Music For Mats Ek Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and juliet becomes juliet romeo when world renowned choreographer mats ek presents his fulllength work to tchaikovsky s music excerpts from various of tchaikovsky s well known compositions with its first performance of the royal swedish ballet at the royal opera house.

Music for mats ek romeo and juliet.

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. 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. But in contrast say with his. Breathtaking furious and fascinating die welt.

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. Music art design tv radio stage classical games more the observer. This version of shakespeare s tragedy is cold and dark literally quite dark. Kennedy center for the performing arts opera house washington dc june 1 2016.

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. Juliet mariko kida romeo anthony lomuljo father arsen mehrabyan mother marie lindqvist duke niklas ek nurse ana laguna mercutio jérôme marchand. In 2013 the royal swedish ballet celebrated its 240th birthday.