La Luz de un Lago

A giant screen invades the stage with colour and booming sound. Dream-like fragments of four different stories roll out of each other like a matryoshka doll; a couple who meet at a concert in Manchester, secret lovers in Athens, a transgender woman in Paris, a premiere at the Fenice Opera in Venice. La luz de un lago unfolds like a wild and colourful hallucination – slow, disorientating, hauntingly beautiful, with no clear way out.  

Catalan collective El Conde de Torrefiel, led by Tanya Beyeler and Pablo Gisbert, return to Noorderzon with their signature defiance of theatrical convention, this time with a radical redefinition of our shared imaginations. A provocatively lucid and barren dream which resists any attempt at order.

Tanya Beyeler (Lugano, 1980) and Pablo Gisbert (Ontinyent, 1982) established El Conde de Torrefiel in Barcelona in 2010. The company quickly distinguished itself through its interdisciplinary approach, merging choreography, literature, and visual/sound arts. Their productions craft extraordinary stage landscapes where tensions between individual and collective identities unfold through surprising visual narratives. This innovative vision has positioned them as pioneering figures in contemporary theater, earning international recognition. Their works transform theatrical spaces into poetic, critical reflections on modern society, challenging conventional stage language while creating immersive experiences. Performed at major festivals and venues worldwide, El Conde de Torrefiel's productions consistently push boundaries, using striking imagery and atmospheric storytelling to provoke thought and emotion. The company continues to redefine performance art by blending textual, physical and visual elements into cohesive, thought-provoking wholes that resonate across cultures.