Lukas Marian and Adriana Carlota Berwert

Photo: Muriel Rieben

Lukas Marian (* 1995 in Bern) is a lighting and stage designer. He completed his training as an event manager at the Basel Theatre. During this time, he created his first works for Ballett Basel under the direction of Richard Wherlock. Lukas Marian has been working freelance since 2020 and specialises mainly in dance productions. He creates concepts for renowned choreographers such as Marcos Morau, Jo Strømgren and Edouard Hue and is an integral part of the creative teams of international artists such as Bryan Arias, Frank Fannar Pedersen, Javier Rodríguez Cobos and Muhammed Kaltuk. Lukas Marian is also the technical director of the international dance company Snorkel Rabbit and is responsible for the technical production management of various music and dance tour productions. His team management is described as informal with high standards of precision and efficient work processes. Driven by the desire to ignite a spark in the audience, Lukas Marian creates images that mesmerise the audience with their aesthetics. Subtle and precise, his light spaces create a wide-ranging poetic framework. In recent years, he has created numerous productions, including for Ballett Basel (CH), Ballett Leipzig (DE), Ballett de Genève (CH), Bolshoi Ballett (RU), Philadelphia Ballett (USA), Ballet d l'opéra national du Rhin (FR), NTM Tanz (DE), Stuttgarter Ballett (DE), Ballett Zürich (CH), Bern Ballett (CH), TanzLuzern (CH), Tanzkompanie St. Gallen (CH), La Veronal (ESP), Company MEK (CH), Snorkel Rabbit Company (CH).

Photo: Damian Berwert

Adriana Carlota Berwert (CH/PT) is a dancer, choreographer, lighting and stage designer. in the independent cultural scene. She grew up in central Switzerland (1997) and began dancing with Ihsan Rustem and Salome Martins before completing her training at the Rambert School. She then danced in the Ballet Junior de Genève in pieces by Olivier Dubois, Sharon Eyal, Hofesch Shechter and Emanuel Gat before turning to the independent scene. Adriana will finish her studies in stage design at the ZhdK in 2025. She works with Michael Eigenmann as a lighting designer for Schlossmediale Werdenberg, Astrid Schläfli, Tanzfest Luzern and Bsides Festival, among others, and since 2023 for Theaterspektakel. She also teaches ballet and contemporary at Ballettstadt Luzern. In 2023 she was nominated for the Jungsegler with Louise Mayer-Jacquelin and in 2022 "Apprivoise-moi" won the Tankstelle stage. Adriana works with choreographers, directors, musicians and dancers in various capacities. Her work is characterised by the fact that she sees choreography as a largely scenographic construct and brings together various artistic aspects in and around the stage.