Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble

Guest 25/26

Trajal Harrell (born in Douglas, Georgia, USA) is considered to be one of the world’s most important dancers and choreographers. In 2024, he was honored with the Silver Lion at the Biennale Danza in Venice. Combining contrasting styles, he has been reinterpreting the history of contemporary dance and its subcultures for two decades now. Harrell was inhouse director at Schauspielhaus Zürich from 2019 to 2024 and is a regular guest at the most important international dance and visual arts venues and has had his works presented at Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Singapore International Festival of Arts amongst others. Harrell lives in Zurich. 

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