its
productions in the most renowned theatres and festivals across more than thirty countries: the
Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, the Biennale di Venezia, the Festival d'Avignon, Tanz im
August in Berlin, the Romaeuropa Festival, SIDance Festival in Seoul, Sadler's Wells in London
or Danse Danse Montréal, among many others.
In addition to his continuous work with La Veronal, Marcos Morau is a guest artist with several
companies and theatres around the world, where he develops new creations situated halfway
between the performing arts and dance: Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon,
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Royal Danish Ballet or the Royal Ballet of Flanders, among
many others. Since 2023, he has been an associate artist at the Staatsballett Berlin, a
company linked to the Deutsche Oper, the Komische Oper and the Staatsoper Unter den
Linden. He is also a resident choreographer for the prestigious Nederlands Dans Theater and
a guest artist at the Triennale di Milano.
Combining his profile as a director and creator, he is also a guest teacher at various art
universities and an artistic advisor for the programming of several dance festivals.