Music For Mats Ek Romeo And Juliet

Juliet and romeo ballet royal swedish ballet 2013 ntsc mats ek juliet and romeo ballet in two acts with music by pyotr il yich tchaikovsky.

Music for mats ek romeo and juliet.

Juliet mariko kida romeo anthony lomuljo father arsen mehrabyan mother marie lindqvist duke niklas ek nurse ana laguna mercutio jérôme marchand. Mats ek s juliet and romeo which had its north american premiere at the kennedy center left me bereft not because i was moved by the deaths of the young lovers but because i wasn t moved at all. Kennedy center for the performing arts opera house washington dc june 1 2016. Mats ek has always taken a radical line with the ballet repertory and it s clear from the title that his new juliet and romeo comes with maverick intent.

Music art design tv radio stage classical games more the observer. Ballet juliet romeo review mats ek s vivid spin on shakespeare 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. After giselle sleeping beauty and carmen mats ek put together yet another groundbreaking production with his 2013 stockholm opera version of shakespeare s mythic drama part of the opera company s celebrations of its 240th anniversary the swedish choreographer interprets romeo and juliet as less the story of a rivalry between two warring families the montagues and the capulets and. In 2013 the royal swedish ballet celebrated its 240th birthday.

But in contrast say with his. This version of shakespeare s tragedy is cold and dark literally quite dark. Never a company to be mired in tradition rsb commissioned prolific and provocative contemporary choreographer mats ek to create a new version of romeo and juliet true to form ek turned the ballet on its head reversing the title using new music and creating a world of simmering brutality.