The Joffrey Ballet returns to Los Angeles with a new-to-Los Angeles production of Romeo & Juliet. What makes his production new is the choreography by Krzysztof Pastor. Performances begin Friday, March 9th at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. There are performances only March 9, March 11th and March 17th.
In this production, Romeo & Juliet is set in three different modern eras in Italy. The ballet begins in the 1930s when Mussolini is in charge. It appears that the choices made by the Capulets and the Montagues have reverberations that lead to the untimely deaths of our main characters.
Another highlight of this production is that there will be a live orchestra playing Prokofiev’s beautiful music.
The video below shows rehearsals for the 2016 production, but does give good insight into the process of rehearsing this work.
Photo Credit: Cheryl Mann
