Marcos Menha

© Andreas Jakwerth

The Brazilian Marcos Menha first received his training in São Paulo with Valeria Mattos. Winning the silver medal at the International Dance Competition Brasília was accompanied by a scholarship from the Birgit Keil Dance Foundation, which enabled him to continue his studies at the Akademie des Tanzes Mannheim. In 2003/04 he became a member of the Ballet of the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, where Birgit Keil appointed him soloist in 2004 and first soloist in 2008. Since 2011 he has danced with the Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg, where Martin Schläpfer created numerous roles for him, including Siegfried in »Swan Lake«. Other roles created for Marcos Menha include the Torero in Ray Barra’s »Carmen«, Count Wronsky in Terence Kohler’s »Anna Karenina«, the Tin Soldier in Renato Zanella’s »Der Spielmann« and The Love in Natalia Horecna’s »Wounded Angel« as well as world premieres by Tiago Bordin, Davide Bombana, Nils Christe, Marco Goecke, Ralf Jaroschinski or Christian Spuck. The extensive repertoire of Marcos Menha also includes Siegfried (Christopher Wheeldon »Swan Lake«), Colas (Frederick Ashton »La Fille mal gardée«), José (Ray Barra »Carmen«), the title role in »Tchaikovsky« (Peter Breuer) and Dr Coppélius (Peter Wright »Coppélia«) as well as works by George Balanchine, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Hans van Manen, Uwe Scholz and Antony Tudor. Guest performances have taken him to Brazil, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Israel, through Europe and to Oman. In 2016 Marcos Menha was awarded the German Dance Prize »Zukunft«.

In the 2020/21 season he joined the Vienna State Ballet as first soloist. Marcos Menhas Viennese repertoire comprises the title role in John Cranko's »Onegin«, Prince Désiré in Martin Schläpfer's »The Sleeping Beauty«, Espada in Rudolf Nureyevʼs »Don Quixote«, Monsieur Duval and Des Grieux in John Neumeierʼs »Lady of the Camellias«, Hans van Manen's »Adagio Hammerklavier« and »Live«, Jiří Kylián's »Symphony of Psalms«, George Balanchine's »Diamonds«-Pas de deux in »Jewels« and »Symphony in Three Movements«, Alexei Ratmansky's »Pictures at an Exhibition« and »24 Préludes«, Jerome Robbins' solo »A Suite of Dances« and »Glass Pieces«,Heinz Spoerli's »Goldberg Variations«, the world premiereʼs of Marco Goecke's »Fly Paper Bird«, Andrey Kaydanovskiy's »lux umbra« and Adi Hananʼs »Eden« as well as works by Martin Schläpfer such as »4«, »Ein Deutsches Requiem«, »Marsch, Walzer, Polka«, »The Seasons« and »Lontano«. Furthermore, he performed for the first time in 2022 in the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert in Martin Schläpfer's choreography. In the critics' survey of the 2022 yearbook of the magazine tanz, he received two nominations as »Dancer of the Year«.

Performances with Marcos Menha

Saison 2024-25
Fri
27 Dec
18:30 — 22:00
Martin Schläpfer, Marius Petipa
Ballett Main Stage

with Ketevan Papava, Eno Peci, Hyo-Jung Kang, Marcos Menha, Alaia Rogers-Maman, Claudine Schoch, Conductor: Robert  Reimer

Dornröschen

Cast at Friday 27. December 2024

Die Königin

Der König

Prinzessin Aurora

Hyo-Jung Kang * *instead of Sonia Dvořák

Prinz Désiré

Marcos Menha * *instead of Davide Dato

La Fée des Lilas

Alaia Rogers-Maman * *instead of Alice Firenze

Der Blaue Vogel

Prinzessin Florine

Die Waldfrau

Musikalische Leitung

Musik

Piotr I. Tschaikowski & Toshio Hosokawa

Choreographie

Marius Petipa

Licht & Video

Dramaturgie

Change of cast on this date
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Friday 27. December 2024

Area 1 199 €
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199 €

Area 2 159 €
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159 €

Area 3 129 €
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129 €

Area 4 94 €
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94 €

Area 5 69 €
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69 €

Area 6 47 €
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47 €

Area 7 34 €
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34 €

Area 8 23 €
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23 €

Area 9 13 €
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13 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 U27
Sat
11 Jan
19:00 — 21:30
William Forsythe, George Balanchine, Hans van Manen
Ballett Main Stage
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Saturday 11. January 2025

Area 1 165 €
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165 €

Area 2 125 €
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125 €

Area 3 105 €
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105 €

Area 4 77 €
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77 €

Area 5 60 €
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60 €

Area 6 39 €
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39 €

Area 7 25 €
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25 €

Area 8 12 €
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12 €

Area 9 12 €
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12 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 U27
Ballettzyklus »Moderne Klassiker«

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Saison 2024/2025

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9. Dezember 2024: DORNRÖSCHEN
11. Jänner 2025: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
4. April 2025: THE MOON WEARS A WHITE SHIRT
5. Juni 2025: PATHÉTIQUE

Tue
14 Jan
20:00 — 22:30
William Forsythe, George Balanchine, Hans van Manen
Ballett Main Stage
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Tuesday 14. January 2025

Area 1 165 €
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165 €

Area 2 125 €
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125 €

Area 3 105 €
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105 €

Area 4 77 €
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77 €

Area 5 60 €
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60 €

Area 6 39 €
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39 €

Area 7 25 €
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25 €

Area 8 12 €
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12 €

Area 9 12 €
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12 €

Standing room
Standing room

BT-Card Ö1 U27
Abo 3

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Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

22. Oktober 2024: FIN DE PARTIE
14. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
11. Februar 2025: IL TROVATORE
22. April 2025: ARABELLA
03. Juni 2025: CARMEN
 

Thu
16 Jan
19:00 — 21:30
George Balanchine, Hans van Manen, William Forsythe
Ballett Main Stage
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Thursday 16. January 2025

Area 1 165 €
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165 €

Area 2 125 €
Area 2

125 €

Area 3 105 €
Area 3

105 €

Area 4 77 €
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77 €

Area 5 60 €
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60 €

Area 6 39 €
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39 €

Area 7 25 €
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25 €

Area 8 12 €
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12 €

Area 9 12 €
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12 €

Standing room
Standing room

Ö1 U27
Abo 19

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Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

07. November 2024: BILLY BUDD
19. Dezember 2024: LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN
16. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
13. März 2025: DON CARLO
10. April 2025: SALOME