north american premiere
Iconic Swedish choreographer Mats Ek is well known for his ability to re-purpose classics of the ballet canon, finding new depths with his innovative approach that unwraps the story, finding the true heart and creating something entirely enthralling and totally fresh. His Juliet and Romeo is no different. Created for the Royal Swedish Ballet in 2013, this nuanced production presents the lovers with subtlety and tenderness, whilst maximising the psychological effects of the warfare between their feuding families.
a plauge on both your houses, the story of Romeo and Juliet
Perhaps William Shakespeares best-known work, Romeo and Juliet (here recast as Juiliet and Romeo) is the cautionary tale of star-crossed lovers for the ages.
In 16th Century Verona, there are heated tensions between sworn enemies Montagues and Capulets. Their vicious hatred of one another is famed throughout the city, as is their often fatal swordplay.
Romeo, the youngest of the Montague clan, is depressed after falling for a girl who spurned his advances, persuaded by cousin Tybalt, he sneaks into a Capulet ball in the hopes of finding her, that is until he sees Juliet and falls deeply and immediately in love.
So begins a tale that has gone on to become our greatest, tragic story of all-consuming love doomed from the start...
