Walpurgisnacht: Das Erwachen – Theatre Tent At Kitchen Garden, Schwerin

About this event

Walpurgisnacht: Das Erwachen is a ballet evening by Ana Isabel Casquilho. Casquilho is credited with choreography, stage, and lighting, and Willem Houck with costumes. Music is by Charles Gounod and David Nigro, with no specific composition titles listed. No separate director, conductor, orchestra, or named ballet cast are given in the event materials. The artistic frame treats Faust’s story as a psychological journey through today’s pressures and desires, rather than a literal sequence of scenes. The world is defined by speed, productivity, and constant demands; people around Faust move like gears in a machine. Although he functions well, he feels alienated. The work reflects on the present and on what emerges when control slips and everyday masks fall away. Marguerite brings stillness, intimacy, and the chance for connection, while Mephisto represents temptation, acceleration, and excess. These opposed forces lead into a dreamlike Walpurgisnacht ritual in which identities blur and instinct takes over.

Cast & creative

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  Choreographer

  Ana Isabel Casquilho
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  Set designer

  Ana Isabel Casquilho
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  Lighting designer

  Ana Isabel Casquilho
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  Costume designer

  Willem Houck
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  Assistant Choreographer

  Matteo Andrioli