Romeo & Juliet, set to Sergei Prokofiev’s 1935 composition, is one of the most thrilling dramatic ballets ever produced in the twentieth century.
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With his usual multi-layered irony and dark humour, Shechter turns our familiar conceit of “the world as a stage” into a circus of nightmare clowns – who much resemble ourselves.
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The title Requiem pour L., if spoken aloud, translates as Requiem for her. Who is the anonymous woman that we see dying onscreen as Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626, is re-scored?
Polarity & Proximity, a triple bill, follows the success earlier in the week of Romeo & Juliet. This London programme’s aim is to reveal the range of styles this strong company employs.
By Julia Pascal • dance, theatre, year 2018 • Tags: dance, Julia Pascal, theatre