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June 04

June 06 2026

The Romeo

Trajal Harrell

Zurich + New York

Dance

Large-scale production

Queer

North American Premiere

Informations

  • Length

    • 1 h 15

  • North American premiere

  • Rates

    • Regular

      $54 to $74

    • 30 and under / Professionals

      $47 to $67

    • 65 and over

      $51 to $71

Several dancers holding hands form a circle that moves like a farandole.©© Dajana Lothert
Several performers are grouped together on stage, brushing against each other, dressed in long, pleated tunics or bare-chested.©© Dajana Lothert
Several dancers in colorful outfits raise their left arms upward as if suspended in the air.©© Orpheas Emirzas
Two dancers walk toward us as if in a fashion show, and the first one is wearing a large T-shirt made of yellow balls that form a non-smiling face.©© Dajana Lothert
An interpreter walks as if in a fashion show, wearing large pink scarves.©© Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Choreographer Trajal Harrell is shown in profile, dressed in black, covering the lower part of his face with the tip of a peacock feather.©© Orpheas Emirzas
Several performers dressed in black can be seen dancing between two mashrabiya screens.©© Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Choreographer Trajal Harrell, dressed in black, raises his left arm toward the sky and brings his right arm back toward his chest.©© Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Two performers are wearing masks: the one in the foreground is wearing a hood and holding a red rose in his mouth, while the one in the background is wearing a golden skeleton mask.©© Christophe Raynaud de Lage
An interpreter dances behind a mashrabiya, wearing a long, patterned, pleated dress.©© Orpheas Emirzas
Several performers are grouped together on stage, brushing against each other, dressed in long, pleated tunics or bare-chested.
Several dancers in colorful outfits raise their left arms upward as if suspended in the air.
Two dancers walk toward us as if in a fashion show, and the first one is wearing a large T-shirt made of yellow balls that form a non-smiling face.
An interpreter walks as if in a fashion show, wearing large pink scarves.
Choreographer Trajal Harrell is shown in profile, dressed in black, covering the lower part of his face with the tip of a peacock feather.
Several performers dressed in black can be seen dancing between two mashrabiya screens.
Choreographer Trajal Harrell, dressed in black, raises his left arm toward the sky and brings his right arm back toward his chest.
Two performers are wearing masks: the one in the foreground is wearing a hood and holding a red rose in his mouth, while the one in the background is wearing a golden skeleton mask.
An interpreter dances behind a mashrabiya, wearing a long, patterned, pleated dress.

About the artist

  • Black-and-white portrait of choreographer Trajal Harrell

    Trajal Harrell

    Zurich + New York

    Zürich Dance Ensemble

Interview with the artist

Media Coverage

Rosita Boisseau

Le Monde (France)

Jean-Marie Wynants

Le Soir (Belgique)

Rosita Boisseau

Télérama (France)

Delphine Baffour

La Terrasse (France)

Marie Baudet

La Libre (Belgique)

Bakchormeeboy (Singapour)

Marlies Strech

Tanznetz (Suisse)

Lilo Weber

Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Suisse)

Wiebke Hüster

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Allemagne)

Gia Kourlas and Brian Seibert

The New York Times (États-Unis)

Playground activities

  • June 02 - June 05 2026
    Waking the Body [2026]
  • June 05 2026
    Trajal Harrell: Sublime Vulnerability

Showtimes2026

  • Thursday

    Jun 04

    7:00 p.m.

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  • Friday

    Jun 05

    7:00 p.m.

    Post-show talk

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  • Saturday

    Jun 06

    2:00 p.m.

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