Lighting Designer

Nora Monsecour has been a member of the tanzmainz ensemble since the 2018/19 season and, as a brilliant dancer, has collaborated with numerous renowned artists. She uses her diverse skills to explore a personal yet universal theme in her first solo recital.

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Façade (UA)

Staatstheater Mainz

Angelina dreams of a better life. Since her mother's death, she has been treated condescendingly by her stepfather Don Magnifico and his daughters Clorinda and Tisbe. Under no circumstances is she, Cinderella, allowed to go to the prince's party, who is looking for a bride and for whose attention Clorinda and Tisbe are vying. Angelina doesn't want to see the prince there, but rather his servant, with whom she has fallen head over heels in love. What she doesn't realize is that the servant is actually the prince himself. In order to find a woman who will love him for himself, he has swapped roles with his servant. But before Angelina can be happy with her prince, many a trick and disguise is necessary. Fortunately, the wise philosopher Alidoro is on her side to help her.

La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Acclaimed actress Myrtle Gordon is going through a period of upheaval in her life. Suddenly, she's cast in roles played by visibly aging women, and she struggles with the situation. Rehearsals for a new play become a real test for her. If she commits to this role, will the narratives she's allowed to tell be set in stone?

Opening Night

Viola is separated from her brother Sebastian in a shipwreck and comes ashore in Illyria. Here, disguised as a page, she decides to enter the service of Duke Orsino under the name Cesario. The Duke takes a liking to the young nobleman and sends him as a messenger to Olivia, whom he adores. Viola, who has fallen in love with the Duke, suffers under these errands. To her delight, Olivia rejects Orsino's advances, as she has sworn to mourn her deceased brother for seven years – but then falls in love with the supposed youth Cesario. This leads to turbulent complications, which are further exacerbated by the appearance of Sebastian, who was also rescued in the shipwreck and who bears a striking resemblance to Viola. A melancholic jester accompanies the numerous amorous adventures and the pranks of the colorful group surrounding Squire Tobias with his wisdom. He also participates in a prank played by Tobias and his lady-in-waiting, Maria, on the snooty steward Malvolio: They trick him into believing Olivia loves him, whereupon he makes such a fool of himself that Olivia thinks he's crazy. He is imprisoned and, deeply offended, plots revenge...

What you want

4:48 a.m. Every 24 hours, in this darkest hour of the night, the effects of the psychotropic drug cocktail wear off - until the next dose 72 minutes later. Every night at this time, the drug veil lifts from the tormented consciousness and they return, the intrusive dark thoughts that threaten to suppress everything else. Nightmare visions. Feelings of hopelessness and self-hatred. Fragments of memories: of conversations with an absent lover. With a therapist whose professional distance seems downright cruel.

4.48 Psychosis

Anyone who has an eagle for a father dreams of flying. The young Duke of Reichstadt, nicknamed "L'Aiglon" ("the young eagle"), is the only legitimate male descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte and wants to follow in his famous father's footsteps and make history himself. Encouraged by war veteran Flambeau, he wants to escape the golden cage in Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, where Austrian Chancellor Metternich is keeping him imprisoned: Napoleon's son with Marie-Louise of Austria wants to regain control of France. But the young bird's wings break when he sets foot on a battlefield for the first time in his life and hears the ghostly voices of the fallen. He begins to understand what the reality of war really means.

L'Aiglon

Viola is separated from her brother Sebastian in a shipwreck and comes ashore in Illyria. Here she decides to go to work for Duke Orsino under the name Cesario, disguised as a page. The Duke likes the young nobleman and sends him as a messenger to Olivia, whom he adores. Viola, who has fallen in love with the Duke, suffers from these errands. To her delight, Olivia rejects Orsino's advances, as she has sworn to mourn her deceased brother for seven years - but then falls in love with the supposed youth Cesario. 

Lighting Designer

Frederik Wollek

Events

Past events

Dec 12, 2025

Façade (UA) · Staatstheater Mainz

Nov 29 - Dec 31, 2025

La Cenerentola (Cinderella) · Staatstheater Mainz

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