Margaux Delcourt

Arts Correspondent, The Continental Times

Margaux covers arts for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

Review: At Dutch National Ballet, a Choreographer Finds the Sea in 24 Bodies

Jorrit van Daalen’s “Zout,” the first full-evening work commissioned from a Dutch choreographer by the company in nearly a decade, is uneven, overlong, and frequently extraordinary.

Oct. 9, 2026 5 MIN READ

The Dutch National Opera and Ballet building on the Amstel River in Amsterdam, where “Zout” had its premiere on Thursday.

Review: In Berlin, a Play About a Flood Becomes a Play About Everything We Refuse to See

Ilse Marquardt’s “The Weight of Water,” staged at the Schaubühne, is three hours long, performed in a slowly filling tank, and the best new German drama in years.

Oct. 7, 2026 6 MIN READ

The Schaubühne on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, where “The Weight of Water” opened on Friday.