Scapino Ballet Rotterdam: La Mer

Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, the oldest professional dance company in the Netherlands, presents “La Mer”, a creation by Nanine Linning, in the Sala Principal of Baluarte in Pamplona, as part of the Fundación Baluarte 26-27 Main Season. This is the Spanish premiere of the new expanded version and one of only two performances scheduled in the country in 2026.

Inspired by Claude Debussy’s 1905 musical score “La Mer”, the piece premiered in 2023 in collaboration with the Boston Ballet and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The expanded version, premiered on October 9 in Rotterdam, incorporates scenes about rising sea levels, plastic pollution, oil spills, and oxygen depletion in the oceans.

Artistic team

• Choreography: Nanine Linning, artistic director of the company since 2024
• Electronic soundscapes: Yannis Kyriakides
• Costumes: Yuima Nakazato, with over eighty outfits crafted through sustainable processes
• Video sculptures and digital projections: Heleen Blanken
• Dramaturgy: Peggy Olislaegers

Practical information

• Sunday, November 15, 2026, 6:30 PM
• Venue: Sala Principal, Baluarte, Pamplona
• Duration: 75 minutes, no intermission
• Tickets: €38, €29, and €19; under 30s (Fundación Baluarte Joven), €30, €23, and €15. Starting three days in advance, under 30s can purchase tickets for €11, €9, and €6 at the box office only, by presenting a Youth Card (Carné Joven) or ID, subject to availability
• Tickets on sale at the Baluarte box office, at the NICDO information and sales point in the La Morea shopping center, and at baluarte.com (€0.95 management fee for online purchases)
• Accessible Tickets available (PRM and PDS)