Sadler s wells mats ek evokes the divided world in which the star crossed lovers are raised in his.
Mats ek romeo and juliet cast.
But in contrast say with his.
Mats ek s ballet juliet and romeo opens with a startling sight.
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.
A young man emerges from a dark opening situated in the middle of the stage quickly climbs over a tall metal wall or is it a barricade that dominates the space and disappears behind it.
To say this is a new work is an understatement.
In 2013 the royal swedish ballet celebrated its 240th birthday.
This version of shakespeare s tragedy is cold and dark literally quite dark.
Juliet romeo review mats ek s vivid spin on shakespeare 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
Kennedy center for the performing arts opera house washington dc june 1 2016.
He has returned to the source for his inspiration.
Ek has stripped away the patina of age from the well loved story to introduce an astonishing refreshing almost revolutionary concept.
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.
A story of more woe than this of juliet and her romeo and this is juliet julia s ballet.
Juliet and romeo is swedish choreographer mats ek s version of the ill fated lovers tale told in a way that honors its renaissance source while tying it directly to today s world.
Mariko kida as juliet and anthony lomuljo as romeo in the royal swedish ballet s production of mats ek s juliet and romeo gert weigelt ek gives her a granite will.
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.
