In the end, a lonely young king is sitting on the throne, seemingly unaware of what is happening to him. No wonder, because the spectacle that Tarek Assam conjures onto the stage of the Harztheater Quedlinburg with his ensemble and four jazz musicians intoxicates the mind and clouds the senses. Which is a compliment—and a touch of criticism at the same time.
Shakespeare's Macbeth already inspired Assam to create a dance piece in 2012 in Giessen, where he was then head of the drama department. In 2022, he moved to the Nordharzer Städtebund-Theater in the same capacity, where he had already served his first term as director between 1995 and 2003. Now, a second, completely reimagined version of Macbeth: This version blends the bloody royal drama with the Mexican "Día de los Muertos," which ...
